on June 26, 2025, 8:08:52, in reply to "good luck! We just got back from Pigeon Forge"
First game today will be tough but I think game 2 is gettable
Tomorrow will be tough 
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the top teams were obviously way ahead of our borderline AA/AAA team, but we also found plenty of competition at our level. Different tournament, obviously, but hopefully you guys find something similar. I was definitely apprehensive going in.
17 of the 42 12U teams in PF were from Illinois. We played teams from Alabama (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Florida, and Ohio. Made it to the silver bracket semis and lost a heartbreaker to a team from St Augustine, blowing a 3-run lead in the bottom of the 6th. Previous Message
It might be a rough week.
There are some might but 12 year olds. Previous Message
I stopped in Cooperstown, New York last week for a couple of hours one afternoon. Cooperstown in known for being the home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
The Hall of Fame was extremely crowded that day. Since I have visited in multiple times in the past, I decided to forego entering the building. Instead, I walked around the downtown area for a couple of hours.
Here is what I captured:
1- Intersection of Chestnut & Main Streets
2- Sand Lot Kid statue in front of Doubleday Field
3- The Inn at Cooperstown (1874)
4- Hall of Fame Windows
5- Flags outside the Ostsego County Courthouse
6- Window surrounded by red brick wall
7- Four Chairs on a Porch
8- Baseball Weather Vane
9- The Inn at Cooperstown
10- Basket of Flowers
11- I will include one photo of the interior of the Hall of Fame. I captured this one 16 years ago. Nobody was there, so I was permitted to bring my tripod inside for some serious photography!
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- osklister June 26, 2025, 8:48:39