My 2-year old grandson: Future Major League All Star?

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Right around his second birthday, he starting watching "The Sandlot" over and over again. Little did we know he was looking for a way to do what he saw on the screen: knock the crap out of a baseball. So one day I'm sitting there and he walks up to me with a foam ball in one hand, and a swimming pool squirt toy in his other. It's the kind that you pull back one end to fill with water, and push it forward to spray out. Looks like this:

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It looks a little bit like and bat and you can certainly swing it like one. Since the idiots who watched over him didn't bother to buy him a real bat, he would go ahead and make do with whatever would work.

He handed me the ball, and I didn't know what he wanted. Then he stood back and got in his stance. How cute. He wanted me to pitch to him. Amused, and just knowing he had no chance at making contact, I tossed the ball at him.

You can imagine my astonishment when he connected on the first pitch he ever saw in his life. Pretty hard, actually - enough to ricochet off the wall and make me duck a little. And I swear he stepped into it and everything. The kid was 25 months old. Was this normal? I grabbed my phone to get this phenomenon on video:


He even seem to surprise himself when he made contact:


It was time to get him an actual bat....and guard your face!



This one hit me directly in the left eye:


Phone took a beating, too:



He didn't hit them all, although a lot of that was due to poor pitching:


He also threw the ball extremely well, due to a perfect throwing motion:


More highlights:




One thing he never fails to do is "run the bases" after he connects with a pitch. He drops the bat and does a lap around the kitchen, ending it with a slide on the rug. This particular video shows a great example of him taking off for first base (the wrong way).


He's worked on his pitching, too. Out of the blue he starting lifting his hands above his head and lifting his leg like Dennis Eckersley. Here he is actually shaking off the catcher before a pitch!


In 25 years when he's playing in the MLB All Star game, these videos will be shown on TV. He still holds the bat cross-handed and needs help with his footwork, but he's still 3 years away from T-ball. We've got time. :lol:

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Wow! Quite impressive.. He consistently was making good contact. You may be on to something... On another note... You have a grandson at 40? Dang...
 

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In before CCC, gren and Lagoon start in on something with the quality of the house and craftsmanship.
 

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His improvement in swing from the early clips is pretty impressive. Then again--and correct me if I'm wrong--but in the first two, it looks like you guys were threatening to spray him with Faboloso if he didn't.

A little brash. But you can't argue with results.
 

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Now if only he could find a another athlete like himself, who could throw him a decent pitch...
 

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Cool story, but I was waiting for you to say that when he swung the bat it extended out and knocked the $hit out of you.
 

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His improvement in swing from the early clips is pretty impressive. Then again--and correct me if I'm wrong--but in the first two, it looks like you guys were threatening to spray him with Faboloso if he didn't.

A little brash. But you can't argue with results.
He gets a small electric shock if he swings and misses. Harmless, really.
 

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Get the kids on the roids now. He'll break Bonds' record in no time. And you are a young grandfather.
 

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In before CCC, gren and Lagoon start in on something with the quality of the house and craftsmanship.
:lol: That was the first thing I thought of - if you're referring to the vette thread. That may have been Pasty running roughshod over the neighborhood.

Ox - that is a natural swing for sure. How the h%!! are you a grandpa already?
 

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Start having him swing lefty as well and that will help.

Also, post pics of his mother when you get a minute. Thanks.
 

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First let me say that is just plain old awesome with a capital A baby!!!!

Now that congrats are out of the way, let it be known to all who frequent the GCMB that this marks the 2nd time Ox has made multiple glaring grammer and spelling mistakes in a post :lol:
 

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First let me say that is just plain old awesome with a capital A baby!!!!

Now that congrats are out of the way, let it be known to all who frequent the GCMB that this marks the 2nd time Ox has made multiple glaring grammer and spelling mistakes in a post :lol:
It's GRAMMAR.
 

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you're just like the guys who post pics of their new kids - you're a like hoar (well it worked)

is there a reason you bellowed every time you were hit with the soft ball? big sissy
 

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I married a woman with 3 teenage kids. The youngest had a baby at 18. That's how I became a grandfather at 38. It should be obvious from this kid's looks and talent that he is of no blood relation to me. :lol:
 

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