It is nice to know that there are still people in this world that do things just to make a child happy.
DS8 is an avid baseball fan and player. He loves the game. He watches, reads and plays baseball all of the time. I am not sure how he got to be such a big fan of the sport because DW and I are not big sports enthusists. DS8 started playing Tee Ball two years ago, then played in the minor leagues in our town last spring. This summer he attended a 3 week clinic on baseball where he won three trophies for knowing baseball trivia questions. He loves to talk to anyone and everyone about the sport.
In June, DW and I signed him up for our towns fall baseball program. He looked forward to playing, especially since his best friend (who plays because DS8 plays) is playing and since he made a number of firends during the spring and summer programs. A couple of weeks ago, we received a letter from the league saying that DS8 was not eligible to play in the fall because he was not 9 years old by the July 31st cutoff date. He will be 9 in September. His other friends are eligible because their birthdays are before the cutoff date. I wrote a letter back explaining his passion for the sport (which the League Director should know since he knows who my son is from the summer program), his abilitities in playing and requesting the league waive the cutoff date. Last week we got a two page hand-written letter from the director that went on about his work in the Towns baseball program and how hard it is to meet everyones request. In others words the answer was NO.
DS8 was sooo disappointed. He really wanted to play this fall. I then went on-line (thank God for the internet) and checked for other towns that offer a fall baseball program. None of the towns immediately adjacent to ours offered a fall program but a couple of towns a little further away did. I called one of the coaches listed as a contact and he said he would check and see if it was possible or if anyone would object. Well last night he called and said it looks good. No one has objected. He said to show up for practice on Tuesday and unless someone raises an objection, DS8 can play on his team. DS8 was very very happy. We are looking forward to him playing even though it means a 1/2 hour or more drive to the games twice a week.
Like I said above, it is nice to know that there are people out there that put a child's happiness ahead of some league rules. Too bad none of them live in our town.
DS8 is an avid baseball fan and player. He loves the game. He watches, reads and plays baseball all of the time. I am not sure how he got to be such a big fan of the sport because DW and I are not big sports enthusists. DS8 started playing Tee Ball two years ago, then played in the minor leagues in our town last spring. This summer he attended a 3 week clinic on baseball where he won three trophies for knowing baseball trivia questions. He loves to talk to anyone and everyone about the sport.
In June, DW and I signed him up for our towns fall baseball program. He looked forward to playing, especially since his best friend (who plays because DS8 plays) is playing and since he made a number of firends during the spring and summer programs. A couple of weeks ago, we received a letter from the league saying that DS8 was not eligible to play in the fall because he was not 9 years old by the July 31st cutoff date. He will be 9 in September. His other friends are eligible because their birthdays are before the cutoff date. I wrote a letter back explaining his passion for the sport (which the League Director should know since he knows who my son is from the summer program), his abilitities in playing and requesting the league waive the cutoff date. Last week we got a two page hand-written letter from the director that went on about his work in the Towns baseball program and how hard it is to meet everyones request. In others words the answer was NO.
DS8 was sooo disappointed. He really wanted to play this fall. I then went on-line (thank God for the internet) and checked for other towns that offer a fall baseball program. None of the towns immediately adjacent to ours offered a fall program but a couple of towns a little further away did. I called one of the coaches listed as a contact and he said he would check and see if it was possible or if anyone would object. Well last night he called and said it looks good. No one has objected. He said to show up for practice on Tuesday and unless someone raises an objection, DS8 can play on his team. DS8 was very very happy. We are looking forward to him playing even though it means a 1/2 hour or more drive to the games twice a week.
Like I said above, it is nice to know that there are people out there that put a child's happiness ahead of some league rules. Too bad none of them live in our town.
He can't wait.
