Bull Dog Baseball

Our oldest son made the JV baseball team at school. Of course, making the team at his school isn't very hard! There were 23 boys who went out for the team this year, so the coaches just had to decide who to place on JV and Varsity. Last year, there was only a Varsity team.

His coach has given him the nickname of Ozzie Smith. If you, like me, know nothing of baseball besides some Brewer stuff (Rollie Fingers was my favorite as a child!),

here is what I found out about Ozzie:

A quick search reveals Ozzie to be the GREATEST defensive shortstop in HISTORY!

Osbourne Earl "Ozzie" Smith was nicknamed the Wizard of Oz.

Taken for Wikipedia:
While quickly earning his reputation as a "Wizard" with the glove, he also became known for performing back flips on special occasions while running out to his position on the field.

Smith developed his quick reflexes and defensive prowess in other unusual ways, such as bouncing a ball off the concrete steps in front of his house, and even throwing a ball over the roof, then running to the backyard to try and catch it before it landed

Defying critics who said he was too small and would never hit enough to stay in the big leagues, Ozzie Smith soared through the infield with his acrobatic moves, redefining the role of shortstop.

So...is it ability, agility or size that earned our son that name? We shall soon find out!

For what it is worth, he is going for shortstop!

Go Bull Dogs!