Braving Boys

Danny spends most of his time during baseball practices and games staring at the clouds, picking daisies and drawing circles in the dirt. He’s 6 years old, and I think this is OK. One day, while playing second base and holding his glove between his knees — obviously enjoying a beautiful daydream — a ball sailed right by him. He never knew it. Last night, during a game, he actually stopped a ball. Instead of throwing it to the first base girl (who happened to be his cousin Jordan), Danny squeezed that ball in his glove and walked right back to position. The batter was safe at first.

We keep cheering for Danny, even though he doesn’t quite get the game of baseball, because he is trying as hard as he can and, well, because he is one heck of a batter.