Spring Training Is Winding Down

It sucked that Puerto Rico got knocked out in the WBC.

Cubs lost on Saturday and the Dirty Hose won. But we still have the better Spring Training record. Yes, I know it's only Spring Training. But anytime the Cubs finish ahead of the Dirty Hose is an excuse to rub it in.

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

OK, I'm a little bit bummed that Puerto Rico didn't make it to the WBC Semi Finals. On the other hand, Opening Day at Wrigley is only three weeks away!

Meanwhile, Spring Break's over. But that doesn't mean the fun must stop.

The WBC: Is Puerto Rico kicking butt or what?

Anyone watching the World Baseball Classic?

Is Puerto Rico kicking butt or what?

Maybe this will help Cheito to finally land a managerial job in the big leagues.

It's way past time for a Puerto Rican American to be given that chance!

On Females Coaching Boys

On Yahoo! Answers, one mother asked this weekend,

''I am just a little concerned because my son is a freshman this year and he has a female swim coach. Practice started 2 weeks ago and yesterday was the parent orientation. She seemed very nice and everything and no other parents seemed to have any concerns so I didn't speak up. I asked my son about it and was kind of shocked to find out that she has an office adjoined to their locker room. My son said nonchalantly that she sees him naked all of the time. He said it was weird at first but she told him that it was 'nothing she hadn't seen before' and he feels more comfortable now. I just know that I wouldn't really want a man teacher seeing me naked in the locker room and I don't want some lady looking at my son's penis when she is supposed to be just a coach. Do I have any legitimate concerns? or is this normal these days? Carolyn T''

My response:

''When my girlfriend and I were coaching interns at a coed summer baseball camp a few years back, we had a similar set up with the office overlooking the shower area (the whole facility was not a modern one). Girls and boys alternated the times using the locker room facilities; 8-14 year olds.

''It was no big deal for us either. But we understood that the boys were embarrassed by the setup. So after the first day we went out and bought some venetian blinds on our own dime and hung them over the interior windows and door to give the boys some privacy while they showered. After the boys should have had enough time to dress, we still made sure to announce ourselves before walking thru and into the locker room/changing area.

''Sure, there would be rare times when some temporary embarrassment for the boys was unavoidable (such as when a potentially serious head injury from a slip-and-fall occurred and needed immediate attention or when the odd fight needed broken up).

''That swim coach probably shouldn't be so casual about observing the boys' nudity. Sounds like she's around your naked son w/o legitimate purposes to be attended to.

''But if your son's swim coach is a professional, there shouldn't be any problems. Besides, you probably have more to worry about with some of the male coaches these days being around your son while he's naked than a female coach seeing him.''