Young baseball players all over the country are going through the tryout process right now. Last night, my sophomore son was told that he would probably spend most of his season on the JV and not the Varsity team that he trained all winter for. I remember getting that exact same talk with the head coach of my high school team, during my sophomore year. Ironically, I saw that coach today in Florida. He is a good man that I have kept in contact with over the years, but rarely do I let him forget how much he motivated me back then by his decision to leave me off the team. At the time, it was disappointing, to say the least, and a bit embarrassing to get cut from varsity, but what a great learning experience it was.
Mike Matheny22
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