St Louis Weekend Sweep (now with Pics)

by Dale Murphy for HOF on Sep 14, 2009 12:49 PM EDT

Hi guys! Long time lurker, first time poster! Love the site...

I thought I would give a report on my trip from Kansas to St Louis for the weekend series against the Cardinals.

Game 1 (Friday)

Jair Jurrjens was incredible! Pujols held 0 for 4, tremendous shutout. Soriano was a little shaky, but he got the job done.

Game 2 (Saturday)

Huddy hit better than he pitched, but still kept the Cards in check. Franklin imploded.

As for some personal interactions, Derek Lowe signed for me before the game, as did Vladimir Nunez. Tommy Hanson stayed in the dugout after BP to sign for about 50-75 people. Tremendously polite and cool about the whole process. Frank Wren was hanging out before the game behind the dugout. Got to meet him and see the Marlins World Series ring on his right hand. Told him we need another one with Braves on it!

After the game, I waited outside for the team to walk across the street to their hotel (The Westin, in case you were curious). I met Buddy Carlysle's parents in from Omaha - he's doing well from his new diagnosis of diabetes, according to them. He came out and was really nice as well. Boone Logan walked by with a leggy girl - wouldn't give me the time of day. Matt Diaz signed as he walked - except for the guy who couldn't pronounce his name right (Word of advice - at least know the name of the player you want an auto from). Glenn Hubbard, Terry Pendleton, Chino Cadahia all signed as well. Bobby took a golf cart over to the hotel, as did Tommy Hanson, sharing one with Kris Medlen.

Finally, we got to see Boog, who signed and took pictures.

Sunday (Game 3)

Ready for the sweep! Tommy Hanson still signed for another 25-30 minutes - what a great guy. Vasquez was dominant, causing all the Cardinal fans around me to talk about how they came to see a Cy Young performance (Carpenter) - but just not from a Braves pitcher! Despite no Chipper or Brian, we had a dominant 3rd inning.

Overall, since I live in Kansas and never get to see the Braves live anymore, it was a tremendous opportunity. Also, perhaps best, I got to take my 2 year old son to his first Braves game!

I'll post pictures in the next few days if you guys want them...

Thanks for letting me blog a little on this great site....

Cole

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Pictures are required by law on this site. Withholding pictures from a game or Braves event is a bannable offense.

"Matt Diaz is a baseball player."-Joe Simpson

by 10-4 on Sep 14, 2009 12:58 PM EDT reply actions

Pics are nice

but narratives are superb. Thanks for sharing this.

Mat Gamel is way too cool for double consonants.

by VivaLosBravos on Sep 14, 2009 2:44 PM EDT reply actions

Welcome Cole!

Glad to see you posting with us.
Your narrative was fun to read, thanks for taking the time to share.
Photos would only be a bonus- can’t wait to see them if you do.

by NCChopper on Sep 14, 2009 3:30 PM EDT reply actions

Edited to add: I see you’re FanPosting links to your photos on Facebook. I’m sure they’re great, but as a non-Facebooker not visible for me.

by NCChopper on Sep 14, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Great pics man. You’re my hero for meeting Boog!

"Matt Diaz is a baseball player."-Joe Simpson

by 10-4 on Sep 14, 2009 3:59 PM EDT reply actions

lol. Go Boog!

(self-appointed President of Yunel's Cartel~~~)
"The future is no place to place your better days." - Dave Matthews ~ RIP Roi

by Chief Noc-A-Homa on Sep 14, 2009 4:41 PM EDT reply actions

Help

Anybody want to help me figure out how to post my pics for you?

by Dale Murphy for HOF on Sep 14, 2009 4:44 PM EDT reply actions

there are a couple of different options. When you are making a post there are some little icons on the right hand side of the screen. The very first one is images. From there you have the option to upload from your hard drive or (my preferred option) loading them to a website like Photobucket and then copying the link into the URL slot. Your call.

by yondaime4 on Sep 14, 2009 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Great!

Thanks for sharing your experiences.

by Lizziebeth on Sep 14, 2009 7:01 PM EDT reply actions

Pics on Photobucket

Hope these work for everyone….

http://s450.photobucket.com/albums/qq224/mdic2md/?albumview=grid

by Dale Murphy for HOF on Sep 14, 2009 8:28 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Excellent! Worked just fine.

Thanks for taking the extra time to share your great photos with those of us who don’t use Facebook.

Your photo with Boog = awesome.

by NCChopper on Sep 15, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions

Great shots! It’s always fun to see another perspective, since I’ve only seen them in person here at home. As Pujols is my witness, I will get to some other parks someday. But in the meantime, much appreciation to you for sharing your piece of the baseball world.

by Lizziebeth on Sep 15, 2009 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions

A Talking Chop girl-trip should be planned!

"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti

by sddbaker on Sep 15, 2009 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions