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I woke up around 4:30 A.M. for this event. I wanted to be at the Airlines Center by 6 A.M. and wait it line. So my buddy Matt and I met Nick there. We waited 4 hours in line and made a trip to Dunkin' Doughnuts. We planned out our day on what autographs we wanted to get. My plan was to get to Gallardo and roam around and look at a few things then get in line for Escobar and Gamel around 1:30. They were signing at 3:45. I accomplished the Gallardo task, I was 7th in line. Then for the Gamel and Escobar I was around 80th in line. While I was in line I noticed Prince was signing memorabelia when they said he was not going to. i was very dissapointed. This would have changed my whole game plan for the day. But after Escobar I went over and got a picture with my buddy Mitch Stetter. He remembered Matt and I and called us the "ball stealers". He's a great guy. My favorite Brewer I must say. That pretty much summed up a long day of waiting in line. But it got me in the mood for baseball season even more!

The last day for the Brewers at home this year. :( This sucks. I hate the end of the Brewers Season! We got tickets from the Happy Youngster today to sit in his seats.


We went to our seats for batting practice. There was a BP hr ball that had hit in the stands behind me I didn't even see coming. Thank goodness it didn't hit me. It was as easy as turning around and grabbing the ball for BASEBALL #1.

Then I was just standing around talking to one of the Phillies pitchers and I asked him for a baseball. He wound up, I though he was gonna whip it at me when he threw a knuckleball to me. It was pretty sweet. He seemed surprised I still caught it. Oh well, It was my last baseball game of the day, and of the year. For BASEBALL #2.

After the game we waited for a while and ended up getting Ryan Braun's autograph. I had waited all year for ir. Was it worth it? I'd say so. Brewers ended the year missing the playoffs. Needing some new pitching in the off season. We'll see what's to come of next yeat. Hopefully a playoff run. Now I have the Fan Fest and Arctic Tailgate to look forward to, a possible Spring Training trip and of course Opening Day 2010 where the Crew will take on the Rockies. What a great summer of fun filled baseball. Wouldn't want to spend it any other way.

1 BP hr ball, 1 toss up

Season Total: 134

Season Avg: 3.35

Career Total: 154

I ended up with one (1) game homerun ball. But there will be plenty of more shots to come next year. There was really only two I had a chance of getting, and I came up with one. I attended 40 baseball games during the 2009 baseball season. 37 of the games at Miller Park, 2 at the HHH Metrodome, and 1 at "The Cell".

I scored two tickets behind the dugout for this game. I took my buddy Damian with me and we of course went to Friday's. I had to show him how we do ballhawking. Kinda geeky. hah, but I love it. It's what I do yo.


So right away I say Claudio Vargas in CF and I asked him for a baseball and he didn't even hesitate and tossed it up to me for BASEBALL #1.

Then Brewers prospect Alcides Escobar was out there with J.J. Hardy. What a coincidence that'd he'd be gone after this year and Escobar will be out new SS. But I asked him for a baseball and he was quick to shoot one up as well for BASEBALL #2. He was throwing them to everybody. I like this guy.

Then I remembered after reading one of the Happy Youngster's blogs there's a spot I hadn't check for a long time. I decided to go check this secret spot and there was 2 baseballs in the spot. One that was doodled all over by David Weathers and it said Stormy on it because he loves the Alabama Crimson Tide. It was also signed. This was a very unique baseball. That's how I ended up with BASEBALL #3 and BASEBALL #4.

We got to see braun hit a Walk Off Homerun into the Tundra Territory which is where I'd be sitting the next day. Just my luck.

2 toss up's and 2 found?

Season Total: 132

Season Avg: 3.38

Career Total: 152

The next few entries are going to be short and straight to the point. I don't remember much about the games. It's been a few months.

Baseball #1: Mitch Stetter toss up
Baseball #2: Hardy BP Hr ball on Fly
Baseball #3: Braun BP Hr ball
Baseball #4: Jason Bourgeois toss up


3 toss up's, 1 on the fly

Season Total: 128

Season Avg: 3.36

Career Total: 148

After a night at the hotel and a few pizzas later my cousin and I checked out. We had a few hours to blow before the game. We roamed and looked at the new Target Field, and a few of the other things in downtown Minneapolis. I gotta say the new Target Field looks pretty awesome.


We got let in for batting practice 2 hours before the game. I found out that the Twins don't like to throw up much to thier fans at home. I did manage to get another Eddie Bonine toss up during BP for BASEBALL #1. Lucky me.

Then it was getting close to the end of batting practice. There were no baseballs that were able to be cup tricked and the security was fairly stable. I saw a Tigers IF with a baseball. They were getting ready to run in and I hollared Brent! Baseball please! I think he was shocked somebody knew who he was. He pin pointed me and I had BASEBALL #2.

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During the game I got a text from the Happy Youngster saying he had just caught a Lance Berkman homerun in Milwaukee. Then about an inning later I had a Michael Cuddyer homerun hit 5 feet away from me. I tried shoveing the guy next to me her boxed me out, tried catching it, and it hit him right in the hands and down 3 rows. I was pissed to say the least. I said, I had a glove I could have caught that! It bothered me all night. Still does. There will be more chances.


The Twins ended up taking 2 of 3 and ended up going to the playoffs and loosing in the first round to the World Champion Yankees. Boo.


2 toss up's

Season Total: 124

Season Avg: 3.4

Career Total: 144

So I took a trip up for the weekend to visit my cousin Wiley up at Winona State University and we decided to take a trip to Minneapolis to see the Twins play. In the heat of a playoff race with the rival Tigers. It was set up to be a great series. And it was what it was said to be. A hell of a playoff race and weekend.

I learned from these kids in Milwaukee the cup trick. So, I got into the Metrodome and was scoping out places to try using the device. I found a ball in CF behind the wall. A perfect place I could lean over and try it and be sneaky like a cat. I dropped it down over the ball and pulled it up. I was successful for BASEBALL #1.


I was happy with getting one baseball here. It was also a commemorative. But I decided to try and get at least one more. Tigers pitcher Eddie Bonine was out in deep CF. I hollared asking for a baseball with a please at the end. He looked, threw, twack.... right in my glove for BASEBALL #2.

The Tigers hit a few baseballs where I had cup tricked the one baseball. It turns out that the baseballs they were using we smaller than an average baseball. They were "international" baseballs.

I somehow managed to get one more from an un named Tigers OF. So I ended up with BASEBALL #3 for my first day at the dome. I though it was pretty good...


1 cup trick, 2 toss up

Season Total: 122

Season Avg: 3.48

Career Total: 142

This was an unusual game start time. 3:05? It was nationally televised. This was the worst day I had ever had at Miller Park in my life! We got to Friday's and we could not eat outside! WTF?!?! You wanna know why? Davey Nelson one of the Brewers FSN guy was eating on the patio and wanted it all to himself. He has 1 of the like 15 tables out there and it's closed! It finally opened with like 10 min left. I somehow got a Mitch Stetter toss up. I was shocked. BASEBALL #1???
The very rare way. I knew there was a catch.

I went up to the bleachers. Saw Tim Lincecum get a ball and hollared and waved my arms... Guess who got it? Matt..... This always happends to me. Then I went to RF. OH! and I didn't have my glove for this game I had my brothers insanely small glove. I proceeded to drop a bp hr ball. Then I'd move to where baseballs were being hit and they'd go where I previously was. I could not get in a groove. I also proceeded to cut my leg open pretty well
 One lousy baseball that day. WTF! and Braun didn't even hit his 100th hr in the homestand! FML!

1 toss up.

Season Total: 119

Season Avg: 3.5

Career Total: 139

Short and Sweet here.

Three baseballs. All 3 of them tossed up. Nothing to exciting for me to talk about.

3 toss up's

Season Total: 118

Season Avg: 3.57

Career Total: 138

This day was insane. We went early for autographs and got a few. Then we came into Friday's at our normal time. Right when I sat down David Weathers strode into the bullpen. There was 2 baseballs. He proceeded to throw me one for BASEBALL #1 of the day, and the other one to Happy. Haha! I was pumped feeling a good day especially after being in there for 2 minutes or less and already got a baseball in the bags.

So then I saw Jesus Colome in CF fielding the fly balls during batting practice. I shouted out a quick what's up Jesus and he turned around and waved. Can you guess where the next baseball ends up? Yup. In my glove for BASEBALL #2.

Fielder.... was just jockin' on those baseball's bitch a$$es today. He shot one out of a cannon into the first row of the Dew Deck. I kept my eye on that the rest of BP. It was my mini obsession for a half hour. I left Friday's 6 minutes early. Hauled my *** up the stairs because that's what I do. Im quick like a cat! Asked the lady if I could look for a ball I saw hit up here. She's like sure...? But I doubt there's any up here. I ran to where I say it hit and picked up that egg! The people were like wow who hit that. I was like uhhhh my homie Prince yo. BASEBALL #3. Great day so far.  Then I ran to the line and got Prince's autograph!


So I heard from Happy that Brandon Moss a Pirates OF was paying off Pirates fans. So I ran to RF and hollared his name. He turned around and I waved and he waved back. Next baseball he scanned the bleachers to find me and found me and I got BASEBALL #4.

Then as I was walking by Friday's I heard a ball hit in the tables and I jumped over the railing and quickly grabbed it for BASEBALL #5.

While I was over there I saw Pirates pitcher Matt Capps in the OF. Shouted his name and asked for a baseball when it came to him. Sure enough like always he tossed me up BASEBALL #6  of the day and I still wasn't done!

Somehow I don't recall where I think it was in the RF bleachers I got a toss up from Pirates pitcher Charlie Morton and That's when Pirates BP ended and I had BASEBALL #7.

Our seats were a treat! We had a drunk guy in front of us and it was just hilarious. I barely even watched the game because of this guy:  youtube.com/watch?v=4V5JHC5HNSY&feature=related       ......................... There's like 3 other ones too. I ended up getting a Braun toss up after catch resulting in BASEBALL #8. and this drunk guy constantly bitched at me to give him the baseball. It was hilarious. I never gave it to him. lol


6 toss up's, 2 easter eggs

Season Total: 115

Season Avg: 3.59

Career Total: 135

We took the usual Friday's trip today like every single other game of the season which really hasn't been paying off much. Claudio Vargas was out shaggin' baseballs in Center Field. He got a baseball and Matt and I hollared at him and he turned around and shot Matt one. So I asked Claudio if he'd shoot me one up and sure enough next baseball he got he shot me up BASEBALL #1.

That summed up how lame Brewers BP was. Seems to be an occuring problem doesn't it? Yeah it makes me want to fall asleep at batting practice. But anywho back to the basics. Reds batting practice rolled on in. I ran over to where old Brewers pitcher "CoCo" was warming up. I said Hi to him and he turned around and gave me the nod. When he was done playing catch he walked ocer and handed me BASEBALL#2. This guy always seems to hook me up everytime the Reds are in town.

So I headed up to the bleachers staged in LF. Where I asked very politely Reds OF Darnell McDonald if I could have a baseball. I think he was shocked somebody knew who he was. Especially with his warm up on. That's key yo. Know who the players are. He launched me BASEBALL #3.  It felt good ot get passed two baseballs. It had been a few games since I had done so. Every baseball from here on out was a bonus. As is every baseball after one. But it felt good!1

I was just standing in the first row of the bleachers and a Reds player that I don't know who was hit a bomb and I jumped up and snowconed it. BASEBALL# 4! I was happy to say the least. Then batting practice concluded with a pretty decent day at the ballpark.



3 toss up's, 1 on the fly

Season Total: 107

Season Avg: 3.45

Career Total: 127