18 - 8

Well, the impossibe became reality last night. Gabe's Angels... one of the worst teams during the regular season, played great again tonight to win the championship for 9-10 year olds, beating the Phillies 18-8.

I'll have pics in a few days.

Gabe did very well in the game. He pitched two very good innings to start the game, at the end of which we were winning 9-2 and caught a line drive in center field while looking into the sun. He was also 3-3, hitting two doubles, a single and walked once.

The entire team hit the ball very well and made all of the plays they needed. Its amazing to see how far we came... going from one of the worst teams, to scoring 7 runs in the last inning of the first game of the playoffs against the Braves, shutting down the potent Devil Rays in the second game and finishing it out by routing the Phillies.

Amazing.

I'm so proud of how well Gabe played in those three games. He hit two home runs, a triple, three doubles, numerous singles, pitched great and made a couple of diving catches. When I was his age I was lucky if I could understand the game, let alone excel at it. His ability, passion and competitiveness continues to impress me.

It's been a great ride.

Next week... All Star tryouts.