- There are a lot of freakin hooks on catcher’s gear.
- It’s easier to put on the catcher’s chest protector on BEFORE putting the helmet on.
- Murphy’s law of the batting order means that the last girl at bat is inevitably the one who has to be immediately put into the catcher’s gear.
- Thank goodness they all have numbers on their shirts, and that I have a name-number roster at my disposal (didn’t stop me from calling Nicole “Sarah” at one point).
- Not being on the field doesn’t mean you don’t get all dusty.
- It only took Katie 1.5 innings to figure out that the new, sleeveless jerseys are ideal for armpit farts.
- Little girls can scale a chain link fence faster and further than most little boys.
- It’s harder to keep up with the activity on the field, but it’s pretty fun being dugout mom.