What a great year! Between DAA and SPAA this team went 18-1-1. Not bad. We were just a defensive play and a hit away from going 20-0, but that is sport. The kids played hard, worked hard and the results were evident.....and we will get better!
We will take some time off before beginning our winter hitting program. That won't start until January. We will ease back into things, but I want to get things going earlier next year. I assure you each player will be given the opportunity to take over 300 cuts and field 300 ground balls/fly balls before our next game in April. Not to mention additional cuts and ground balls/fly balls they will see from you the dedicated parents. With your commitment, the kids talent, and the coaches teaching you think this team will look dramatically different even from this year? Count on it!
I have performed end of the year evaluations with some of you already (Haynes, Fortner, Skow, Fitzgerald) but need to come by or meet for lunch with the rest of you. I will make my schedule as flexible as possible for the rest of October, but please send me an email with some times and dates that would work for you. It will just be Tyson and me from Thursday - Monday this week so if we get together over the weekend or in the evening I'll have Tyson with me. He and I would gladly come by the house. The kids could play and the adults could talk. Pastor, I'll see you on Saturday at the football game. We can talk then.
I want to take 15 minutes to talk with you about your child's progress this year and what I see for him and the future of Big Stick. I also want to hear from you. What do you want to see for your child with Big Stick? What do you want Big Stick to become? Do tournaments interest you?
This is about all 11 families and the direction you want the Big Stick Cardinal family to take and not about what I want. Consider me your servant! We have something very special going here and I want to build upon it. Relationships are forming and I genuinely believe, and hope, that all of us really enjoy spending time together. I can only speak for Teri and I....we love all you and will miss seeing you on a weekly basis this fall.
The Chrisitan Small Group that I have talked about in the past is a way of keeping us in touch thru the fall and winter. More on that coming soon, I promise.
All for now. Stay warm and dry!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Stryper - Sauget, IL - Monday (tomorrow) Night 7 PM
Don't know if you have heard of Stryper before, but they are the best Christian Rock band this earth has ever seen. I have seen them 4 times in concert and they are back! They are playing Pops in Sauget, IL, just south of St. Louis, on Monday night. They will go on after 8 PM. I've seen them once on this year's tour already and would love to see them again. Anybody interested in a night out to worship the Lord and hear some great Christian music? Tickets are $15.
Let me know. Who knows maybe you'll catch a bible! I did last time out. Call me ASAP or email me if interested! 904-424-7239....thomas_fitzgerald@csx.com
Let me know. Who knows maybe you'll catch a bible! I did last time out. Call me ASAP or email me if interested! 904-424-7239....thomas_fitzgerald@csx.com
Monday, October 5, 2009
Daddy Date Night
Trinity and I started a monthly tradition when she was 5 years old....we call it Daddy Date Night. It is really easy for a father and his son(s) to hang out and find common interests, especially if both father and son(s) are in to sports.
But with my precious princess Trinity not really big into sports like her daddy, we decided to find common ground. Thus Daddy Date Night! We go out to dinner, movies, get our nails done (not me though, no never, wouldn't think of it, that's not manly......aaahhhhhh well a pedicure every now and again maybe!)
Well this Friday, Trinity and I are going down to SLU to watch a girls volleyball game. Trinity and I would love to make this a Double Daddy Date night. If any of you dad's are interested in bringing your precious little one with us, Trinity and I would love it. The game starts at 7:00 PM this Friday. Let me know if you are interested.
But with my precious princess Trinity not really big into sports like her daddy, we decided to find common ground. Thus Daddy Date Night! We go out to dinner, movies, get our nails done (not me though, no never, wouldn't think of it, that's not manly......aaahhhhhh well a pedicure every now and again maybe!)
Well this Friday, Trinity and I are going down to SLU to watch a girls volleyball game. Trinity and I would love to make this a Double Daddy Date night. If any of you dad's are interested in bringing your precious little one with us, Trinity and I would love it. The game starts at 7:00 PM this Friday. Let me know if you are interested.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
League Champions Again!
Well we did it again! 8-1-1 is good enough to be crowned SPAA Pee Wee II League Champions. This coming off a league championship at DAA! Awesome, awesome, awesome.
We saw a lot of great things today. Maybe as close to a perfect game that we have seen. We won 35-10. That is more runs than we have scored in any game this year, in fact it is the max amount of runs we could score in any given game since we can only score 5 an inning. On defense we gave up less than 1.5 runs an inning. That too is a record for us. What a great ending!
I will be scheduling meetings with each of you over the next week. I just want to take 30 minutes or so to come by and talk with you about the season, the direction of the team and your child's development.
What became crystal clear to me today is that with 6 more months of physical growth and maturity, we are destined to keep this train rolling down the tracks. Our future is so bright, we need shades! I don't mean to be cocky, but this team has achieved some good things. Let's achieve great things in 2010! We can and will get better! Much better! That is scary, but I believe it to be true. No kid is tapping the pinnacle of his potential. We will get back to work beginning early 2010. Our next league game is in April. We may play a tournament or two next year too....we'll see about that. I have identified some tournaments for 2010 that are 8 and under pitching machine tournaments. Keep in mind now that we have 6 and 7 year olds, and prior to May 1, we will no 8 year olds, so I don't know how that will all play out, but we will cross that bridge when we come to it.
Talk to everyone very soon. Thanks again for being so supportive. We love you all!
Coach Tom
We saw a lot of great things today. Maybe as close to a perfect game that we have seen. We won 35-10. That is more runs than we have scored in any game this year, in fact it is the max amount of runs we could score in any given game since we can only score 5 an inning. On defense we gave up less than 1.5 runs an inning. That too is a record for us. What a great ending!
I will be scheduling meetings with each of you over the next week. I just want to take 30 minutes or so to come by and talk with you about the season, the direction of the team and your child's development.
What became crystal clear to me today is that with 6 more months of physical growth and maturity, we are destined to keep this train rolling down the tracks. Our future is so bright, we need shades! I don't mean to be cocky, but this team has achieved some good things. Let's achieve great things in 2010! We can and will get better! Much better! That is scary, but I believe it to be true. No kid is tapping the pinnacle of his potential. We will get back to work beginning early 2010. Our next league game is in April. We may play a tournament or two next year too....we'll see about that. I have identified some tournaments for 2010 that are 8 and under pitching machine tournaments. Keep in mind now that we have 6 and 7 year olds, and prior to May 1, we will no 8 year olds, so I don't know how that will all play out, but we will cross that bridge when we come to it.
Talk to everyone very soon. Thanks again for being so supportive. We love you all!
Coach Tom
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