We are building young champions today to help them achieve their baseball dreams of tomorrow! Seattle Select Baseball Club is your son's base path for his baseball future and to help him achieve his baseball wishes.
I wish I could.... I hope I could.... I think I can....I will... I am going to.....I DID IT!!!
That's how it was for Josh. Its has been over 7 months since he started his treatment and slowly realized that he may not play baseball this season.
While Josh seems to have a better control of nausea lately, Peripheral Neuropathy, common side effect of weekly Vincristine injection seems to be the biggest obstacle for Josh to be as active as he likes. Weak muscles, tingling sensation of fingers, loss of strength in his hands and sore joints makes playing baseball just a little bit tough!!!
But today, he wanted to give it a go... give it a go, he did. Woke up this morning feeling well and EXTREMELY EXCITED about getting dressed for a game and possibility of playing a little.
Thanks to wonderful group of very supportive Seattle Select families and gracious coaches and team-mates, Josh got that chance today. Played 2nd base, the position Josh is very comfortable with. Before the game Josh said...
"I can't throw very far... I can't throw 60 ft right now!"
"I guess you'll just have to run with the ball 30 ft then throw 30 ft... you got 60 ft covered!!!"
Of course I got a "look" from Josh.
Bottom line..... It took 7 months of "watching" but finally happened!
Josh played 4 innings, got 2 at bat. Got on the base once with a walk. Made a play on the field once. Not bad for a kid with tingling fingers and weak muscles!!
I am a very proud Dad.... very proud!!!! : )
"If you think you are beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, you don't. The man who wins is the man who thinks he can!"
Seattle Select Invited to the National Identification Series
Seattle Select represeted well back in Carey, North Carolina and were chosen to participate in the National Identification Series through Baseball Northwest.
Of the participating organizations in the event, ten of the twelve teams within each age group will be organized on a 'rationalized club-team' basis, similar to the USA Baseball 16U Championships. Existing programs which have previously entered teams into the 16U Championships and the 2008 NTIS have been selected to fill these slots with entry fees defraying some of the costs of the event and the 2010 USA Baseball 18U, 16U and 14U National teams. As with the 16 U Championships, these various baseball programs will be responsible for identifying and selecting 18-player teams to participate in the event.
