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Reds Caravan

redscaravanFlorence Mall-Florence, KY:  Do to work, I wasn’t able to make to the Red Caravan down in Louisville, so we decided to make the trip to Florence to see the grand finale’ of the event.  There was a pretty good crowd already when we got there, but found a place to relax.  Brian was able to exert some energy in the kids play area, while Lily and Trevor took time to explore the mall for a bit.  The first Reds representatives on hand were the mascots.  Of course, it was imperative that Brian got to meet them all and get pictures.  He already saw Mr. Redlegs at a game, so here are some of him with Rosie Red and Gapper, and Mr. Red, himself:

32487087392_2aea29d1a7_z32556392866_d4797fcaec_bAbout 11:00 a.m.  the players arrived.  On hand included minor league players:  Blake Trahan, Sal Romano, Chris Okey, and Shed Long.  Reds alumni:  Eric Davis, Tom Browning, Chris Welsh, Jeff Brantley, Corky Miller, and Dmitri Young.  Current Reds:  Tim Adleman, Tucker Barnhart, Scott Schebler, and Drew Storen.  Reds manager Bryan Price was also there, as well as GM Dick Williams, and President & CEO Bob Castellini.  The Q&A portion was fun for the adults, but the kids didn’t show much interest.  When the players finally came down to interact with the fans, thing got a little more fun.

32517710071_76120364fe_z32599585516_978b6e2ac5_zTo be honest, we didn’t even stand in line to meet the major league players.  The line was much too long, and not worth it yet for Brian, as he doesn’t really know the players yet, anyway.  We’re more of a minor league family, anyway, so we met those guys first.  As you would expect, they were all very nice and happy to sign Brian’s Reds baseball.  They offered cool photos with them and the alumni against a green screen, and have the Great American Ballpark in the background when printed out.  I was more happy to meet the alumni, especially Eric Davis, who I watch play for both the Reds and the Tigers when I was much younger.  They wouldn’t let us get autographs from the alumni, but they did do a nice job of moving things along to keep the line moving.  This was a fun experience, and as much as I’m looking forward to this upcoming season, I look forward to this event next year.

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The San Diego Chicken

Louisville Bats vs. Columbus Clippers (International League)

28745350901_2755c1ec51_zLouisville Slugger Field-Louisville, KY:  I know nobody is reading this post  because they care about the game, or to look at my game photos, so I’ll mostly just show the greatest mascot of all time, the Famous San Diego Chicken.  That being said, it was another hot and sunny day here in the ‘Ville, so we bought seats up in the shaded portion of the stadium.  As we were in the shade, though, and it being so sunny, I didn’t even get the field to show up in our selfie below (but you can see that Brian did have his Chicken and Buddy plushies ready for action).  I did get a good shot of the field once the game started, though.

28784291546_8dee1e982d_z28198549314_a9146c4004_zOk, more of the Famous Chicken!  He puts on a fantastic show, and if you’ve never had the pleasure of seeing him perform, I highly recommend it.  He’s had many years to perfect his craft, and does some of the greatest skits I’ve seen at the ballpark.  Some of them have the umpires and players involved, also, and it’s so much fun.  I think the fact that Ted Giannoulas has played the one and only Chicken since 1979, adds to the aura of one of the first, and the greatest, mascot in history.  Every time he’s on the field, he has the fans attention at all times.  You just never know what this guy will do next.

28791798736_467ecf5256_z28538867970_7990410cb7_z28746488191_40b010c0a5_z28821990775_66ed90e6e8_zOk, there was a ballgame going on through all this, so I will give a short re-cap.  It was a pitchers duel for sure, but we did see some great defensive plays throughout the game, also.  The Bats took a 1-0 lead in the third, when Jose Peraza base hit scored Juan Perez.  Unfortunately in the eighth inning, Peraza’s throwing error allowed the Clippers to tie the game. On the hill for Louisville, right-hander Tim Adleman pitched seven innings, allowing six hits and striking out a season high eight batters.  Into the 10th inning, Kyle Waldrop made one of those amazing defensive plays when he slammed himself into the wall making an amazing catch with two-outs to save the game.  Also in the 10th, Peraza would find himself up to bat once again, and he atoned for his error with an infield base hit to score Perez for the walk-off win.  J.J. Hoover earned the victory only giving up one hit and striking out two.  FINAL in 10:  Bats 2, Clippers 1.

28718366442_7aeda3a570_z28208686973_f60abe7459_z28746746841_950261ca73_zEven with the Chicken in the house, we still have much love for Buddy Bat!

Brian and Buddy Bat

Brian and Buddy Bat

And the Chicken was awesome, he met with his fans and signed autographs for free! I got Brian a photo to have signed, and the Chicken even signed his plushie. As most mascots seem to be mute, the Chicken was more than happy to chat with his fans.  I told him that I was a big fan, as I used to watch The Baseball Bunch every Saturday morning as a kid.  He was great with Brian, and we got a couple of nice photos with him.  A great day, a great ballgame, and another reason to feel blessed and lucky.

28784300446_6fe06ef8b2_zHere are a couple of videos of the Famous San Diego Chicken and his antics.  Brian filmed the first part of this one, but he did his best:

Another short one:

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