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Here’s our TLI for Tuesday, May 19, 2020 …
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SOFTBALL PETS
After watching PA Stingrays 07 2025 C/3B June McCune‘s amazing dog compete in the Quarantine TP High Jump Challenge, TLI knew we had to highlight the top Softball Pets in the nation.
Passing the time until tomorrow for @ExtraInningSB 90-81 @Los_Stuff @BrenttEads pic.twitter.com/ngkHAdVtLa
— June McCune – 2025 – C/CI (@june_3b) May 19, 2020
TLI has always been a big-time lover of dogs. I got Buster, the one-eyed Jack Russell Terrier, from the San Clemente shelter. For years, Buster traveled to every softball field, gym, football field all over California and even to Las Vegas for all the big boxing and UFC events.
BTW, Buster got bit on the face by a Rottweiler and that’s how he lost his eye, but that never stopped him. He loved playing catch at all the dog parks and beaches in So Cal. He loved baby pools, jumping them and splashing around.
When he finally passed away a few years ago, I was heartbroken.
Here’s a video of Buster washing his ball at Central Bark in Irvine, CA.
It took me a year before I was ready to get another dog. I went to the Fresno animal shelter with my mom and my sisters sons, the Toy twins. That’s right, I’m a Godfather. I didn’t know what kind of dog I was going to get, but I fell in love with this tiny Terrier mix. I was told she was found on the side of the rode in a box with three of her siblings. I don’t know what became of them, but I claimed her and named her La La. Why La La? That’s the name of Rosario Dawson‘s character in “He Got Game.” I love Rosario Dawson. Her great quote from that movie was “What about La La?”
Anyways, La La could fit in the palm of my hand. That’s how small she was and she never made a peep of barked. We took her straight to Pet Smart to by food and a collar. As we arrived at the parking lot, she peed all over me. I didn’t care. What ever La La wants, she gets.
A few weeks later, I was driving to the grocery store and walking in the middle of the street like McGoo was a little black dog with no collar or tags. He was built like a wiener dog, but bigger. He wasn’t running fast, but he would trot a few feet ahead of me every time I got close. I finally caught up to him. This was the bad part of town in Fresno. I took him home with me and put out the word of the missing dog I was calling Buddy. No one claimed him.
I had La La, but I couldn’t keep a second dog even though he was totally awesome. I put the word out on Twitter (my old @SoCalSidelines account) and I had a number of softball coaches that were interested. But my sister decided she would take him. The Toy family decided to name him Dude.
We got La La and Dude together at the do park and La La chased him around the park and then it happened … she barked for the first time. Her first words … and she hasn’t stopped. La La is a 20-pound dynamo now and she runs the entire apartment complex. She is all over every dog, cat, squirrel, bird, varmit … you get the picture. She’s still best pals with Dude, but we haven’t seen Dude or the Toy family since the lockdown.
I can’t wait to see La and Dude playing together soon.
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Here’s a look at some of the great Softball Pets from around the country.
Rhode Island Thunder Gold-Lotti 2023 OF Ava Sandra‘s pup Lexi…
Texas APEX Fastpitch 2022 C/DH/1B Caitlin Beaty‘s dog Prince Harry…
Carolina Elite Premier-Drotar 2022 RHP/1B Marlena Perez‘s vicious killing machine Tank…
UCLA C/1B Alyssa Garcia with her beagle Oliver…
Corona Angels 18U-Tyson 2021 P/1B/3B Korbe Otis‘ dog Millie…
PA Strikers 16U Premier-Garber 2023 OF/MIF Riley Cunningham‘s pooch Levi…
Batbusters-Gomes/Brooks 2023 P/1B Kailani Tatro with Milo…
Florida Bombers 16U-Breeden 2023 SS/OF/UT Jailene Belmont with Baby…
Purdue-commit Ryen Rassi of Tulsa Elite 18U National with her Great Dane pup Reece…
Greg Mettler of Firecrackers – Mettler and his dog Chewie have a deep discussion about Pac-12 softball…
Former So Cal Sidelines photographer Patrick Takkinen in quarantine with Bailey…
Scrap Yard Dawgs-Hays 2024 P/1B/3B Emma Hargrave with Daisy and Benny…
NC Challengers Futures 2023 RHP/1B Leah Johnson with Zoey and below that is her other dog Cookie…
Hotshots Premier 2022 Alabama doesn’t go anywhere without Bruce, the three-legged dog…
Birmingham Thunderbolts 06-Kaplan 2025 P/3B/C Edith Kaplan with her pal Foofer…
Louisville Lady Sluggers-Zuege 2022 3B/1B Savannah Classon with Lulu and Buttercup…
Team Long Island 2022 Angie Rama‘s pup Callie.
So Cal Athletics 16U-Berouty manager Celeste Berouty has Buddy Boy well-trained.
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And here are more great pets from the softball family!
Hotshots TN Premier 07 with her pal Rocky Balboa.
Gigi to the rescue! pic.twitter.com/meii0nZSyn
— Brooke Skiba (@BrookeSkiba1) May 19, 2020
Meet my pups! #softballpets Sierra (Airedale) and Koda (Cocker Spaniel) @Los_Stuff @ExtraInningSB pic.twitter.com/RPS5Kg0uYl
— Hailee Bustos #28🥎2023 5’10” Power💪🏼Hitter/C/1B (@HaileeBustos28) May 19, 2020
https://twitter.com/RyleiTrujillo05/status/1262613140413399040
Here you go @Los_Stuff
This is Remi, our bernadoodle puppy!
She’s got her chair ready for some long days at the ball park!#softballpets pic.twitter.com/9Ioa21zHSE— Troy Warriors Softball (@TroyHighSftbl) May 19, 2020
Taco is over these quarantine workouts 😂 @Los_Stuff @ExtraInningSB #softballpets #thelastinning pic.twitter.com/MrAoUGUIb5
— Sammy Horn (@SammyHorn55) May 19, 2020
My girl Nova loves softball like me & is always there for me ❤️🥎🐕 @Los_Stuff @ExtraInningSB #softballpets #thelastinning https://t.co/N0yLlo5yco
— Gracyn Hyatt (@GracynHyatt) May 19, 2020
My girl JoJo is always there supporting me through it all!❤️ @Los_Stuff @ExtraInningSB #softballpets #thelastinning pic.twitter.com/xclHYdIP1C
— Emmorie Burke (@EmmorieBurke) May 19, 2020
❤Louie & Sophie❤ pic.twitter.com/jts689e8NF
— Marlayna Capaldi (@MarCap44) May 19, 2020
Stanley 🐱 & Odin 🐶 pic.twitter.com/SeGkqBjTvm
— Ayden Stone (@AydenStone4) May 19, 2020
Ohio State fan so Bucky and Scarlet for the small dogs and Magnus for the Dane
— Mojo-Ross (@MojoRoss2024) May 19, 2020
#softballpets,
Little Louie and Nabu ❤ the 🥎fields as much as I so. pic.twitter.com/xii5ARIDz3— Maddie Moo Ullensvang #23🥎 2023 (@MaddieUllensva1) May 19, 2020
My dog Otis loves to watch💜🐶 #softballpets @Los_Stuff @ExtraInningSB @thunderbolts07 #bolts2025 pic.twitter.com/0vjb57maMo
— Daigle Wilson 2025 (@daiglewilson) May 19, 2020
My sweet Abby came to watch morning batting practice #softballpets @Los_Stuff @ExtraInningSB @IHartFastpitch pic.twitter.com/505FHxKoiH
— Erin Harrelson 2025 (@ErinHarrelson07) May 19, 2020
@Los_Stuff my softball pet ❤️Nellie likes to run and train with me in the yard 😂@ExtraInningSB pic.twitter.com/kAZIKGLfNz
— Caroline Patterson (@CarolineEPatte1) May 19, 2020
My little Cooper loves softballs too!!🥎 pic.twitter.com/LkjI2SlXtC
— Alexis “Axe” Milanowski 🪓 (@axemilanowski) May 19, 2020
Our audience during quarantine workouts #PlyoBallThrowingProgram pic.twitter.com/7Z1vkrSIQg
— Javier Ramirez (@inez_javier) May 19, 2020
https://twitter.com/atrachta2021/status/1262929803054682112
— Carlos Arias & Brentt Eads, Extra Inning Softball (Follow Carlos on Twitter @Los_Stuff; follow Brentt on Twitter @ExtraInningSB)
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