The three best things about going to a softball game for 10 year-old girls.

1. Their pre-batting routine is done with the same seriousness and ritual as a major league batter. Which is both cute and impressive on someone who isn't even five feet tall.

2. The girls make up their own cheers, which are postive about the player up to bat rather than dissing the other team or players. My favorite? (shout each letter in the first three lines)

"G O O D I
G O O D I
G O O D I
Good eye!"

Best shout-out by a parent: "It's just a game . . . so win!"

3. Best softball team name ever. **


** This joke available only to Montana natives age 40 and older.