C'mon, C'mon

The first outdoor baseball practice of the season was scheduled for tomorrow night. Mother Nature isn't cooperating so Coach P. and I called it off.

We've had a few indoor workouts. Those are pretty limited. A little fielding, some time in the batting cage, that's about it. Not much room for the kids to demonstrate what they can do and not much chance to have them work together as a group.

That's made it hard to get a read on them. There's one boy who needs to be convinced he can't swing a bat that's almost as big as he is, but we'll take care of that before Opening Day. Unlike last year, we don't seem to have any major projects. Everybody's played before, everybody can throw, everybody can catch.

Until we get them outside, though, it's impossible to know for sure. There's another practice scheduled for Sunday. We've got our fingers crossed.