We went to Lodi tonight to watch Central Catholic play in the baseball playoff game.  They had defeated Linden earlier in the week, but Linden came back and spanked CC in the second game this afternoon which required a third game to decide the series and advance a team to the championships.  In between the games I had a brief conversation with Billy Flamion (pictured here with Steel) regrading his pitching.  He is very talented.  One of my favorite memories was watching him pitch a no-hitter against Hilmar in the Championship game last year (as a sophomore.) I knew if anyone could pull off a victory, he could.  He told me his arm was sore but I told him to suck it up and get the job done and boy did he ever.

Billy has spent a lot of time at our house over the last couple of years and will be a senior next year.  He’s promised to come over for breakfast on a regular basis so the nest won’t feel quite so empty.  I’m going to hold him to it.