Practice, practice, practice!

This past week, practice has been in full swing. For the first four days, Chris was just practicing with the other pitchers and catchers. But since the 16th, the whole team has been there for workouts.

Chris leaves the house every day around 6:30am. He likes to get there early for a few reasons. For one, he likes to get in the batting cages before everyone else gets in there. Then he can take his time and get his work in. Another reason is that he likes to do his weight training before their team workouts. So he will go in the weight room, do his lifting and then has some time to relax before real practice starts.

The team practices change every day. They do bunt defenses, blocking drills, throwing, catching off the machine, situational hitting, batting practice and live bp where pitchers pitch behind an L-screen and hitters get to stand in to see pitches. Chris says live bp is his least favorite because he ends up catching for hours, but I guess it gets him ready for the games!

The first game starts this Saturday...woo hoo! I think I'm just as excited as Chris is...I can't wait to see him out there again. But I think Jace might be a little bummed because he won't get to see his dad that much. Right now, Jace is going to bed at 7pm and sleeps until around 7am. So by the time Jace gets up, Chris is already at the field. And once games start Chris won't get home until 5pm when they have home games and even later when they have away games. But I guess it will get both Jace and I ready for the season when Chris will be gone on the road for a week at a time. Even though I will miss my hubby, I still can't wait for the 2013 season to start and see what will happen! :)