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A Brandon McCarthy poster at Coliseum BART |
Last Saturday, I went out to the yard with the kiddos to see the A's take on the Padres. Instead of complaining about how about bad O.Co Coliseum is like I did in last blog about going to the game. I am going to write about having fun at the ballpark. We got there early (right when the gates opened) and I was able to roam around and have fun. There not many people there, so I had a lot of fun.
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The view as you walk in 90 minutes before the game |
One of the cool things was that the A's pitchers were doing there work and I got into a discussion with the A's reliever Grant Balfour about Australian Rules Football. That was pretty cool. I am a Melbourne Demons fan and found out that he is a Sydney Swans backer. Also found out that he more of an Australian Rugby League guy since his dad played for them.
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The A's Grant Balfour |
But it was cool watching how hard the pitchers work in between starts.
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Travis Blackley doing some throwing |
And getting there early, I was able to take pics of the players as they were doing there work before the game. I am not really into autographs, but more into taking pics of the players. Guess that is just me.
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Tommy Milone signing some autographs |
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A's pitcher Jim Miller signing for a kid |
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A's pitcher Jordan Norberto heading back to the clubhouse |
Even got a few Padres pitchers doing some work:
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Bullpen coach Darrel Akerfelds over seeing a pitcher |
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Padres Bullpen Coach Darrel Akerfelds |
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Padres Bullpen Coach Jimmy Jones |
Padres bullpen coach Jimmy Jones was cool. I told him that I remembered him as a player and he laughed and called me a seemhead.
But getting to the park early is pretty cool. It is something that I enjoying doing.
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