Home Opener 2011
BALLPARK BOUND: Today's the day we've been waiting for since, oh, OCTOBER. It's back to Safeco Field to watch the Seattle Mariners play. This year will be different, of course. This is the first time in Mariners history that Hall of Fame broadcaster Dave Niehaus won't be behind the microphone on opening day. We attended his memorial in December. Today will be our first time back since then. He'll certainly be at the top of everyone's mind. Today when she was getting dressed, Annabelle strapped her white shoes on and said to herself, "In honor of Dave Niehaus." :)
No doubt there will be thousands of white shoes at the ballpark tonight, as Niehaus had a thing for them, and fans have been asked to wear them tonight in his memory. There will be some special festivities before opening pitch, including a performance by Macklemore of his tribute to Dave. ROCK 'N' READ: This afternoon it was so sunny out, I thought I'd mow the top of our lot. While I did that, the kids sat out in the sun and read for about a half hour. Annabelle started and finished an entire chapter book (Geronimo Stilton's "The Temple of the Ruby Fire") this afternoon. 
BY THE BOOK: Our kinda sorta math this morning involved CJ and Annabelle learning a bit about how to keep score in a baseball book. First things first, I drew a graph for them explaining how each player on the field has a position number (pitcher = 1, catcher = 2, etc. up through right fielder = 9). 
Then I let them each pick out a team name and 9 position players' names. We filled out the lineups and then I gave them scenarios and they had to fill in their books, recording balls, strikes, put outs, errors and such. They were doing pretty well until I threw a 6-4-3 double play at them. ;) I'm thinking if they know more about how the game is played and scored, they might be more interested in watching it. I also told them it's fun to keep score because if you do it long enough and well enough, you can seem to be a bit of a psychic, because you will often be able to predict what will happen based on your past observations and statistics.
BALLPARK BOUND: Today's the day we've been waiting for since, oh, OCTOBER. It's back to Safeco Field to watch the Seattle Mariners play. This year will be different, of course. This is the first time in Mariners history that Hall of Fame broadcaster Dave Niehaus won't be behind the microphone on opening day. We attended his memorial in December. Today will be our first time back since then. He'll certainly be at the top of everyone's mind. Today when she was getting dressed, Annabelle strapped her white shoes on and said to herself, "In honor of Dave Niehaus." :)
No doubt there will be thousands of white shoes at the ballpark tonight, as Niehaus had a thing for them, and fans have been asked to wear them tonight in his memory. There will be some special festivities before opening pitch, including a performance by Macklemore of his tribute to Dave. ROCK 'N' READ: This afternoon it was so sunny out, I thought I'd mow the top of our lot. While I did that, the kids sat out in the sun and read for about a half hour. Annabelle started and finished an entire chapter book (Geronimo Stilton's "The Temple of the Ruby Fire") this afternoon. 
BY THE BOOK: Our kinda sorta math this morning involved CJ and Annabelle learning a bit about how to keep score in a baseball book. First things first, I drew a graph for them explaining how each player on the field has a position number (pitcher = 1, catcher = 2, etc. up through right fielder = 9). 
Then I let them each pick out a team name and 9 position players' names. We filled out the lineups and then I gave them scenarios and they had to fill in their books, recording balls, strikes, put outs, errors and such. They were doing pretty well until I threw a 6-4-3 double play at them. ;) I'm thinking if they know more about how the game is played and scored, they might be more interested in watching it. I also told them it's fun to keep score because if you do it long enough and well enough, you can seem to be a bit of a psychic, because you will often be able to predict what will happen based on your past observations and statistics.
stats are EVERYTHING in baseball. It's a game for borderline OC persons - like me.
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