Tee Ball Meets Baseball

Well you know they always say that boys can get into a heap of trouble when left to their own devices? You could say that Jon and I (and sometimes Cory believe it or not) were the poster children for just such a statement. And as usual Jon ended up getting hit with the sharp end of the proverbial stick. It was no different than any typical summer afternoon with Jon and I we would usually find something to do whether it be swimming in the ditch if it had just rained or setting up the "Wet Banana" if it had not rained. Well we decided to pull out the tee ball stand, ball and metal bat to practice our hitting and catching for the upcoming season. Soooooo we go into the garage and start pulling everything out and getting it set up. I can't remember the exact sequence of events but seem to think that Jon started out catching and I started out hitting. So Jon gets out in the yard and I get the bat ready. I rare back and swing and you know it is amazing how bad things always happen in slow motion weird isn't it. I see the ball which is travelling quite fast on a line drive for Jon's face. The next thing I hear is this loud crack and it struck him in the mouth. I have to admit Jon even though it had to hurt very badly wasn't to phased by it so we start trying to cover our tracks. See we had pulled out a baseball instead of a tee ball which if you have seen the 2 one is rock hard (the baseball) and the other is more spongy (the teeball). So we commence to hiding the baseball in the flower garden and then we go to Maw Jo since Jon is hurt. Well they start inspecting him for any missing teeth etc (luckily there were no missing teeth) and that is when Jon reached in and noticed his cheek was bleeding quite badly on the inside of his mouth. This is the point in which the screaming began. First thing Uncle Obie said was you boys were using the baseball weren't you? Yeah well guilty as charged it is amazing he always knew what we had done immediately after we had done it.

Trae Carrington