We went to Surprise to see the Giants play the Texas Rangers today. The parking is free--the only park in the Cactus League that doesn't charge! The Kansas City Royals minor leaguers were practicing on their back fields with some interesting equipment.
We needed tickets and were approached in the parking lot by an older gentlemen who wanted to sell us tickets. He said that they were front row behind the dugout and that he was a season ticket holder. We were skeptical (the tickets said "Row D"), but he seemed sincere, so we sprang for the tickets at face value. They were right behind the giants dugout, right where the players go down the steps--the prime place for autographs! Will Clark emerged from the player tunnel and signed my mini-bat. I have pursued that autograph for 20 years!! He also threw me a ball that had been fouled off by Fred Lewis at the end of the fifth inning.
There were only about 4,500 people in the stadium, so nearly all of the Giants willingly signed. Aaron Rowand, Buster Posey, Bruce Bochy, Fred Lewis, John Bowker, Eugenio Velez, and more. We saw Omar Vizquel chatting with some of the Giants prior to the game. Seeing him in blue was a little disconcerting, but he seemed to be the same smiling Omar...
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