Your article brought a funny memory back to mind.
My husband & I were visiting from out of state.
Our daughter invited us to watch our grandson play baseball with his friends on their team.
We knew he was a bookworm not athletically inclined. His mother bought him a baseball uniform, hat, glove, etc.
He was put out in the field as a catcher.
We were amused as we watched him watching the moving clouds in the sky float by, but not seeing the balls coming in his direction.
Not to worry...he grew up to be a poet, and fantastic businessman. LOL!