A Nice Little Saturday

Lots of running around on Saturday. I got up bright and early to drop Riley off at school so he could ride the bus with his band as they traveled to Santa Theresa High School to play at the Music in the Park competition. I drove down to watch the performance and Riley and the rest of the band did a great job. The students then were bussed over to Great America where they spent the rest of the day (I did not go to the park).

Then I went to Quinn’s baseball game. While he has taken a number of walks this season, he so far has not yet made contact with the ball (in large part due to not swinging at the ball very much). So, we were pleased that Quinn made contact and his the ball in fair territory. While he did get an out, this is good progress. Speaking of progress, Quinn is really developing into a fine ballplayer, as you can see by the form on his throw below (one of my favorite shots).

Quinn Pitches

The first half of the baseball season ended last night, and our coach let Quinn pitch one inning at last night’s game. Quinn was a bit wild and had several walks in a rough five-run inning. Quinn also had several great pitches and had a few hitters on the ropes. To Quinn’s credit, he kept himself very poised even though he wasn’t consistently in the strike zone. Later in the the game Quinn played shortstop.

Fearless Baseball Predictions

I did crap-tastically lousy at my baseball predictions last year but here we go again since today is opening day (well, sort of).

American League

• East: Yankees
• Central: White Sox
• West: Rangers
• Wild Card: Rays and Angels

National League

• East: Phillies
• Central: Reds
• West: Giants
• Wild Card: D-Backs and Nationals

World Series Winner: Yankees over Phillies

Spring Baseball is Here

Some nice shots of Quinn from so far this season. Of course, it has rained three Saturdays in a row so no photos of the wet, drenched field and players. But some nice ones of Quinn nonetheless. This year Quinn is playing for the Diamond Backs, and so far this season has been playing mostly Second Base and Right Field.

Geocaching at Quarry Lakes

Last week I took Riley over to Quarry Lakes regional park to do some reconnaissance on some geocaches within the park. This was in prep for a hike today with Quinn and the Cub Scouts (see blog post).  It was a lot sunnier and nicer last weekend, as you can see in the shot with Riley. Quinn did find a way to have fun though.

Fremont Train Sculpture

A new sculpture has appeared in Fremont, at the corner of Mowry and Mission Blvd. It is a railroad piece, inspired by its location in the historic Niles section of town.

Article about the sculpture in The Argus.