If I'm going to tell the story I have to tell the whole story going back to our first practice Luis said Oh brother Jimmie said rolling his eyes At their first practice it was obvious that Luis and Jimmie were going to be trouble The first time Luis bobbled a grounder Jimmie said with tremendous sarcasm Nice job And the first time Jimmie dropped a throw from Luis Luis said Great catch I OK now you're exaggerating I don't think The kids who were still nearby all looked at Jimmie He looked back at them Fine he said softly Hey said their coach The weather's looking better Let's get loosened up The players all looked at one another and smiled then grabbed their gear and ran onto the 6
field They were good friends and good teammates too Win or lose they always had each other's backs But it wasn't always that way 7
M M M M Luis
CHAPTER 1 If you're a baseball player springtime is the best time There's just no doubt about it Football players have autumn with the changing leaves and cooling temperatures Basketball and hockey players have winter with their indoor games played in heated arenas But baseball Baseball simply owns the spring Yes baseball season goes on throughout the summer And if you make it to the Majors you might be playing right up to the edge of fall But if you're 11 years old and you play baseball spring is where it's at After a long winter away from the game everyone is happy to be back Everyone is excited No one has even lost a game yet 9
