Some quick thoughts while waiting for the spilled coffee to come out of my scrub top...
-Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are below .500 with one of the top payrolls and lineups in baseball. That situation usually means a manager is on his way out. After all, if the players don't perform, it's the manager's fault. I like Mike Scioscia, but I wonder if he is burning out. I know I am watching his team play.
-The Chicago Cubs have had a recent track record of winning baseball, but not much success. What is in place on the North Side of Chicago is not a blueprint for success, and at least one more year from being even .500. Fans haven't gone to Wrigley to watch the baseball game in a long time. It could be longer. Theo Epstein built the Red Sox from the inside out. The Cubs farm system is pretty bare. Jumbotrons won't change that.
-Little League has a poorly organized system when the dates for the first round of their tournaments aren't given to the managers of All Star Teams until after they've picked the team. Have had to replace players in the past because vacations overlapped the District level of games. Of course, maybe that is just our district...
-Maybe that's why travel ball has taken over. I've seen most of our district play and I think we could put together one, maybe two representative travel teams out of the entire district. I know there are better players out there. It shows at the higher levels. When putting up with uncommitted players and parents, I'm ready to go into the business of travel ball for myself.
-Volunteer work is the heart of children's sports. So why do many parents have such a hard time doing ONE 3-4 hour shift in a concession stand during an entire season? All of our schedules are full and hectic. Just driving them to the game and watching is not enough. Having spent time on the Board, the headache of making the money pay for putting the kids on field means a little bit more effort from all of us. If you have the money and not the time, donate it. If you have the time and not the money, donate it. Aren't the children worth it?
-The U.S. Open Golf Tournament begins this Thursday at historic Merion GC. The National Championship of American Golf is harder than Chinese Geometry, Mandarin or Szechwan. Narrow fairways, hard and fast greens, and elephant graveyards buried all over the golf course lead to bounces and rolls only Stephen King could love. It also leads to compelling stories of character, discipline, and hope. Who will the unknown player be this time?
So...am I off base?
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