Father's Day

Father's Day changes for me evey year. It's gone from wondering what to get my dad for father's day to wondering what to tell my kids to get their dad.
Father's day is about love. It's really an excuse to be our ideal selves. We go out of our way to get along and pitch in to make Father's Day special.
My kids puiled it off. They catered to my every need all day and most of all they spent time with me today instead of wathching TV and spending the day on Facebook. How freshfreshing.
I thank my family, not just for this day, but for all the days I have them in my life. And as for my father, I wish he was here. How I could use his advice, his calming influnence on my life. Man I miss him.
Another Father's day in the book and it finds me with mixed emotions. I am so lucky to have my family in my life and I sure miss my dad.

Finally getting a hit

I don't feel like I've done a lot of great things in my life. I doubt I will ever get to that point where I can sit down and say 'wow, you did good.'
I hope I'm getting closer. Last week I stood on the baseball field at Utah Valley University with the Palfreyman family and awarded Austin Haws the Dave Palfreyman scholarship.
I was honored to be part of it. It gave me a glimpse of perhaps what could be. It is a small scholarship, but it will help Austin continue to chase his dream of playing baseball at UVU and that was nearly taken away from him nine months ago by a drunk driver.
Austin broke his neck in the accident and was nearly killed. But he's making a comeback now and with the Second Chance Foundation of Utah and the Palfreyman family we can help his comeback.
I couldn't think of anything I would rather do than have a hand in some small way helping Austin. It may not have been a home run, it's not some grandiose accomplishment, but it was a hit for me and I hope it's the starting of a long hitting streak.

Dave Palfreyman Scholarship

In a few weeks I will be announcing the winner of the Dave Palfreyman scholarship. It will go to a Utah Valley University athlete who needs help to continue to pursue an athletic career.
I can't think of anything I would rather do than to help an athlete continue to play at the college level. My hope is that one day someone will tell me “If it wasn't for you I wouldn't have played college baseball." How cool would that be?
Dave Palfreyman passed away last year of cancer. He was a good man and a UVU supporter. It's not always cool to be a UVU supporter, not with BYU just a few miles away.
Guys like Palfreyman didn't care. They knew they were needed and they made a difference. It is an honor to have the scholarship in his name.
I hope this will be an annual event but if not, this year will offer a memorable moment. If anyone wants more information on the scholarship they can go to www.secondchancefoundationofutah.com
I will present the scholarship on May 31, at the 11th annual Utah Valley All-Star baseball classic at UVU. I hope to see you there.

Video Zuke

I decided to try something new this year with our Beat the Zuke contest. I've been picking the winners of high school games for 19 years now, but just to try something different, I thought it might be fun to do some video segments. Last week I went to Orem High School for our final basketball week of the season. Check it out. Hopefully you'll get a laugh.
click here for the link. www.heraldextra.com/html_572c1356-8e18-11de-9952-001cc4c03286.html?#vmix_media_id=10908480

Tell me if this is a crazy idea

I have been known for coming up with some crazy ideas in my days, but this one might be the strangest one yet.
Here it is. My idea is to have a high school seniors vs. coaches football game in May.
Doesn't sound so stange yet, but here's the kicker. It's a full contact, tackle, pads, helmets, the works.
A team consisting of soon-to-be graduating seniors will take on a team made up of coaches, former players, and celebrities.
I'm not really sure how the game will be received, I guess that's the big risk, but I'm guessing there will be a curiosity factor. People are going to want to see the coaches play. Players are going to want to go up against their coaches.
It certainly will be unique. To my knowledge now one has ever tried this. It could be a hit or it could be a flop, but I'm willing to give it a shot.
I'm not one that lives life thinking what could go wrong, I guess I'm optimistic in that way. The game is set for May 8 at Timpview High School. More details will be coming soon, and I hope both the coaches and players will go for it and have fun with it. I would like to use the proceeds, if there are any, to help fund an athletic scholarship for the Second Chance Foundation of Utah.
There just aren't enough athletic scholarships. One of my goals with the foundation is to provide an athletic scholarship for someone who needs help to keep their athletic career alive.
If I could do that with this game, it will be worth the time effort and work that will go into putting this event together.
Football in May? Why not. There's really never a bad time to play a football game.