I was just wondering how many of you gals attend your sons games or if you are even able to. I just can't imagine not going but am sure there will be times when you can't. Do you follow gametracker?

LHP - I just visited my son's JUCO this past weekend for a three day weekend to watch their first games. Because he's only 4 hours away, I will be able to catch most weekends and am using some vacation time to do some trips during the week. I won't be able to make their Florida trip for this next week, primarily due to my HS daughter's activities.

The thing about Gametracker is many schools, if not most, don't have Gametracker. Some smaller schools will do internet broadcast, etc. As a mom who's son doesn't have any coverage available and as someone who follows several other schools, it's frustrating to not have any option. I'm not very patient sitting by the phone waiting for results!

Unfortunetly son is about 800 miles from home, a big con against his decision as to where he signed. Fortunetly, there are many players who live far from home where he is, so he is not alone and everyone is considered family.

Get to watch some games on TV and live by gametracker and the radio feed when a game is on. The most important thing is that as unhappy as we are at times not be able to be there, his happiness with his decision is worth it.

I bet not. My son is not big on phones either so I am sure I would be waiting awhile for the call. I think this would be the hardest part of college ball.

TPM, How many games to you go to a year?

Last year went up for opening games, which were much too COLD for me. We got to see son at FSU and spent a week in Jax at the ACC tourney then headed back to Clemson for one week for regionals. This year we will see him in Miami in about 3 weeks. I was also able to watch him on TV for about 4 games.
The local radio station has a great broadcast with interactive chat during the games and many parents send in hellos to each other. On the weekend games, the Tigers have their own broadcast station, which can be accessed through yahoo sports or the local station.

We also do go up in October for scrimmage since it is son's birthday and he has more time to spend with us, no curfew, etc.

Due to expense, I am awaiting to see his rotation schedule to try to get up to see a game, live and in person. The away games are even harder because most are farther than school.

It's been tough for us, as in HS we were at every game. But you learn to adjust.

My son goes to school about 600 miles from home, so we will not be able to go to many, if any games. We have younger children who also play baseball and softball, so our opportunites to travel are even more limited. We did, however, drive down over President's Day weekend, but the games got "iced out." Oh well.

Fortunately, even though he is at a small school, it subscribes to Gametracker. So we gather 'round the computer, just like my parents gathered 'round the radio before the golden era of television.

I'm not sure how we would survive without all the fancy electronics!

We are so fortunate that our son goes to school only 80 miles away, so we make it to most of the weekend games and even the occasional weekday. A few of his Away games are even closer to us, here in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area.

This coming week his team opens with a pre-season tourney in Florida, and my husband and I are flying down to watch, as we did last year. The year before that (his Sr year in HS), we had also gone down as a family to watch MLB Spring Training, so it's our primary annual vacation.

I do feel very, very lucky during the season that our son chose a school so close to home.

Julie

Well until the injury I was planning on making the best of my son going to school on the other coast....I was going to stay for 5 weeks at a lovely bed and breakfast near the campus....and take in a lot of his baseball games, and then help him pack up and move back home for the summer. I had to cancel my reservations because of injury.... he will not now play this season...but told B&B folks.....next year!

When one of my brothers first heard that my son was going to school so far away.....he called me and told me that General McArthur's mother went to West Point with him....got an apartment close by.....and then when the General got his first assignment to the Philippines.....she went too.....I think he thought he was being funny....but I immediately took it under advisement.....and negotiated a 5 week absence with my husband...in the name of baseball....of course....it was also understoond......he would be flying back and forth often....for baseball games too.....but.....wonder if the General's mother had to take the father along at all?

TPM--will DK be back on the mound by the UVA series? That's the end of my spring break from LU and UVA is only 70 miles from here. If he's pitching, I might even be able to take some video.
Jeff

JT,
DK to take the mound this weekend! However, just like last year, I think I will never know when he will go in!

Good luck. Can't wait to hear how it goes.

TPM......great news....he must be feeling a lot better....hope JT gets to take some video!

FYI---

TPM's son just closed a 6-0 Clemson win tonight against the College of Charleston. Cheers to more of THAT this season, and very glad the arm problems were minor.

Thanks PAmom for sharing the good news....and yes FO....

One of the most difficult things about college that I have observed is being a college pitcher or the parent of a college pitcher.

TPM, only now realizing, the limitations on your observing..............

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Originally posted by FormerObserver:
One of the most difficult things about college that I have observed is being a college pitcher or the parent of a college pitcher.

TPM, only now realizing, the limitations on your observing..............

FO,
In my next life son is going ot be a catcher.

He's baaaack, and as usual he or we had no clue!

Thanks all!

Way to go, David!

evening ladies, Tpm that was some quick healing glad to see it happen.