April 12, 200719 yr Tomorrow, I'm going to the Catfish (Devil Ray) vs. Asheville Tourists (Rockies) game. Single-A. Any hot shot prospects that I should get autographs of/take pic's of? I'll post pictures after the game.
April 12, 200719 yr Author eh... seems like a boring game lol ya, I know rockies/devil rays. but when the tickets are second row, next to the dugout, and you're only paying $10 a piece..not too bad. Do they have good minor league teams though? are the tourists and catfish any good? hopefully they aren't as bad as their big league teams are.
April 12, 200719 yr Keep an eye on Desmond Jennings. I've never seen him play, but I've heard a lot of good things about him. Supposedly a superior all around athlete with serious wheels. Have fun dude and take some pics
April 12, 200719 yr Author I was referring to the prospects... no real awesome names... I think o ok. Keep an eye on Desmond Jennings. I've never seen him play, but I've heard a lot of good things about him. Supposedly a superior all around athlete with serious wheels. Have fun dude and take some pics ok, I will. thanks.
April 13, 200719 yr ya, I know rockies/devil rays. but when the tickets are second row, next to the dugout, and you're only paying $10 a piece..not too bad. You're paying $10.00 for a Single-A minor league game!?!? Even the second row seats at RDS for a PBCardinals or Hammerheads game are $5.99 if you buy them in advance -- $7.99 if you buy them at the stadium the day of the game. Last season, my son and I were paying $4.00 to get into the stadium and then just sat in the first row right behind the PBCardinals on-deck circle!
April 13, 200719 yr Author I am guessing you are in Asheville? Do you live there? ya, I'm up in Asheville for spring break. Both of my grandparents have houses up here, which we're free to use anytime. My dad used to live up here. It's so cold...
April 13, 200719 yr I went to college in Asheville. My favorite town I have ever been too. I want to move back soon. McCormick Field (where the Tourists play) is wonderful. It's so historic. Babe Ruth used to hit homers there. College students used to be able to get in for $4. Man, I miss it. I'm moving back to Asheville.
April 13, 200719 yr I am guessing you are in Asheville? Do you live there? ya, I'm up in Asheville for spring break. Both of my grandparents have houses up here, which we're free to use anytime. My dad used to live up here. It's so cold... Awesome. I'll be there in a few days .
April 13, 200719 yr Author ya, I know rockies/devil rays. but when the tickets are second row, next to the dugout, and you're only paying $10 a piece..not too bad. You're paying $10.00 for a Single-A minor league game!?!? Even the second row seats at RDS for a PBCardinals or Hammerheads game are $5.99 if you buy them in advance -- $7.99 if you buy them at the stadium the day of the game. Last season, my son and I were paying $4.00 to get into the stadium and then just sat in the first row right behind the PBCardinals on-deck circle! whoa! I'm surprised , I thought the other teams would charge more. I went to college in Asheville. My favorite town I have ever been too. I want to move back soon. McCormick Field (where the Tourists play) is wonderful. It's so historic. Babe Ruth used to hit homers there. yea, Ty Cobb, Ruth, Gehrig, all those guys have played here. Of course a lot of MLB players have too: Pierre, Helton, Hawpe, (I don't remember the rest)
April 14, 200719 yr Author I had a great time. The D-Rays won 8-3. In total I got 19 autographs (16 before game, 3 after). Every single player that I asked to sign, said "Hey buddy, how you doin'?" or some other kind remark (another thing I like about MiLB). The Tourist pitching coach is a guy by the name of Bryan Harvey (ever heard of 'em?). He has cool, I told him I was from florida and was a season ticket holder and all. After the game I got a game used bat from the D-Rays 1B Matt Fields and he also signed a ticket, I got a ticket signed by Desmond Jennings, and a ticket signed by the catcher dude. cool stuff. I also got a baseball that was lying in the dugout. btw, Ramp: Jennings looked impressive, he had a lot of speed. First time he got on he took a ginormous lead and the pitcher threw over 3 times to no avail. He went from 1 to 3 on a single to CF, without even drawing a throw. Solid defensively, only had a couple of balls hit to him. He made one nice grab on the run, over his shoulder. here are the pics; Jenning's with a big lead Jenning's dives back Jennings Jennings going from first to third on a hit. Jennings Joe Mikulik, the manager. If you don't know who he is, search his name on youtube :thumbup A Catfish Pitcher Tourist Pitcher Matt Fields' game-used broken bat http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j228/baseball3698/AshevilleTourists014.jpg the baseball I got http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j228/baseball3698/AshevilleTourists015.jpg autographed program book http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j228/baseball3698/AshevilleTourists016.jpg autographed ticket, on top is catcher-man, middle is Matt Fields, bottom is Desmond Jennings.
April 14, 200719 yr The only thing I know about Jennings is that he was a top 20 prospect in the Appalachian League last year when he played with Princeton.
April 14, 200719 yr He's definitely a talent. Looks like you had a good time, glad you got to see Jennings and take some pics.
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