Managing Little League has it's ups and downs.  This week was an up.  I was fortunate to have been selected as an All-Star manager and was able to a part of a wonderful experience with a great bunch of kids.  We won all our games and after our win on July the 3rd, the kids insisted I get dunked.

I can tell you the ice-bath dunk I took  in the video above was cold, but hardly as cold as you would think.  I suppose the honor of having it done makes it all worth while. It meant a lot to the kids to give me the cooler dunk and I know this was their way of showing me their appreciation and approval.   Ironic eh?

I think the final score was 7-4 but frankly the score didn't matter.  It was that the kids were able to experience the feeling of being champs.  My son and I shared an amazing experience together and he flattered me in the car on the way home telling me I should be a Major League Coach.    He went on later in our ride to tell me that it would be great if I manage him again next year.   Those few words hit me hard.  He doesn't know it, but it made everything worthwhile.  I love my son dearly. 

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