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First off, 10 years ago today, MLB resumed play after 9/11. I thought that was interesting that I was at an MLB game 10 years later.
Alrighty...
So, there were some small highlights, and some giant highlights. The Twins self destructed, but I got to see Perk play for the first time (that I know of). He went 1-2-3 in his inning with 1 K. That guy has an arm. I was trying to graph some Twins, and he and Nathan were 5-10 feet in front of me, behind the foul line on the right field side. Either Nathan said something to Perk, or Perk said "watch this" and he grabbed a ball and chucked it at the bullpen on the opposite end of the field :shock: (not out of anger, everyone was really laid back today). He didn't sign though, but I am not surprised.
Chris Parmalee debuted 11 days ago, and hit career #1 home run today, going 372 feet to right field. We had printout stubs but I found a real stub sticking out of a promo calender after the game. I plan to have it signed.
After the game, there was a 19th Century base-ball demonstration. One inning per, but it was cool.
Now for the big stuff. Part of the reason we chose this game was to see Jim Thome. Despite chants in the bottom of the ninth, he did not play, but he did show a lot of class. Before the game, he did warm-ups by himself. This consisted of him running along the outfield wall from left to right. There weren't too many fans in the park at that time, but they would cheer as he passed and he would wave to them or say something to them. He did this 3 times. After he was done running, he started signing
:shock:
Guess who the person last in line was?
I forgot to prep the Sharpie beforehand, but that's okay. It's still a nice sig. Not a cheap one. He talked to just about everyone in line. I ended up calling my dad after he signed :lol:
I could have gotten Perez, but I was talking to the guy in line next to me and I didn't get him.
I did get Ubaldo, but the scorecard is out in the car that I got him on, so pic early tomorrow morning.
Alrighty...
So, there were some small highlights, and some giant highlights. The Twins self destructed, but I got to see Perk play for the first time (that I know of). He went 1-2-3 in his inning with 1 K. That guy has an arm. I was trying to graph some Twins, and he and Nathan were 5-10 feet in front of me, behind the foul line on the right field side. Either Nathan said something to Perk, or Perk said "watch this" and he grabbed a ball and chucked it at the bullpen on the opposite end of the field :shock: (not out of anger, everyone was really laid back today). He didn't sign though, but I am not surprised.
Chris Parmalee debuted 11 days ago, and hit career #1 home run today, going 372 feet to right field. We had printout stubs but I found a real stub sticking out of a promo calender after the game. I plan to have it signed.
After the game, there was a 19th Century base-ball demonstration. One inning per, but it was cool.
Now for the big stuff. Part of the reason we chose this game was to see Jim Thome. Despite chants in the bottom of the ninth, he did not play, but he did show a lot of class. Before the game, he did warm-ups by himself. This consisted of him running along the outfield wall from left to right. There weren't too many fans in the park at that time, but they would cheer as he passed and he would wave to them or say something to them. He did this 3 times. After he was done running, he started signing
:shock: Guess who the person last in line was?
I forgot to prep the Sharpie beforehand, but that's okay. It's still a nice sig. Not a cheap one. He talked to just about everyone in line. I ended up calling my dad after he signed :lol:
I could have gotten Perez, but I was talking to the guy in line next to me and I didn't get him.
I did get Ubaldo, but the scorecard is out in the car that I got him on, so pic early tomorrow morning.
