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Brewers On Deck: January 31, 2010. Midwest Airlines Center.
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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!
Wednesday May 13, 2009 V.S. Flordia (My first game HR ball!)
Little did I know that today was going to be one of the best days of my life as soon as I walked into the ball park on such a rainy, crappy day.
The first baseball I got was thrown up by Jorge Julio making it BASEBALL #1 of the day. It took a while to get the first ball of the day.
Then I was leaning on the back railing of friday’s. Crack! Braun off the bat during BP coming right down the middle of our table. I run up and make the catch on the fly! Yes only my 2nd ball ever caught on a fly! I was pumped with BASEBALL #2.
The rest of Brewers BP was lame. Then I hollared at Chris Coghlan of the Marlins. Who managed to hit his first homerun ever this game that my buddy “The Happy Youngster” had caught. (http://thehappyyoungster.mlblogs.com). Read all about it on his blog. I said hey Chris, can I have a ball and he threw up BASEBALL #3.
Then later on I got a BASEBALL #4 from the bullpen.
So I got a few phone calls that I was on T.V.Then I got into the front of the Tundra Territory courtesy of my friend Shawn Bossman. (REALTALK.mlblogs.com) Top of the 6th inning. John Baker is up of the Florida Marlins. First pitch, CRACK! going to be at the Citgo sign. I just missed the catch and grabbed it off the bounce! MY FIRST GAME BALL AND HR BALL EVER!!!!!!! BASEBALL #5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Season Total: 48
Season Avg: 4
Monday, April 27 V.S. Pirates
This Day started of great and just got greater. I walked into Friday’s and right away Rickie Weeks hit a BP HR ball out of Miller Park onto the sidewalk. A guy picked it up and tossed it thru the doorway to me. It had written on the ball “One Plane Swinger” BASEBALL #1.
Then Brauns group came up to bad. Braun hit a deep fly ball to center field. I hollared at Manny Parra. I was the only one. He threw it right up to me. On the ball is written “Dirt First”. BASEBALL #2. That was number 39 on the carrer.
So now I’m on the prowl trying to get number 40 today! In the meantime Marcus Hanel was i nthe bullpen fooling around. A ball was hit in there and he just fired it up to my glove. BASEBALL #3. NUMBER 40! on the carrer, 20 of the season. It has to be one of the dirties baseballs in my collection.
So Pittsburgh had a good ammount of lefties. Well, at least most of the power hitters are. So once we were let to go wherever we pleased in the park I camped out in RF. I said a few kind words to Pitcher Evan Meek of Pittsburgh and wallah! BASEBALL #4.
So after a while of not getting anything up there I went to LF where Pirates Pitcher Tyler Yates stands, over the past year my friend Matt and I have gotten multiple baseballs from him. He talked to us every game when he was in town last year. So I yelled, HEY TYLER, Do you remember me? He looked at me and said kind, your the kid that was here last year a lot.” I said, Can I get the next ball you get? He gave me a kind gesture the he got one. BASEBALL #5.
Then After Bp I sat in the by the bullpen because there were a few eggs laying in there. Grounds Crew came in and I got one! Yeah! BASEBALL #6.
So, i had figured I was plain old done for the day. I was sitting in section 237 where Braun often throws his ball after catch. Could I get it for the second time this year? 3rd time in the last 2? Yes, in like the 6th inning i made a great grab to get it in a crowd. BASEBALL #7. It had written on it”GRRRRRRRRRRRR”. It made me laugh. The other day I had talked to Braun about it on the peak and he started laughing and said it was great I caught that ball. That was career ball number 44. No where near close my buddies Happy(http://thehappyyoungster.mlblogs.com) and Shawn(http://REALTALK.MLBlogs.com). So I was done for the day. But 7 was the most I had ever gotten to that point!
1 Hit out and Thrown to me, 6 thrown up
Season Total: 24
Season Avg: 4
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