Running Down a Dream: Illinois in Pictures
The Gateway Grizzlies had me hit off of one of their pitchers on the field. I went one for three with a line drive to center that would have been a hit in a real game. I also took batting practice on the field.
They passed on me. I got the impression they weren’t too interested to begin with when they told me they already have two first baseman hitting great and a solid outfield.
Here’s my girlfriend Bridget. She’s in the dugout with me.
Me warming up with the Evansville Otters. I’m the one in the blue shirt and gray shorts.
Taking batting practice with the Otters before their game against the Miners.
Taking grounders with the Otters before their game against the Miners.
More batting practice with the Otters.
That’s Otters manager Wayne Krenchicki talking to me during the workout.
I took this during the game between the Otters and the Miners after the workout.
Here’s a picture of Bridget tossing me soft toss before today’s workout in a machine shed on a barn. It’s basically a storage unit for tractors and crops.
Here’s me hitting against a Gateway Grizzlies pitcher. I went 1-for-3.
One of the Gateway coaches telling me that he wasn’t interested in signing me.
