Gonzalez and Bennett are the best!
by Rhyno18 on Apr 15, 2009 6:55 PM EDT
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PrintMy wife and I took my kids to Atlanta for the last few days and went to the game last night. We got to the park before 5 because I've never gotten to a Braves game early enough to watch batting practice myself, and this was my kids first major league game. We walked down into the stands in center and hung out for awhile. Schafer is alot taller in person than he appears on TV. My five year old is standing next to me while I'm watching Boyer and Carlyle throwing when Mike Gonzalez tosses him a ball, and miracle of miracles, he catches it. Five minutes later Jeff Bennett tosses my 10 year old a ball. I have the 2 happiest kids in the world now.
I know there's no really point to this post, but I figured we could use one of these instead of another FUGA thread:)
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Nice!
Odds are you’ll never see that type of behavior out of Kotchman or Anderson.
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by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Apr 15, 2009 6:59 PM EDT reply actions
Well thats because Anderson hates baseball.
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by Falconzfan284 on Apr 18, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
This is baseball-related, so it's totally appropriate
I hope that something like this happens if I ever have kids.
"…aren’t worthy enough to hold his (Pujols) ass cheeks apart while Playboy models wipe him with thousand dollar bills after he craps out the cure to whatever previously-incurable disease." by royhobbs 1/7/09
Thrilling for a kid
It’s always awesome to hear about any player that does something to cause a young Braves fan become an even greater fan.
Great post
This is great stuff to hear. Both players seem approachable on television, it’s nice to know that they’re as astute to understanding gaining fans when they’re young, and that they’re nice people.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
Rhyno18
Just to let you know, i have a friend who works at a radio station in Milledgeville, and she got a press release saying the Klesko would be in town for Arbor Day, to plant a tree.I thought that was pretty funny. I work in M-ville, so i might try to go see him plant a tree. I’m curious to see if he’ll toss the shovel afterwards like he did his bat.
"Ohhhh Shit."-Bobby Cox, 3/28/09
Speaking of Klesko, did you ever see the MLB Network special on the Braves? When they had the “Batting Stance Guy” on there. His impersonation of Klesko cracked me up!
by dunnytwogloves on Apr 16, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ve heard that Bennett and Gonzalez were good guys — thanks for the report! :)
(And I’m glad some jerk grown man didn’t try to wrestle the ball from your kids. I hate it when men do that at the ballpark.)
Not that its me wrestling, but..
Some of those little punks get like 20 balls per session. What you don’t see is everytime they get a ball, they run it up to their folks sitting several rows up with a bookbag full of balls they’ve collected. then they go back down and beg for more balls. Greedy little bastards, i hope they fall over the fence.
"Ohhhh Shit."-Bobby Cox, 3/28/09
I’ve seen the exact scenario you described happen several times. Little punks.
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all.
by Smoltz's Beard on Apr 16, 2009 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder what they do with all of the balls?
As much as we love it, baseball is just a game. Rest In Peace Nick Adenhart.
Who knows
I’ve gotten a few baseballs from BPs and from chirping at players, but all of them kinda sucked, and most were Nationals. I caught a Chipper Jones BP HR one time, and I walked by the dugout, and John Patterson was signing things, so I had him sign the ball for me. Looking back, I think I’m going to scrub the signature off and just keep it as a Chipper Jones HR ball, instead.
I use other ones to play catch with – I gave my friend a ball that Jon Rauch gave me, and I think the one Willy Aybar gave me rolled into a sewer last Easter. I gave a couple after I caught them to kids, and Chad Cordero has given me like three baseballs, which I might still have one left somewhere.
No wonder nobody likes you, Tuttle... everything's a (Pujols) damn debate.
McCann threw me one once when I was sticking up for Willie Harris in San Francisco, that one is in my room o’ sports. I almost caught a Vinny Castilla BP home run ball in San Francisco but somebody actually jumped on my back and took it! Who does that? I caught a foul ball at a Rivercats game and I gave it to the kid next to me.
As much as we love it, baseball is just a game. Rest In Peace Nick Adenhart.
The number of balls I’ve gotten at minor league games and given away to kids is too high to count. And the messed up part is, I don’t want a ball, I go out of my way to avoid them. But, if you go to enough games, they’re bound to find you. The worst was one night in Charlotte I lazily walked to get a ball and couldn’t find a kid to give it to the whole night. I ended up taking it with me to Winston-Salem the next day and giving it to a kid there.
"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
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i have one hit by Chipper in BP, but it was a roller to the warning track. No one saw it but me, and it just sat there for what seemed like an eternity before Chad Paronto finally saw it and walked over. I was just standing over it like a vulture, and i hollered “Chad! Chad!”, and he tossed the ball to me, and i bobbled it, but held on. It sits on my shelf, and for some reason, i felt the need to write “hit by Chipper in BP”. i have no idea why i did that.
"Ohhhh Shit."-Bobby Cox, 3/28/09
Thanks for posting
Braves BP is my favorite part of the ballpark experience. The guys are loosening up and having fun, which makes for good photo ops, and kids love it. Wish I had understood that years ago! Glad to hear about your great time.
yeah the other 96 is that I am too good for everyone else.
Gonzo looks jealous. I think Campy’s stealing his man.
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You've got something there...
They didn’t even go through their routine play fight culminating in Gonzo kicking JJ’s glove. But then again it might be a reaction to this earlier hugfest between Gonzo and Schafer:
yeah the other 96 is that I am too good for everyone else.
I love man hug pics. It’s like, sure, I’m a big brawny pro ballplayer, but I have a sensitive side too, and it likes to hug.
"At least he didn’t nail the bitchy fat girl from Hell's Kitchen."
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Here's the story to that Gonzo hug...
(now that I finally got through uploading some more pictures)
That’s actually Gonzo checking Logan out after they collided chasing a pop up (in BP). I missed getting a shot of the actual impact, just got one of Gonzo rolling over after hitting the ground, and then a few of the guys checking to see if Logan’s ok…
yeah the other 96 is that I am too good for everyone else.
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