[Leica] [OM] IMG: Catchers Were "Geared Up"

[Tina Manley]

All four of my kids were all on the swim team in South Carolina and really
enjoyed going to the meets, hanging out with their friends, and working
summers as lifeguards.  When we moved to Chicago, they joined the swim team
at school and discovered it was totally different.  They had to be at
practice every morning at 5:30 before school.  It was a career, not a
hobby!  Tom told them that swim team should be fun and when it stopped
being fun they should quit.  They all went in the next day and quit.

Tina

On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 3:28 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
wrote:

> I agree with you.  These leagues should be to provide fun for the kids, as
> well as some knowledge of the game, in case the kid has natural ability and
> may eventually turn his talent into a college scholarship.  We have one
> former local player who is pitching for Vanderbilt University this year.
> If he behaves himself, he can earn one of the best educations in the South,
> whether he ever plays pro ball or not.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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> On 4/11/2015 2:20 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
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>> Impressive indeed, and well photographed. It makes me think of another
>> aspect of the Little League years in Brussels back in the 90s. Some parents
>> took it entirely too seriously. I remember a game where a father was
>> yelling obscenities at his son for some poor decision—and we were talking
>> about 8-year olds!! My son just played for fun, same as his soccer. For him
>> the games were just a natural continuation of playing catch with me on warm
>> summer afternoons. And that’s what it should be at that age.
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>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
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>> Nathan Wajsman
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>>  On 10 Apr 2015, at 16:02, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote:
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>>> I was impressed by the gear worn by the Little League catchers. They
>>> looked like real warriors!
>>>
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/P4094779-1FM.jpg.html
>>>
>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/P4094822-1.jpg.html
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>>> Olympus E-510 with Pentax Takumar 200/4, ISO 1600
>>>
>>> C & C welcomed.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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