Who needs a baseball mitt? Luke has been playing ball all summer long. Luke has been trying to find himself in the world of sports. He seems to want to start new sports and then after a while they "get boring" he says. Well, the other night that all changed. As we pulled up to his game we realized that he had forgot his mitt. Humm???baseball without a mitt. It's like eating cold cereal without milk or canoeing without paddles. It's all "doable" but just doesn't quite jive. I went back home to retrieve the mitt but was unable to find the darn thing. Oh well--he'll have to just play without it. After a few innings had gone by his team was outfield and Luke was on third base. Bases were loaded the batter had 2 strikes and 3 balls it was tense(not really)it just makes the story more exciting. Just when we thought the game was going to be over the batter hit a line drive to third...just where our precious Luke was picking four leaf clovers. The roar of the crowd alerted him to turn around just in time to take his hat off and catch the ball. The crowd was no longer cheering for the batter they were cheering for LUKE. He had caught the ball with his hat. It was a moment I will never forget. I was so upset with him for forgetting his mitt and yet he proved me wrong. He even yelled after the big catch "see mom I don't need a mitt." He was named MVP of the game:)
We're hoping Luke will make it into the hall of fame with "Baberuth." I can just see a bronze statue of Luke holding his hat out and smiling:) 
5 comments:
Our cute little Lukie, such a phenom that the child doesn't need the handicaps of regular players, i.e. mitts, pads, helmets, bats, balls, you know the stuff that makes the game lame and boring.
I just wish you had a picture of it. Give him a little spank on the bum from me.
I think that statue would look terrific in Eden Park!! I could gaze at it every day, and tell my grandkids this story and tell them "I knew him when..." Ah he's a cute kid!!
We now refer to him as "the boy with the magic hat." Only Lukie Duke could pull that one off and inspire other young players to take the field with their hats in hand instead of their mitts.
That is so funny! Who knew Luke was headed in this direction.....
btw, this is Karra, not Taylar
Way to go Luke. The world could use some more trail blazing pioneers like that.
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