2012 Atlanta Braves Fantasy Camp - Day 2

by Dave_D on Jan 25, 2012 6:17 PM EST

After not hardly getting any sleep Tuesday night, we had to get up bright and early to make the 6:30 AM shuttle over to the field to get ready. After arriving at the field we made our way to the Braves Clubhouse and located our locker. Here's a shot of one side of the clubhouse:

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After finding my locker, I got to take in seeing my name and number on an official Atlanta Braves Jersey (both batting practice blue and home white).

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We checked to make sure our uniforms fit and got dressed in the batting practice blues. We went out and stretched and did 2 hours of skills assessment on various fields for different stations. There was an outfield station with Mike Bielecki and Pete Smith where we took grounders and fly balls and working on hitting the cutoff man. There was an infield station with Zane Smith and Greg Olsen where we participated in PFP (Pitchers Fielding Practice), grounders at both shortstop and second base. There was a hitting station where Marquis Grissom or Sid Bream tossed you pitches underhand from about 10 feet away and you got to hit them out onto the field while under the cage at home plate. There was a catching station where Javy Lopez and Eddie Perez taught us the fine art of catching and we got to simulate throwing down to 2nd to gun down a runner while being timed. There was a pitching station with Charlie Leibrandt, Brad Clontz and Marvin Freeman taught us how to pitch and let us pitch off the mound.

After the skills assessment we went back to the locker room for lunch. After lunch Greg McMichael announced the teams and where we would be playing our afternoon games. So we headed off for Field #5 (the location of my game) and got warmed up again for the game. I was on Marvin Freeman's and Eddie Perez's team and played 3B. We ended up losing the game 10-9 after Marvin Freeman brought himself in to pitch (due to all the walks and we were running out of time). He got into a battle with 2 outs with one batter and ordered everyone to leave the field. He then promptly gave up a long shot to center for an inside the park home run that ended the game. It was an interesting end to the day to say the least. We then hit the showers/headed back to the hotel and we're about to head out to dinner with our coaches tonight.

I'm a little sore after being on my feet and doing baseball activities all day, but I'm ready for our double header tomorrow, that's for sure. Here are some more shots of Champions stadium that I took with my phone.