I don't particularly like baseball. Cousin Kevin, try to refrain from calling and yelling at me. Read the whole blog first.
Well, times are changing, thanks to the Salem-Keizer (Oregon) Volcanoes.
Oh, and my super-star relative, Baby Cousin.
So Baby Cousin was drafted last year right out of high school by the San Francisco Giants. It was super exciting for the family....he's our first pro-athlete.
I never watched it growing up as a kid on tv. My school had a team, but no one really went to the games. Even now, for me, it's just something that is on ESPN when I'm running at the gym to fill the horrible gap between the end of March Madness and the start of college football season. To me, America's favorit pastime should be college football. Hands down. I realize this probably comes as a shock to no one.
Well, times are changing, thanks to the Salem-Keizer (Oregon) Volcanoes.
Oh, and my super-star relative, Baby Cousin.
Who is really not a baby anymore!
So Baby Cousin was drafted last year right out of high school by the San Francisco Giants. It was super exciting for the family....he's our first pro-athlete.
During the draft we were all glued to our tvs and computer screens. When he was chosen, I was sitting in bar review class, in the back row, with one earphone in listening to the draft while Epstein drawned on and on about Contracts. When they said Baby Cousin's name, I slammed down my pen and ran out into the hall to get on the phone. I never did understand the contracts material I was supposed to learn that day. Thank goodness I didn't fail the bar!
Anyway, last week was Baby Cousin's first minor league exhibition game. He started as pitcher for the Volcanoes. He pithced for 5 innings. I'm excited to report that he had 8 strike-outs and didn't give up a single hit! That's right--he's a super-star! Here's a picture of him at the game.
Anyway, last week was Baby Cousin's first minor league exhibition game. He started as pitcher for the Volcanoes. He pithced for 5 innings. I'm excited to report that he had 8 strike-outs and didn't give up a single hit! That's right--he's a super-star! Here's a picture of him at the game.
So fair warning for my non-sports enthusiast followers. You and I will probably both be learning a lot about baseball in the future. Keep following the blog....I have no doubt that one day down the road, I'll be blogging about watching him pitch for the Giants at AT&T Park! You can bet I'll be in the stands.
We are talking about America's favorite past time and all.
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