Homerun Nico!

So, Dave got Nico a baseball bat this weekend.  Its not wooden or metal or anything (one of those fat plastic ones).  He can swing and hit the ball:


Not all the time.  But he is only 2.  Also, check out that Marlins hat.  That was from Grandpa Royse.  Apparently we are going to have to have a conversation with Mike about his taste in baseball teams :)  Just what we need is for the boy to start liking the Marlins?  Seriously, the Marlins?  There is nothing redeeming about liking the Marlins.  If you like the Red Sox or the Yankees that says something (you like the rivalry).  If you like the Cubs that says you are a glutton for punishment.  If you like the Tigers, you're old school.  But the Marlins?  To be fair, Nico hit a lot better when he was wearing the Marlins hat (than when he was wearing the Cubs hat- which is to be expected, no one hits well when they are wearing a Cubs hat... not even actual Cubs... man, I am ripping all over everything today, aren't I?)

The one thing we are going to have to work on is the fact that Nico isn't really coachable.  For example, he had this weird Tomahawk chop way of hitting... where he stands open to the pitch, raises the bat over his head and tries to hit it.  I'm trying to teach him the better way of doing it... I don't really know if it is BETTER, but I have never seen a pro hitter do the Tomahawk chop and be successful- plus the physics just don't work for me.  I also know the language at least a little bit, like, "You gotta open up your stance... get that bat off your shoulder, get your hands together... keep your eye on the ball..."  But Nico just wants to do it his way.

He got a little better about it when I batted like you're supposed to and hit two good ones.  So at least that is evidence that he could do it his way and suck or do it the right way and get hits.  I can almost see him putting 2 and 2 together and realizing his parents aren't totally full of $hit!!