The mighty Brewers are done after losing to the Mets this evening at Southpoint Park in North Oaks. Superior Met pitching told the tale and one very rough inning was enough to finish things for our guys. Ben finished up nicely, stroking a double in his last at bat and scoring later in the final inning as a late Brewer rally fell short.
While the kids lost more games than they won, I feel pretty good about our season. We had excellent kids on our team and it was a privilege to have a chance to coach them. It's highly unlikely that any of our kids will ever play in the major leagues - one or two will have a chance to play high school ball, perhaps. But the lessons you learn from sports - teamwork, sportsmanship, accepting the good and the bad - are lessons that will last even when the only ball these boys play is slowpitch softball in some beer league. Perhaps one day one of the boys will have a chance to coach as well. I hope so.
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