So, I had my sister toss me a ball, and I jumped to catch it. We both had a really good time playing catch!Īs we were allowed to roam all over the outfield, there was one picture I really wanted my dad to get. No, I don’t know why she is throwing it underhand. My uncle also came along! He played catch with my dad. I got my baseball cards, then my mom and I headed off to the team store to make a quick purchase, before my sister and I went down onto the field to play catch. My dad showed up with my uncle and grandma around 4:30, then the 4 of us decided to walk around the Marina area a bit, as this was my grandmother’s first time in Stockton.įinally, around 5:10, the gates opened. To give you perspective on where each of those ball landed, the yellow dot is the first ball, the red dot is the 2nd. I continued walking back, when I saw something else. It had to have hit something, but that is still impressive. My guess is that it settled about 450 feet or so from home plate, so clearly, it was hit far. I decided to head over and check out the scene where all the players had gathered.Īs I was walking back to meet up with my mom and sister, something in the water caught my eye. These were the 4 balls I snagged over the course of 30 minutes.īy this time, the Nuts were not out on the field, so I knew they wouldn’t be taking BP. This was probably the farthest I’ve had to run for a ball, it was hit HARD! This is where I was standing, ball in hand. WRONG! Check out this huge gash on the ball, probably from where it bounced on a table or chair that you can see in the above photo.Īs I was admiring the ball, somebody crushed a ball VERY deep, and I took off running towards the Marina. Then, my 3rd ball on the day landed relatively close to the scoreboard. My next ball was hit soon after, almost in the same area.
You can clearly see where that ball hit a green chair before popping in my glove. So, we walked over to the gates and tried to get a different angle.Īround 3:25, this was the scene on the field…īP started around 3:30, and it took about 5 minutes for me to get on the board. We took a lap around the stadium as they were setting up the cage, so I knew there would at least be some BP. My dad, uncle, and grandma decided to drive around downtown Stockton, while my sister, mom, and myself walked around and waited for BP to start. After picking up my grandma and uncle, we overestimated how long it would take us to get to Stockton, and we ended up arriving around 2:45. Since it was a 6:05 game, the gates would be opening at 5:05, so I figured BP would be starting around 3 or 3:30. Since my sister had been unable to go the catch on the field day with me in Modesto, this was something that we both really wanted to do, as it was catch on the field in Stockton! Also, the first 500 fans in got a pack of Ports baseball cards. Prices are cheaper, and in my opinion, it is a lot more fun! Do you know why I love it? Not only is it great for snagging balls, but the atmosphere is amazing.
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