Anyone a host family for a minor league player?

[moxacaine]

The Potomac Nationals are looking for host families and im going to email them and get more details about it. I think it would be a cool experience.

Anyone ever host a player before?

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news ... p&sid=t436

 

[Mudcatsfan]

Not myself personally, but i heard there's a new feature film opening this week about that situation. IT's called SUGAR and is about a kid from the Dominican that gets signed and goes to play ball in like Low A Iowa and has to get used to american life and living with a host family.

Maybe it can help you with research? Good luck!

 

[moxacaine]

Not myself personally, but i heard there's a new feature film opening this week about that situation. IT's called SUGAR and is about a kid from the Dominican that gets signed and goes to play ball in like Low A Iowa and has to get used to american life and living with a host family.

Maybe it can help you with research? Good luck!

Thanks, ill have to check it out.

 

[moxacaine]

I got a quick reply to my inquiry.

Im going to get put on the list to host two players. Hopefully it works out.

 

[imac220]

No, but we might be hosting a Harrisburg Senator next year when my sister goes off to college

 

[tramers]

local team is doing same thing . sadly all my houses are occupied or need some remodeling

 

[Benson]

The baseball scenes were filmed at John O'Donnell Stadium in Davenport, IA. When they filmed the River Bandits were still the Swing, so they just used the Swing's unis.

The trailer for the movie is up on Youtube.

 

[moxacaine]

I just got told im 5th on the list and the likelyhood that i get a player to start the season is unlikely. How awesome would it be if i got someone like Destin Hood who gets called up to HiA part way through the season.

 

[ryanhoward06]

Wow, that's pretty neat.

I think I'm too far away from any team, but I would definitely be interested.

 

[Pine Tar]

I did not do this I wanted to but the local team said I lived to far away.
We are about a 15 minute ride to the stadium. I did ask to do it again this season
and I got the same response. I was even willing to let the player use my car. But they still
said no.
I do know someone that does this and they have blast doing it. Because he gets is yard mowed
and the player does the dishes and even cleans the bathrooms. I kid you not they are to be given
chores to do while they stay with you. My friend even gets tickets to all the homes games as well.

 

[TheDailyProspect]

I was hosted by two families....vastly different experiences.

One family was very very old and it was creepy living in their smelly basement

Second was a lady who has been on HGTV a couple of times who was a single mother of two who liked her vicatin and vodka and would walk around at night with no pants or underwear on and check to make sure the cat could sleep in mine and my roomates room...

I probably wouldn't be the best person to ask

 

[sabresfreak]

One of my former teachers from high school has some relatives that are a host family. I think it was for the Peoria Chiefs (A) Cubs affiliate.

 

[moxacaine]

I did not do this I wanted to but the local team said I lived to far away.
We are about a 15 minute ride to the stadium. I did ask to do it again this season
and I got the same response. I was even willing to let the player use my car. But they still
said no.
I do know someone that does this and they have blast doing it. Because he gets is yard mowed
and the player does the dishes and even cleans the bathrooms. I kid you not they are to be given
chores to do while they stay with you. My friend even gets tickets to all the homes games as well.

Thats funny because i live 50 minutes from the stadium. However everyone around here commutes pretty far so its not a big deal. They told me there is another host family near where i live.

 

[Pine Tar]

I did not do this I wanted to but the local team said I lived to far away.
We are about a 15 minute ride to the stadium. I did ask to do it again this season
and I got the same response. I was even willing to let the player use my car. But they still
said no.
I do know someone that does this and they have blast doing it. Because he gets is yard mowed
and the player does the dishes and even cleans the bathrooms. I kid you not they are to be given
chores to do while they stay with you. My friend even gets tickets to all the homes games as well.

Thats funny because i live 50 minutes from the stadium. However everyone around here commutes pretty far so its not a big deal. They told me there is another host family near where i live.

I thought the seem thing and I still would do it anytime. I think I need to go to them and see what it is they really need.
My brother has a big house and lives like 10 minutes from the stadium on the same street. I would if he thought about
doing this.