Holbrook Junior League vs. Brewer (06-08-16)

I'll be the first to admit that these photos aren't going to be the high point of the season, not even close, but staying as committed as possible is important, so here are some of the better shots from the frigid onslaught the gentlemen in red brought the other night.

Pitcher's working their magic, as is usual.




While the bullpen minimized the work the rest of the defense, they still held their own weight and came out on top with some incredible plays.

And of course Holbrook saw a ton of time on the plate. There must come a point where it just feels like batting practice!

Last but not least, the Funny Face of the Day goes to Max, clearly working on his baseball, and modelling career right here:


The final score was 14-1, not even close! The rest of the album is here, and hopefully Saturday's games are a little warmer. It looks like the high is supposed to be mid to upper 60s in the morning, with rain coming in the afternoon, so we'll see...

Holbrook Junior League vs. Hermon Middle School (06-04-16)

Before I get into Saturday's game, I'm going to apologize for the lack of coverage, and poor turnaround time. Working most nights, and getting to all these games is quite the struggle. I'm still doing my best, but I don't think my original goal for every game in the season is going to be met... But I'm preaching to the choir as far as the whole time thing goes. With that out of the way, Saturday's game:

After totally screwing up, I finally found the field. I knew it was at Hermon, I dropped Will off, but when I got back from some errands I was told the game was moved to Hampden... Or that's what I thought. Not important. Anyway, we can all add two to the win column for the season. I missed most of the first game but knew everything was alright when I heard we were up 17-1.

Some splendid chemistry between the pitcher and his infielders. Not just here, but you can tell these guys work together. While I do believe this runner was safe (in this instance), we all know that the pick off is generally more effective in dampening a runner's lead than directly generating outs. This was especially true on Saturday as the infield flipped some impressive double plays, and shot down many advancing runners.

On the offensive, everyone was hard at work. These guys were putting hits all over! To be honest, I got a little tired watching. Not to say it wasn't good baseball, but someone has to stir the pot!

But we can always anticipate excitement at one point or another. I'll leave the offensive segment with that.

These are our "Funny Faces of the Day". I haven't been taking photos for more than a couple years, so I'm no expert, but I find it's quite common place for those who are busy coordinating the intricate motions required for sports tend to lose control of their facial muscles. Maybe I'll post an album from basketball season too... I certainly admire the work they are doing, but I also like to take a moment, and appreciate the work their brains' are doing that allows for some pretty hilarious candid shots.

I'm trying to keep the posts themselves shorter, but as always, a full album from Saturday's double header with about 30 more photos!

Holbrook Middle School vs. Milford (05-24-16)

Quite the game today, ladies and gentleman! I've played baseball all my life, and been in looonnnggg games like this. Right from the get go it seemed like Milford was pretty young (nothing wrong with that), and our lineup was a little different from usual. People playing different spots, others getting a little more action than usual.

Milford was no match for the boys from Holden and I think the scoreboard at the top of the second speaks for itself.

Our spectacular pitching staff took a minute to warm up, but 100% came through! They had me worried for a minute: with no outs, and the bases loaded they came through with back-to-back-to-back strikeouts! If that doesn't get you pumped, I don't know what will.

And the pitchers saw spectacular support from catchers Trevor and Ben.

As is evident with the ever increasing score, today saw a lot of offensive movement.

Some close, and not so close plays.

And no doubt a ton of hits!

The final score: 19-0 Holbrook. As always, check out the rest of the album here. Tons of photos of most of the team in there!