Today was the day...
As in the day we finally remembered we wanted to get to a Phillies practice before it was over. It was close, we got there around Noon. Lucky for us, they were still practicing and there were a bunch of people in Phillies garb watching. Such a cool experience to be around people who also dig the Phillies.
Faith had her shirt and hat on and was ready to ask for an autograph. Her first one signature was Larry Bowa!!
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| Larry Bowa's signature. |
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| Jimmy Rollins signing Faith's hat. |
All the players were pretty cool. Even if they weren't signing, they'd chat with the little old ladies, kids, whoever.
One particularly cool thing was Ben Revere, holding a kids hand and talking to him through the fence on a break. I don't know if they knew each other but Ben Revere seemed to know just how to talk to the young man, while the mom signed in ASL and the boy tried to communicate with him. He must have spent about 10 minutes with this kid, asking him "I'm trying to do a good job for you...am I doing alright out there? Are you having a good time?" Such a sweet moment.
If you've never been to the training facility next to Brighthouse Stadium to watch the Phillies practice, you're missing out. With four full-sized fields, meeting in the center with a clubhouse, netted bleachers, concessions and just really friendly people, it was worth the 30 minute drive. Free parking and free entry made it an awesome affordable day!
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| This was the farthest they were...slide practice. |
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| Dave was a happy guy! |
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