[Dan in Pasadena]

Huge Congratulation David.

My son Thomas played T ball from age 5 and began playing pretty much year round after age 12. Perennial All Star Centerfielder, 1st base and believe it or not had some quality time at Catcher even though he is left handed! You can put on a hell of a throw against runners attempting to steal 3rd if you're a lefty!

He was good enough to be brought up from Frosh high school ball to Varsity for tournament play when he was a freshman, then stopped playing to pursue swimming. He was a really good swimmer and waterpolo player, All CIF but....

He grew to 6-2, q75 lbs by his Senior year and is a HARD throwing left hander - Doh! I will always wonder what could have been!

But the bottomline is you'll spend a lot of quality time with your boy and there is no replacement for that. My son is now 26 and married, but he and I still converse by text message or phone daily. I thank God for him. He's the best thing in my life, nothing else comes close. Best to you, Dan