Slide

Sometime during the Spring season of t-ball, I asked a parent what age they teach the boys to slide. This particular dad really knew his stuff. He had played baseball all the way through college and into the minor leagues. To answer my question, he looked me square in the eye and laughed. "Boys don't have to be taught to slide", he said. "They just figure it out on their own."

Elias figured it out tonight. Both of his at-bats ended with sliding into first base. It was careful, tentative, I-don't-want-to-hurt-myself sliding. But sliding it was, nonetheless! Watch these 2 videos to see for yourself.

First At-Bat

Second At-Bat

Tonight we played at 6:00, which is the first gametime of the night. It's always neat to play the first game of the night because they play the national anthem over the loudspeaker. For Elias, this part is as good as the actual game.