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Last night, I took my girlfriend Alicia and her 9 yr old son Sean to the Pawtucket Red Sox v. Syracuse Chiefs Triple A baseball game. (Our neighbor and friend, Bill gave us the tickets from his boss) Sean and Alicia are huge RedSox Nation fans. Before the game, Sean got four autographs from Pawtucket players; Lars Anderson, Will Middlebrooks, Royce Ring, and Michael Bowden. We wished them good luck and thanked them all.
After pregame warm-ups, Sean starts waving to Daniel Nava for an autograph, so I spoke up to get his attention. I gestured to Daniel, making a writing motion, to see if he would give Sean an autograph. Daniel takes the ball he warmed up with and tosses it to me, catching me off guard, I catch it, and hand it to Sean. Sean and I thanked him a couple times and wished him good luck! He said no problem and thanks. Daniel went 2 for 4 with a 1b, 2b, sac bunt and 2rbis.
After pregame warm-ups, Sean starts waving to Daniel Nava for an autograph, so I spoke up to get his attention. I gestured to Daniel, making a writing motion, to see if he would give Sean an autograph. Daniel takes the ball he warmed up with and tosses it to me, catching me off guard, I catch it, and hand it to Sean. Sean and I thanked him a couple times and wished him good luck! He said no problem and thanks. Daniel went 2 for 4 with a 1b, 2b, sac bunt and 2rbis.
So, to the 6th with the Pawsox tied at 2-2, Alicia says Sean and I are hungry, let's get ready to go. I said ok, sure. Then Sean says he wants to go to the bounce house behind the right field fence. We go down, toss the ball to see our speeds, he shoots some hoops, and bounced in the house. Sean threw 34mph and I tossed one 64mph. Not bad.
We get back to our seats, it's the top of the 8th. Pawsox rally to get two more runs, 4-2. We are considering leaving but don't because I have a couple raffle tickets. I don't win but we decide to stay until the game ends anyway.
In the top of the 9th Luis Exposito, the Pawsox catcher, hits an opposite field Grand Slam over the right field fence. Sean runs to find the ball. I follow a little behind him and help him find the ball. We had the grand slam ball for a couple minutes!!!
One of the Pawsox relief pitchers climbs over the right field fence and asks us for the ball because it's Exposito's first career GS. So, Sean says sure, no prob. We go back to our seats. The pitcher calls Sean to the bullpen and hands him two baseballs in return for his nice gesture.
Pawsox win 12-4, Sean gets 3 baseballs, and he walked out of the stadium 10 feet tall with a smile from one ear to the other. The whole night was filled with kindness received and kindness returned.
Sean's Daniel Nava ball still has not come out of his catcher's mitt! He slept all night with his mitt, with the ball inside. That my friends is love for the game. What a night of memories for all three of us.
I may have to become a Paw-Boston-Red-Sox fan! Okay, they can be my 3rd team!!!!
Lets go Reds!
I may have to become a Paw-Boston-Red-Sox fan! Okay, they can be my 3rd team!!!!
Lets go Reds!
Thanks all and Cheers from the Cheap Seats.
