#27PickMeUp

Week 27 - May 21st

Surprising: My man!
Destination: Fairfield, OH
Content(s): The baseball "essentials" (seeds, gum, gatorade, candy frogs, Cracker Jack, hotdog cutter - Haha) and 12 baseball eggs, each containing a piece of a "scout-inspired" rap! 

Next weekend, my boyfriend starts his first weekend of summer baseball for 2015. If there's one thing I know about him, it's that he is passionate about baseball and his Flames family.

He's incredibly dedicated to the 2016 Cincy Flames. Whether it's watching motivating coaching videos and taking notes down, learning Adobe Photoshop to create BALLER graphics of his team, reading books on baseball, buying sweet new gear for his players, communicating with college coaches across the country about his kids' skills+talents, updating his team's social media accounts, creating a 2016 Flames website, filming and editing videos of kids, devising practice plans, lineups, and more! It shows. His love for his team truly shows. 

He is 100% committed to make sure all of his players are given the resources to be recruited and play in college. Five kids already have committed to play at Universities, including Wright State, Xavier, Virginia and Notre Dame. But there are still 12 kids who still need to be recruited!

So, Coach...this "rap" (because raps are our 'thing') is for you: 

Scouts, get ready!
Because summer baseball is back
And the Cincy Flames 17U team
Is completely stacked!

Five players have already committed
To schools across the states
Notre Dame, Wright State, Xavier and Virginia
Have recruited 5 players who are great!

But there are still 12 kids
Who are looking to commit
Come check them out
Because they are legit

You won’t be disappointed
When you see their skills
Their dedication and effort
Will give you the chills

One thing is for certain
The Flames are here to play ball
They are passionate about the game
And will give it their all

We will see you at the field
At our games in the coming weeks
If you forget where we’re playing
Check out the Flame’s tweets

You can also see the team site
At Cincyflames2016 dot com
You’ll see player’s videos and blog posts
That are the bomb

But the diamond is where
The real action is at
Just wait until you see
Us swing the bat

Our pitchers are throwing
Faster than before
You will definitely want them
On your team for sure

If you need the inside scoop
Talk to Coach Rice
He’s your go-to-man
And will give you advice

But the most important thing
Is to recruit them while you can
Don’t wait too long
Or they will be committed to someone else’s clan

Summer of 2015
Will be one for the books
Let’s get this show started
So come on, take a look!

This season is going to be awesome! Best of luck, Coach! 
Love, Your Team Mom!

#27PickMeUp