Good morning Braves,
Take a look at that big, round, glowing orb in the eastern sky! Sunny weather couldn't come at a better time for the Braves.
I know that many of the guys on the team won't be able to be at practice right at 3:30 today. The students from Cumberland, for example, aren't released until 3:15. Then they have to get home, grab a snack, take off their school clothes. pull on their sliding shorts and baseball pants, grab their glove, bat, and water bottle, and dash over to Cahill. I don't think too many of our players who can do that in 15 minutes.
Chris and Jason go to the middle school, which gets out at 2:57, so they and I will be at the field by 3:30 to stake our claim. We'll start practice at 3:45, and will intend to end it around 4:45.
Thanks for understanding the need for practices three days in a row before our season opener. Most of the Braves have never played in a Majors game, and the team we will be facing Saturday is a good one with a couple of flame-throwing pitchers. We may not win -- young teams need to have realistic expectations for games like these -- but we want to be as prepared as possible so the players can feel good about how they played.
Thanks,
Dave
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