Thanksgiving Derby

Love the tradition of homerun derby in my family. Thanksgiving day we load up the bats, balls, and gloves and head out to the fields. This year we had 2 people join us that don't always participate. My mom and my brother's girlfriend, Kari. (Kari was kinda out their proving herself and passing a very big test to entering our family) The girls get to dominate the little league field (a 200 respectable feet) and the boys take on the "big boy" field (285 ft). We have a strict scoring system with just a few rules. You get 10 outs with your choice of pitches (meaning good pitches don't count against you). We decided to add a new category for the girls to our scoring this year. This year you got 6 points if you were able to hit it out of the field and into the adjacent field.

Now, we each have gained our own reputation in the game. My step dad, Joe, is the one who throws pitches to us and usually has a respectable showing in his at bat.

Cam has really moved up in the last few years. It seems like only yesterday he was competing with me on the little league fields...

Mom doesn't always participate, but she's usually always there for "support" and "encouragement." And don't let Mom fool you...she's got quite a swing!

Matt kinda has a hard time...mainly because he's just too much of a golfer. He just can't break that golf swing!

Kari was new to us this year. She has a long background in softball, so we were eager to see what she could do. She definitely proved herself a good leadoff hitter. She had a solid showing that was sure to give the guys a run for their money. We're glad you came Kari!

Now, Caleb and I kinda have similar philosophies when it comes to this game...we swing for the fences...everytime. We don't mess around with the measly one and two pointers, we go straight for the five pointers. Caleb definitely has some power, and can knock them out. He was second to last, and up until then I had the prize for hit of the day...he came in and kinda took that away from me. He was a worthy opponent, and a great hit. BUT, I will say that I did get the 6 pointer and hit one into the adjacent field...we guesstimated it about 250 ft out. Very proud of that one!



HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!