Silly String Wins Baseball Games

Ever since my son started playing sports I decided that I would coach him. The reason for this is that I didn't want to be one of those parents that sat on the sidelines and complained about the coaching and did nothing myself.

This year, Joey started 8-9 year old baseball. In this league, they use a pitching machine at around 40 m.p.h. Quite a difference from last summer's T-ball. Well, our team got off to a rocky start. We tied the first game and lost the next three. We had to do something different. What kind of extra incentive could I give these boys to try harder and listen to instruction?

The next game I showed up with a plastic bag from the local Dollar Store and I laid the offer on the table. Ya win, ya get to cover me in silly string. The excitement in the eyes of these 11 boys could have powered a small city. Well, they lost that game and they all asked if I would bring it for the next game. I agreed.



They have won the next four games straight and I have gotten covered in a rainbow of questionably toxic chemicals every time. I wouldn't trade it for anything.

We have one more regular season game and then a single elimination tournament. I am looking forward to a winning season and being attacked with silly string at every game.

If Jim Leland is reading this, maybe you should think about adopting this strategy and win us a pennant.


Courage and God Speed.