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My son Michael plays Little League baseball\u2026 during the first five games or so of this season he was hit very hard by the ball while batting. As a result he became terrified to get up to the plate, so basically he was benched for the last three games. Tonight Michael tried again, and the first attempt went badly… He got up near to the plate and froze. However, both teams erupted in cheers for him, shouts of \u201cMichael, Michael, Michael!\u201d came from everywhere on and off the field\u2026 but, alas, it just didn\u2019t help and back to the bench went Michael\u2026 The game went on and Michael got back up to bat for a second time\u2026 this time was much different\u2026 he went right to the plate and batted! It wasn\u2019t pretty, you could tell he was still terrified, but he did it! I\u2019ve never heard so many cheers, or seen so many \u201chigh-fives\u201d for striking out. I asked what changed, and he said that it was both teams cheering for him, boys he didn\u2019t even know rooting him on, that really inspired him\u2026 At the end of the game the coach of his team gave him the game ball, and the coach from the other team came over and said, \u201cOur team tradition is to give boys on our team, who do a great job during a game, baseball cards. We\u2019ve decided to present you the cards for displaying extreme team spirit\u201d\u2026 as we walked away Michael turned to me and said, \u201c Dad you know how the league has a sportsmanship award for one player who shows sportsmanship during the year?\u201d\u2026 I said, \u201cyes\u201d\u2026 He says, \u201cI wish I could give it to a whole team, because I\u2019d give the award to the entire other team!\u201d\u2026 Sometimes these kids just amaze me!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  My son Michael plays Little League baseball\u2026 during the first five games or so of this season he was hit very hard by the ball while batting. As a result he became terrified to get up to the plate, so basically he was benched for the last three games. Tonight Michael tried again, and … <\/p>\n

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