People get audited, everyday.

I am talking legit expenses which will be determined later. Just save all receipts. No way my son can be sustained on 20 dollars a day on the road for food. The bottom line is they earn so little so try to get back something. Equipment bought themselves, etc.

Not sure about the bike though....

What a fun thread to read!

Mary Ann (FutureBack.Mom) said:

"If everybody whose has a son in the minors wants to send me an e-mail with their son's name, MLB affiliation, and minor league assignment, I will put a list together, including a website link for their team, and try to figure a way to get it on a thread (I am sure Julie will help me with that).

My public e-mail address: mrsmarvls@yahoo.com

Mary Ann"

Yes, I will be happy to help get the info online...you know where to reach me when you are ready!

Julie

BH & TPM, of course.

Just responded that way, tongue firmly in cheek, as some in the audience here (based on those comments) might consider travel ball expenses and any away-from-home player expenses as tax deductable without further thought.

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Originally posted by Orlando:
BH & TPM, of course.

Just responded that way, tongue firmly in cheek, as some in the audience here (based on those comments) might consider travel ball expenses and any away-from-home player expenses as tax deductable without further thought.

Thats why you buy an RV.
It's Tax Deductable.
A home on wheels.LOL

Make sure you parents have Vacation time.
Your going to need it.
EH

There was a player on the team last yr who traveled with his wife and baby in a camper. Not bad for the player but it must have been a long day for the wife cooped up in a little camper with a baby.
Take a special lady to be the wife of a ball player

I remember reading about Rod Beck living in a Camper when he tried his comeback with the Padres a few years ago. The article was great.

To me it sounded like a great idea.

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Not sure about the bike though....

It is very deductible as business/conditioning equipment to be depreciated. Save receipts where ever they come from.

Generally speaking, moving expenses for work over about 30 or 40 miles are deductible, as is any milage over a normal commute, 50% of work related meals and entertainment, work related clothing, shoes, equipment, lessons, etc. Make sure income is averaged over the allowable number of years also to minimize the tax bite out of the bonus.

If the bike is used to travel to games it would have to be capitalzed. Throw it in what the heck. If you saw what I have seen you would throw everything in and let the IRS take it away.

You might want to keep a travel log showing how much biking is for pleasure and how much for work . Just kidding.

Dado4 is right on.

He did mention it was good for cardio.

Before you know it DK will be "country strong"

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Originally posted by Dad04:
Before you know it DK will be "country strong"

If he doesn't start pitching soon that may be so!

Nothing new to report, seems like we don't get a chance to talk to him much. We are letting him "adjust" .

Batavia on their way to winning their second game in a row.

Diving plays - first pro stolen base - scoring - hitting it hard - and playing like a wild dog.

This is exciting.

A passed ball.

Base hit into left field on his first professional AB.

They got the ball and signed it for him.

Thrown out at third a couple of plays later trying to go from 1st to 3rd.

Lined out.

Flew out to RF and LF.

Called the game.

Pitcher threw nine full innings.

Fun, ain't it, its?

Has a bed now.

Got his check setup to be eletronically deposited.

Pretty good for a Monday.

No bicycles.

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Originally posted by FormerObserver:

Has a bed now.

No bicycles.

FO - I dont know which one-liner was funnier. LOL

Forget about the plays and the excitement of the last week or so - the highlight was getting a bed and not a couch. LOL

Too much. LOL

Son is also playing in the NY-Penn in a backwater town called Staten Island . After living in downtown Chicago for the last 4 years he is not experiencing the same "culture shock" many of the other guys have seen. Before his first outing last week they moved him to the other side of the rubber to maximize his movement. After his first outing I've never heard him so optimistic about 4 BB in 2.2 innings as he said his stuff was electric but he had to learn to control it all over again. In the end he gave up 1 hit along with those 4 BB but no runs. I could tell in his voice that since he has not given up an ER in the last 26 innings (conference tourney, NCAA regional, Northwoods, NY-Penn) he is wondering when the sky will fall .

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Originally posted by rz1:
Son is also playing in the NY-Penn in a backwater town called Staten Island

That's funny! LOL. DK's best friend plays for the cyclones and he is enjoying the NY hustle and bustle. Their first game I hear drew 9K? Looks like a beautiful facility next to Coney Island. His field more on par with the cape's fields.

Dave got a chance to call today and we had a chance to chat. I asked him something that has been discussed here before.
I asked him to compare the competition to short season in the NYPenn league (low A either college or former rookies) to that of his conference ACC, SEC teams played against or other top conference teams. His answer was as far as he can see for one week, the competition is steeper considering they are using wood. He has not seen any pitcher pitch over 90-91, but most of the pitchers had taken rest before they began (most of their seasons ended early) so their velocity is down or those with higher are at the next level.

So those that often say that the more competitive conferences are comparible to lower minor league, he thinks in general it is not.

You got that?

DK to get his first pro start tomorrow, says he is a bit rusty for not being on the mound since super regionals but he is ready, will be on a low pitch count.

Went to some mid season high A games last summer. Out of 6 or 7 pitchers in a game, maybe one guy worked at 90 or above...maybe. Velocity was not much different than upper level D1, but just about everything else was. Players were bigger faster hit harder, better breaking stuff, better command. Lineups are much deeper. The few Homer Bailey's and Sean Gallaghers are there. Just not for very long.

Last year in the penn league one of the stadiums had a gun that was about 4 mph faster than the other stops, so the pitchers liked throwing there because they threw so much "harder"