Onfield@Threshers game... + Photos of Phillies & my son...

...so I'm bored here and I don't want to work... It's a Friday, and I got done with trial on Thursday and just not motivated to work.

Since my team was sponsored by the Clearwater Threshers (score!), we decided to have our end of the year party at... a Clearwater Threshers game! So, last Saturday, we went for our party, including all you can eat burgers, dogs, peanuts, chips, ice cream, & soda.....

I referred to this game in the fat guy thread - I'm the smaller of the two fat goatee'ed guys... and my son is one of the catchers (he's a 1bman, p, and c, but primarily a catcher, and he wanted to meet sebastian valle. of course, this is the one day that kyle lefranz catches. (sigh) ).



















ATOMIC FIST BUMP

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Looks like the boys had a fantastic time they will never forget! (and the dads, too!)

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Had to be a blast.

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You kid is getting big Jeff! I remember some of the 1st pictures you posted of him on the old boards.

Looks like a great time and I am sure they will remember it forever!

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Yeah, the kids - and the parents - all had a really really good time. Fireworks after the game, too, cinched the deal.

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mchenrycards said:

You kid is getting big Jeff! I remember some of the 1st pictures you posted of him on the old boards.

Looks like a great time and I am sure they will remember it forever!

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I was going to say that too...can't wait till the 20_ June Draft to see him drafted by the Phillies!

I remember the old pics too...especially the ones with Schmidty.

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Is #9 a girl? Or just a boy with long hair?

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PeteD said:

mchenrycards said:

You kid is getting big Jeff! I remember some of the 1st pictures you posted of him on the old boards.

Looks like a great time and I am sure they will remember it forever!

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I was going to say that too...can't wait till the 20_ June Draft to see him drafted by the Phillies!

I remember the old pics too...especially the ones with Schmidty.

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born in 2000... so 2022. Let' ssee, he's going into 5th grade now, would be c/0 2012 for 5th grade... class of 2019 in HS, so likely 2022 Bowman Chrome Draft.

NEver got any pics with Schmidt - not when he was a hitting instructor, not when he was a manager with the Threshers. Not very fan friendly.

#9 is a boy. Our closer, actually.

I'll scan all of the pix I have autographed soon.

Here's one....

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Jeff N. said:

PeteD said:

mchenrycards said:

You kid is getting big Jeff! I remember some of the 1st pictures you posted of him on the old boards.

Looks like a great time and I am sure they will remember it forever!

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I was going to say that too...can't wait till the 20_ June Draft to see him drafted by the Phillies!

I remember the old pics too...especially the ones with Schmidty.

Click to expand...

born in 2000... so 2022. Let' ssee, he's going into 5th grade now, would be c/0 2012 for 5th grade... class of 2019 in HS, so likely 2022 Bowman Chrome Draft.

NEver got any pics with Schmidt - not when he was a hitting instructor, not when he was a manager with the Threshers. Not very fan friendly.

#9 is a boy. Our closer, actually.

I'll scan all of the pix I have autographed soon.

Here's one....

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Yeah, he was just posing near the dugout if I remember.

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Thanks for the pic's- I am going to be in Clearwater at the end of the month and catching 2 games vs Brevard County. Any advice on where to stay, where to eat, get autographs.
Its just going to be me and the wifey on a short vacation to celebrate our 15 year wedding anniversary.

Thanks in advance

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Jeff N. said:

Yeah, the kids - and the parents - all had a really really good time. Fireworks after the game, too, cinched the deal.

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Hey Jeff,

Those were some awesome pics!! I lived in Clearwater for 6 years and recently moved back to the north east. Man, I had some great times in that Stadium throughout the years. Thanks for including the pictures, hopefully I'll be back there sometime soon.

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Exposfan said:

Thanks for the pic's- I am going to be in Clearwater at the end of the month and catching 2 games vs Brevard County. Any advice on where to stay, where to eat, get autographs.
Its just going to be me and the wifey on a short vacation to celebrate our 15 year wedding anniversary.

Thanks in advance

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Any hotel in the area is fine... You should be able to figure out the nice ones. THe stadium is NOT on the beach, so determining what's important to you should lead to your hotel stay. Frankly, if I didn't live here, I'd go to a beach hotel and drive the 10-20 minutes to the stadium.

As to where to eat -- any seafood restaurant is usually good, especially the ones on Clearwater beach (I can direct you to less populated beaches than Clearwater beach). For breakfast, you GOTTA go to LEnny's, which is just a block or two away from the stadium, and Delco's steaks for a Philly cheesesteak (interestingly, I had lunch at Delco's with a Phillie and a player who is now in the Phillies org that was traded for Cliff Lee (from Seattle) at the end of Spring Training a few months ago)...

As for autos -- the players sign quite a bit for kids, and the players all come in from the left field corner and walk down the left field line to the dugout on the third base side. You can buy a ticket and sit almost anywhere; you'll know when the guys are signing, but it'll be between left field and the 3rd base bag. Rarely do they sign between the dugout and home plate.

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ok... promised pix of my kid as he's grown with the Phils... here goes a few more

Most are auto'ed, some are not. No particular order.


Ryan Madson


Scott Mathieson
Carson actually said, "Scott -- in 5 years, you'll be in my living room".



Zack Segovia


Kyle Kendrick


Wes Helms


Chris Roberson


Marlon Byrd

More to come!

Jason Michaels


Michael Bourn


Billy Wagner @ the Tiki Bar in left field.


Aaron Rowand


David Bell


Bobby Abreu


Gavin Floyd (this is one of my favorite pix)

CHase


CHase #2


Cory Lidle (RIP)


Cory Lidle and his son and my son.


Milt Thompson


Abe Nunez


Dom Brown



Pat Burrell

Mike Lieberthal


Ryan Howard

more coming...

Matt Rizzotti


Chris Coste


Aaron Rowand

Denys Baez

Gavin Floyd

JA Happ


Vance Worley

Cole

Cole

I suppose I coulda put them in chronological order... oh well.

Great Pics. I am leaving in 5 hours- with GCL and FSL games, along with 1 Rays vs Reds games I can see 11 games in the 5+ days I am there(weather permitting). Can't wait.

Nice pics! I can't wait until my son is old enough to enjoy baseball.

Also, Denys Baez looks like he either just murdered someone or he really has to poop.