Friday, August 7, 2009
Back When Mustaches Roamed the Infield
Caleb and Owen were watching the Pirates tonight. Yeah, I don't why either. To illustrate the "team's" current futility, the other night when Caleb and Owen attempted to don their professional ball player personas for the backyard slugfest, Caleb--after announcing they would be the Pirates (Yeah, I don't know why either) quickly called, "I'm Andrew McCutcheon." Owen, who months ago would have jumped at the opportunity to be Nate McLouth, Nyjer Morgan, Freddy Sanchez, or Jack Wilson, was left befuddled. He said, "I'm--uh--I'm...Daddy, who can I be?" We settled on Lastings Milledge, which prior to three weeks ago, I would have bet was a) a law firm, b) a souvenir shop in New Hampshire, c) a minister in Lancaster County. But since we clearly thought Lastings Milledge best fit Owen's skill set,--okay, since we couldn't name another Bucco, Owen was Lastings Milledge. But back to the first sentence. The boys were watching a lesson in futility: the Pirates vs. the Cardinals.
A Cardinal, Brendan Ryan, appeared on the screen. Caleb said, "That guy looks like he's from 1986!" Brendan Ryan was looking very Backman-like in his newly grown mustache. See below.
I then remembered that Caleb (the only five-year old to have done this this summer) had watched games 5 and 6 of the 1986 NLCS between the Mets and Astros that aired on the Major League Baseball Network. Back in 1986, Wally Backman and Keith Hernandez were doing their best Magnum P.I. impersonations. (See below.) A pretty sharp observations for Caleb. I would expect him to start growing his mustache any day now.
(Yes, Hernandez is smoking a dugout cigarette.)
Two Wheels
Owen is a couple of years younger than Caleb. At the time of this post, Caleb is 5, Owen 3. Owen models Caleb's every endeavor and expects the same result as Caleb despite being two years his junior. Often this leads to frustration, but sometimes--like the other night--he shocks us with what he can do. Here is Owen, leaving both his training wheels and fear in the garage, as he hops on Caleb's bike and takes to the sidewalks of Pioneer Drive.
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