At the end of last month, the Reds caravan came to our area. Robert has his first day of baseball hitting camp for the year and couldn't attend, so I took him to camp and Andrew took the younger two to the festivities. They had gone two years ago but hadn't realized that in order to be guaranteed autographs you pretty much need to be there 90 minutes before it even begins. This year Marty Brenneman and Brandon Phillips were both going to be there. Marty Brenneman is the Reds announcer and has been since the early 1970's...basically my entire life, and certainly every summer that I can actually remember. Todd Benzinger was also there. He caught the last out of the 1990 World Series where Cincinnati swept Oakland. I can still see in my head him making the catch and leaping into the air as the celebration began! Catherine and Thomas absolutely had a blast and loved every minute.
We also took the kids out to a really nice restaurant in Cincinnati this past weekend. The (original) Montgomery Inn has so much sports memorabilia and I loved watching the kids' faces light up as they got see some amazing things. One of the Gold Gloves won by Buddy Bell had been given to this restaurant, along with baseballs signed by players from all over the county from almost every era (even Ted Williams!) There was the "Reds room" where there is a poster of the 1976 World Series champion Reds team, and every one in the poster signed it. I love that my kids appreciate the history of the game as much as I do!
With all of this, we are pretty sure that our vacation this year is going to include a stop at Cooperstown for the Hall of Fame. I can't wait to share that with my kids!
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