I somehow talked my 6 year old onto a 9U baseball team and made sure the coach knew I understand he's not gonna get in much, but just coach his ass during practice and I'm good with it. They got their first W today and he didn't see the field at all in 2 games. He comes out of

the dugout with his head down and we just gave him a high-five, told him "you won! That's awesome!" and had to explain to him that THE TEAM WON... SO YOU WON! Asked him if they say, "team A won, except Creighton because he didn't get in" or if they just say "team A won". He said

"They say team A won". Asked him what the front of his jersey said, "team A" he answered... see, you won!

He got a big smile on his face. Too many kids quit sports because of their parents concern over playing time, or position, or other stupid reasons that are the parent

ruining the sport for their kid. Guess who always gets the blame? "the coach is an idiot" or "the coach _____" fill in the blank.

Also asked my son, "are you as good a hitter as the 9 guys in the lineup who scored the 14 runs?"

"No" he said.

"Then you need to work harder at

practice and if the coach thinks you are the best option to help the TEAM win, then you take advantage of the opportunity when it comes.

Learning the non-on-field things sports have to offer is far more important than any of the on-field stuff. There are a lot of people asking

why sports are returning... too many times they aren't gonna learn this stuff at home either due to selfish parenting or even just because parents are split, too busy, or not in the kids' life. If all you look at is the on-field stuff... clearly it is "just a game", but that GAME

allows kids to learn all the things that we need to fix this shit-show our country is in... all the fear, all the hate, all the BS. Only thing that matters is the color of your jersey, not your skin, bank account, religion, or any of the other stupid things that divide us.