"Youneverknow"

"You can't make old friends." - Ben Rector

"They have a word for it in English, 'Youneverknow'." - Joaquin Andujar, former MLB pitcher

 They say "it's hard to make predictions, especially about the future." Many MVB boxes are ticked - tryouts, preseason, regular season, playoffs, and some postseason awards.

The MVB 'banquet' remains ahead, a celebration of the season and preview of the next.

Before each season, observers project how it will go. The sun is going to shine, but how hot? Every season brings rain, too. Every one. 

You wonder about who will have "breakout" campaigns. Sometimes we say, "I did not see that coming." 

For sure, Carol was the 2024 breakout player...

We can't account for illness, injury, seeding, or the occasional ace off the tape or bad bounce. 

I have zero concerns, ever, about the coaching because of the competitiveness, the experience, the judgment. 

The banquet always has a few surprises. And the MVB 25 story is coming under construction. 

Lagniappe. A different look at attacker training. Remember "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" (cut shot) hitting.