Baseball Dreams

This past weekend we ventured over to Antioch where I grew up to see a former LA Dodger/St. Louis Cardinals 2nd baseman.  Aaron Miles - an Antioch High Alumni class of 95 - was doing a meet and greet at the Sports Legends Museum. 

This was right up Daddy and Drew's alley - baseball anything let alone a former LA Dodger.  Since Drew met him as a Dodger on the field this past season, we went to chat it up with him again.

It was pretty awesome - I have to say.  Aaron is a down to earth guy (who also has a 4YO son) and was really taking the time to chat with the fans.  We waited probably about 20-30 minutes and were talking to a few other Antioch Grads and parents of Antioch grads.

Dave of course took the opportunity to chat it up with him about everything baseball.  While I was talking to a local newspaper reporter who wanted to snap Drew's picture - I feel Dave whacking me in the arm to pay attention to him (sometimes I wonder who is the bigger kid).  Turns out he asked Aaron to see his 2006 St. Louis Cardinals World Series ring.  Being a manly man he didn't present his hand like a woman would if you asked to see her ring... instead he asked Dave if he wanted to try it on.  Dave pass up a chance to try on a World Series Ring are you kidding me?!

I think that big cheesy grin  says how excited he was. 

After my husband stopped molesting the ring we took up enough of his time, we ventured into the Sports Museum which was adjacent to the area where he was signing autographs.  It was kind of cool to see everything - including some friends in some sports team photos - but Dave wanted to make sure to pose Drew next to all the accolades for Aaron Miles.

Drew was having fun in there looking at all the trophies!  He kept shouting - "oh look there's another one!"  I meanwhile kept repeating - "stop touching that".

Upstairs at the museum was a little salute to Antioch past - from schools/yearbooks, newspapers, toys and other collections.  It was kind of neat to see for the first time.  Who knew there was so much history?  Dave on the other hand was drooling the entire afternoon after trying on the ring...