Baseball Chatter

There's a great scene in the movie Bull Durham where the catcher goes to the mound to talk to the pitcher. Pretty soon several of the players and a coach join in and the conversation, while centered on baseball, hits on some other issues.

I remember my sister-in-law telling me that some of the best talks she had with her son were while they were playing catch.

So there must be something about the rhythm and the pace of baseball that's conducive to discussion. I witnessed it first hand last night at my son's baseball game. It amazed me what a bunch of 9 and 10 year old boys were talking about while they were throwing the ball around during warm-ups.

They hit on all the current events (or should I say...deaths). They talked about Michael Jackson complete with the speculation that drugs were the cause of death. Steve McNair being shot to death. Even Billy Mays made the conversation...which as a sidenote I think is telling of this generation. A t.v. pitchman as celebrity.

I think my sister-in-law had the right idea. If you want to get into the head of a young man, get out your glove and ball and have a catch.