Tuesday, April 27, 2010

The Sandlot

We are in full swing of baseball season. This week the 4FLEMZ will be tasked with trying to juggle schedules and make three, yes I said three, baseball games and one skills competition all before the end of the week. On top of it all, our team mom is trying to organize a Friday Night Under the Lights game in May so our team can experience how the major league teams play. One of her requests was to ask each player some personal information so the announcer for the evening could share a little something about each boy. So, this morning I had to pose each question to Tommy that was on the list and capture his response. The conversation went something like this...

Me: Tommy. Tommy! (Now I finally have his attention) What would you like your nickname to be?
Tommy: Sponge Bob.
Me: Are you sure you want the announcer to introduce you as Thomas 'Sponge Bob' Fleming?
Tommy: OK, how about 'Squidward' instead.
Brian: How about 'T.D?' (Of course!)
Me: What about 'Shorty?'
Tommy: Fine, 'T.D.' is fine.
Me: What's your favorite color?
Tommy: Yellow
Me: What's your favorite food?
Tommy: Chicken
Me: (mental thought - isn't he sick of eating chicken?) What do you want to be when you grow up?
Tommy: A baseball player
Me: What's your favorite song?
Tommy: Tick Tock

So, I head into work and shoot off an email to our team mom indicating Tommy's responses. At this point, I have to disclose that his favorite song choice, Tick Tock by Kesha, is all because his mom listens to Top 40 hits in the morning and now realizes that her son is actually paying attention!
Gotta love him! Put him in coach, he's ready to play! 


Tommy would like to know what your favorite baseball movie is?

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