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Would you donate $5 to a mom to help re-sod her yard in lieu of giving her one-year-old daughter gifts for her birthday? YES.
I've seen some wild financial tweets over the past 16+ years on the Internet, but I've never seen someone requesting donations to re-sod a yard over giving gifts to a one-year-old girl.
But, it's 2024. Let's do this!
Let's go over a few things that have people emotional from this video:
- I love the idea of a 9:30 a.m. birthday party for a one-year-old. The kids ate breakfast at 8 a.m., the blood is pumping, BOOM…drop their asses off at the birthday party, let them run – or crawl – around for a couple of hours and it's all done BEFORE lunch.
- The birthday start time doesn't cut into the rest of your day. You knock it out and everyone goes on with life, lunch and naps.
- A no meal birthday party is fine. I'm not going to get emotional over that.
- No gifts – love it.
- In lieu of gifts, the family says throw in $5 to re-sod the yard.
Now, women are destroying this mom online, but I find myself agreeing with most of what she has going on here. Her delivery gives off psycho vibes and eventually she's going to divorce your ass and take your house vibes, but the meat of her message is resonating.
And as the TNML commissioner, I have to agree wholeheartedly with the $5 re-sodding donation play here. Think about what makes life easier and happier for families: a yard the kids can run in. A lawn kids can roll around in. A thick turf that kids can fall on and not get injured.
I'd donate to their fund in a heartbeat if these people invited me over for a 9:30 a.m. birthday party.
A luscious lawn will be the gift that keeps on giving AND it's investing in society. If this woman has an incredible lawn, her neighbors will be jealous, OR, they already have a luscious lawn and now their property value goes up because their neighbors have a luscious lawn.
Then, this mom is going to brag about her lawn on Instagram, her girlfriends will get jealous, they'll want thick lawns, then the Instagram algorithm will tell them about Thursday Night Mowing League and they'll tell their husbands to join which will lead to polo shirt sales.
This woman's video that women are screaming about actually HELPS my bottom line.
Screencaps readers are here to help Ben in Wisconsin who has taken on the job of coaching 6-7U kids when nobody else will step up to even serve as his assistant
– Louie in Savannah writes:
I saw Ben in Wisconsin's predicament in CAPs this morning and you were spot on, he needs to reach out to parents for help. I'm in my sixth year of coaching rec baseball (just realized that and now I feel old), have done soccer as well, and with kids that young, its herding cats. Ben should let them know in his initial message to the parents (whether text, BAND, HEJA, etc) that any parents are welcome to come on the field at practice to assist. Let them know he will need a bench coach and third base coach for games as well. Remind them, it's their kids who will benefit. There is no way one person can hold the attention of a dozen 6-7 year olds by themselves on a field. The more fun the boys have starting off at practice, the more they will learn and the better they will play.
Ben needs to have practice planned out so every kid is occupied. Mix in fundamentals as well as fun random things like races around the bases.
- Brian in south central Pennsylvania wants to help Ben:
Your coaching update, and Ben in Wisconsin's email inspired me to share my coaching story this season and pass on some tips for anyone coaching 6, 7 and 8 year olds this season.
My work schedule prevents me from being a head coach, but this year I decided to help out as much as I could with all three of my kids playing baseball. All three of them are playing in different age groups and each one presents great opportunities to give back and inspire the next generation.
My middle son and youngest son are playing rec ball this year at 10u (kid pitch) and 8u (machine pitch), respectively, and I am an assistant coach on both teams. This is tricky when both squads have practice and/or a game at the same time, but I make things work the best I can.
My oldest plays in the Little League Challenger division, so I joke that he is our travel ball kid since we play at different fields each week in our county. I get to play in the field with him and run the bases when he hits. It's a great time and the whole family gets involved, so we make it a family event. Challenger ball is a very rewarding experience, so to all the coaches out there, if you have the opportunity to be a part of it, I highly recommend it.
Little League Challenger - Little League
Here are some coaching ideas that we use for our 8u machine pitch team in practice that our kids love.
1) Infield/Outfield rotation - If you have extra help, split the kids up into an outfield group and an infield group. Have one of the Dads throw high pops to the outfielders and you hit ground balls to the infielders. Have each kid start at one position - 1B, 2B, SS, 3B and P. Hit a ground ball to each spot and have them throw to 1B. If it's doable, have the player at 1B throw to 3B or have him step on 1B and thrown back to the P. After hitting to each player, have them rotate to another spot (i.e 1B to P, P to 3B, 3B to SS, SS to 2B, and 2B to 1B). Once everyone has rotated through, have them switch with the outfield group. Our head coach likes to stress the phrase "down and ready" to the infielders. It's a simple phrase that I love and it's easy to remember. Plus, it gives every kid an opportunity to experience every position on defense.
2) 5 v 5 scrimmage - we have 10 guys, so when we are done working on fundamentals (fielding, throwing, catching), we break the squad into two groups of 5 and have a mini scrimmage with the kids hitting off the machine. This does a few things - gets them hitting the ball in a live situation, gets them running the bases, and helps fielding. We go through the lineup once and then switch. Depending on time, we can generally get each side two at bats. I introduced this idea to my son's 10u head coach the other night and that age group also loved it. We had one of the coaches pitching live instead of using the pitching machine.
3) "Chase the Rabbit" - this is a baserunning game we do at the end of every practice. Divide your team into two groups. One group starts at home plate and the other at 2nd base. When you say go, both runners start at the same time and try to chase each other down. The group at home plate runs all the way around and finishes at home plate and the 2nd base ground runs all the way round and finishes at 2nd base. This is a relay race and each player runs all the bases. We try to match similar speed guys up on each side to keep the race as close as possible. Don't be surprised if they want to do this more than once.
I hope some of these ideas are helpful. Good luck to all the coaches out there and have a great season!
The Kinsey 12U baseball team
– Kevin in Gibsonia, PA writes:
Please tell me you let your kids know they are your Wagner, Glavine and Seaver. I would love to see the looks on their faces.
Kinsey:
If practice isn't rained out tonight by thunderstorms coming through, I will ask them if they recognize those names. Let's see what happens.
I just had a conversation during the Screencaps Scramble at Augusta about ANGC flags and how hard it is to get one
I'm not going to repeat the story about how a Screencaps reader got his hands on one of these flags, but let's just say he had A Source®. That's one thing I learned during my trip – get A Source®.
One thing leads to another and A Source® gets his hands on an ANGC flag and then you own a piece of golf history. Congrats to those of you who have the rarest of items on the golf collectibles market.
Masters green jacket ceremony observation from Anonymous Masters Employee
– Anonymous writes:
I was reading today’s Screencaps and saw the issue brought up by Philly Ray from Minnesota about the slight towards LIV golfers. It reminded me of the green jacket ceremony. Let me explain. I attended the ceremony last year when Rahm won and was so thankful I did. Scottie was still on 16 as I made my way up the hill at 18 to check out how crowded the ceremony area had already gotten. There were hundreds of people aleady there but space was available on the chains (chains not ropes at the ceremony area) so I planted myself, directly in front of the podium. I was maybe 20 feet away from the podium behind the press pit. Fortunately a TV camera guy positioned himself in front of me so every time he leaned in to look through his eyepiece, I had a clear shot of everything. Fred Ridley gets up first and gives the obligatory thank you"s to the employees, volunteers, members etc. Then he thanks the various golf organizations that helped with the event. The PGA, the USGA, the R&A, the PGA Tour of America and the DP world Tour. Notice any omissions? Does the LIV tour refuse to help? Does ANGC refuse to ask them to help? Does the LIV even have qualified personnel to help with this event? Did the ANGC ask them and the Shark refuse? This is a question maybe "the source" can answer.
Shout out to low amateur Neal Shipley as the only amateur to make the cut. His reward? Getting paired with Tiger Woods on Sunday. How nerve racking this must have been for the baby faced amateur or anybody for that matter. He handled his business though. Neal beat Eldrick by 4 strokes. He may never make it to the PGA tour, he may never win a PGA event. But, he can go to his grave telling his grandkids he beat Tiger Woods on a Sunday at the Masters. I think any of us would be happy with that and call it a career.
One more observation re the LIV tour. As the LIV golfers get further away from playing on the grind that is the PGA tour, I think we’ll see fewer LIV players do well at these major events. Playing 3 day tournaments with music blaring over the course and having no financial incentive to me would seem to dull their competitive fire. Maybe they will prove me wrong.
Shout out to Dan K in Mequon, WI. It sure was a treat to meet you and your twin boys at the par 3 tournament. You have a skill set the FBI and Scotland Yard envy.
Let's not focus on the 'VID mask actress Jennifer Lawrence was wearing on Tuesday
How about this Mark McGwire "single season home run king" sweatshirt that looks like it was just picked up at a thrift store. I can't figure out if Lawrence was going for an incognito look or if she's just that huge of a Mac fan that she had this in her closet just waiting to bust it out on a beautiful spring afternoon.
Looking through Google, I can't find any previous mentions of Lawrence raving about McGwire. It's possible the 33-year-old Lawrence caught the Sosa vs. McGwire bug as a little girl and it just hasn't gone away or her father had the sweatshirt laying around and she thought it would throw off the media.
I'm perplexed and intrigued.
Jennifer Lawrence is seen on April 16, 2024 in New York, New York. (Photo by MEGA/GC Images)
High school football franchises already exist
– Jeff M. writes:
About high school football, franchises, NIL at that level, etc, you realize this is going on today and has been for awhile right? IMG Academy in FL is EXACTLY the model you described and they do it for multiple sports.
They played my son's team, Ravenwood, in Brentwood, TN in 2020. They brought TONS of gear, towels, Gatorade mix & coolers, cleats, etc. Left it ALL behind because it didn't make sense to ship it home. They were just going to get more the next week.
They flew to all their games, stayed in NICE hotels and took the nicest buses to the games. I don't know if they were getting paid NIL style, but it wouldn't surprise me. Also, all the private schools in Middle TN (and some public) actively recruit players and "pay" them with discounted or no tuition as a "scholarship".
All that to say, I'm sure it'll get more pervasive in the next few years!
Kinsey:
Correct, but that's one franchise. I'm talking about a league of franchises. That's what's coming. I'm talking about investors eventually coming in and developing 30-team leagues with high school football franchises across the United States that play for national championships.
NIL is legal at the high school level in approximately 30 states. It's just a matter of time.
Help for Jake in Charlottesville who is having trouble with his mower
– Clay W. writes:
I have solved a lot of small engine issues with videos from this site:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpqca7L2YYDN-BIHUQ2TfAA
Lots of "insider" info on common issues.
TNML Opening Day Eve…emotions are high
– Adam in Nebraska writes:
Moving up to a full time two mower team this season.
Notice to the rest of the <1/4 acre city mowers. We’re not going to be points racing collecting top 5s this season. If we show up on Thursdays it’s wreckers or checkers.
Shout out to the best semi pro brewer in screencaps and fellow Nebraska TNML mower @luhmanbrewingco
tuned up and dialed in for Thursday.
Interesting business news: Which chain is the next to disappear?
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That's it for this mid-April morning. Try to stay calm when you send me the complaint emails. Trust me, there are 80 issues I wish were resolved to make my own life much easier.
I'm going to take a deep breath, maybe walk around the garden and try to stay as calm as possible on my end.
Go have a great day of life.
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Gisele Bündchen is seen on April 16, 2024 in Surfside, Florida. (Photo by MEGA/GC Images)