Mets trot out a Korean pop star with an amazing windup for first pitch duties, Wemby plays soccer & Rosie

Key Points:

• The author is taking a short family vacation before the school year and sports season begin, urging readers to "Respect Summer" and avoid rushing into fall activities too soon.
• Sharing personal anecdotes, the author recounts a peaceful Saturday supervising kids at the pool and a Sunday golf outing, praising a new 7-wood golf club and affordable drinks at the course.
• Criticism is directed at travel baseball culture, highlighting poor behavior from a 16U player and coach, and questioning the value of travel ball given the low number of MLB draftees from Ohio. The author advocates for making recreational baseball great again.
• The author questions the popularity of K-pop in the U.S., noting a lack of enthusiasm from younger listeners and wondering about the cultural push behind it.
• Various reader contributions include travel tips to avoid Chicago traffic, humorous advice on dealing with cigarette smoke neighbors, and a report of mountain lions feeding on a deer near a residential area.