As wrongheaded as that post is, it may just highlight the fundamental difference between our teams, our schools, and our communities. In the GT, we do not believe it is okay to be disrespectful just because you can "back it up." We teach the Teddy Roosevelt mantra: speak softly and carry a big stick. We don't teach our kids swing first, but we teach them to do their damnedest to swing last. Sonnier's performance lastnight exemplified what we teach our kids. When the Friendswood dugout taunted him after he was injured fouling a ball off his shin, he stepped quietly and confidently into the box and smashed the next pitch 374 feet off the rightfield wall to drive in the go-ahead run. You can keep your chest pounders and your kiss blowers. Sonnier is the kind of kid that makes us proud.
Friendswood may be happy to raise a bunch of T.O.s, but here in the GT, we are looking to raise a bunch of Tom Bradys.
Fitzpatrick may be your hero, but judging by his actions lastnight, he could never be ours.
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By the way poster, what do you really know about Nederland's athletes? You do realize that of Nederland's 9 starters lastnight, 4 were Sophomores and only 2 were
Seniors, right? You realize that Bellow, who K'd 13 of your batters, was also the starting quarterback on Nederland's playoff football team, right? And you do realize he is a Junior, right?
well done.