Day #2

Well today has come and gone in a flash! Our Uncles(Bill and Walt) woke the boys up at 7:30 singing to them!!! Travis needed a little extra help so the two of them dumped him off his mattress!! it was a great start to an UNBELIEVABLE day. After breakfast we went and got our security badges. from there at 9:00 am we went to the Wilson and Easton sponsor tent....the boys got a new bat from each of them...the Easton (Stealth Speed XL)is not on the market till November so the boys were thrilled...Mike had a meeting at 10 am about instant replay...a new rule in effect this year...should be very interesting..Jace went to Building blocks with Oreses Estrada "the Big O" and said it was a blast!! (extra TV time for Jace)... before we knew it it was lunchtime.. After lunch we had an hour till our 2oclock batting... so some of the boys went swimming...we found out that Rocket Ramos could only do a 1 1/4, not 1 1/2 flip...it was two great attempts that were face plants!! Tanner,John,and Nick all did pretty good flips!! From there to BP... an indoor pavilion like Baylors that we used...Mike threw Live, with my great arm, i used a machine that threw great curves(the boys hit great!!)...from there we went to fielding practice, which promptly got rained out. We did get to see Matt and Kelly Van Parys who just arrived for Jacob(on the Germany team) by way of 7 hour flight on a military cargo plane. Then off to dinner and then another meeting for me and Mike...more stuff about the media(600 press passes issued for this event!)...the good news from the meeting...we are home,home,visitor for our 1st 3 games...Mike actually won two flips!! My highlight today was after lunch, beating Travis in Ping Pong after he had beaten half the Saudi Arabian team!!! As i write tonight it is about 10 oclock and the boys are trading old spirit shirts with their new friends from Venezuela.....i personally am ready for bed...a few families came in today but many travel tomorrow and Friday so please keep them in your thoughts and prayers...Today has been a Blast!! till tomorrow...coach lee