#20 - Kristy and the Walking Disaster Part 3

[duckay]

Part One.
Part TwoThe thing that's beginning to strike me about this book, in contrast to many (especially later) books I've read, is that there's no B-plot. It's all Kristy's Krushers, all the time. That's not so bad, but my eyes are starting to glaze over from all the blah blah kids blah blah baseball blah blah two year olds playing baseball. I

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[sloth_in_a_box]

I still refuse to believe that a two year old can play baseball. I refuse to believe that a two year old can even comprehend the concept of playing baseball. Hell, even at age nine, that one was a stretch for me.

[duckay]

I played softball on a team when I was seven, but I can't imagine anyone much younger than that understanding the game, having the motor skills, and/or maintaining the attention span. The odd, dedicated five year old is about the most I can accept, at a stretch.

Sorry for the serial editing, there.

[bookplayer]

I played coach-pitch baseball when I was seven, but my sister was on the team and she was five. There were a couple of other kids as young as she was on the team.

I'm not saying the five year olds were any good, they spent most of the time in the outfield looking for dandelions, but they understood what they were supposed to be doing (and my sister even hit the ball once, when my dad promised he would clean her room for her if she did it.)

I could maybe see a mature two year old playing tee-ball. But hitting a moving object, even a wiffle ball, even if they don't duck? Not happening.

[duckay]

On reflection, I'm underestimating the ability of a five year old, but a team with this many under fives is just a terrible idea. Gabbie In particular. Tee-ball? Not all kids that age could do it, but a few? Sure. But what 2.5 year old can reliably hit a moving wiffle ball, much less catch a baseball?

[raven_rabit]

The two year olds I know can't play baseball. My two year old would probably run away giggling like a mad scientist with the ball if you gave her the chance.

[sloth_in_a_box]

That's much more the kind of behaviour that I would expect from real children!