We reported at 8am this morning and were welcomed to a brand new and outstanding facility. Our uniforms were all hung in our lockers and I was fortunate enough to be placed next to Joe Oliver from the Reds in the '90's. This morning was a series of "try outs" as they put us through a series drills in preparation to the draft. I did some catching, then outfield work, infield work and then hitting. It all went very well for me and in fact after ripping a hard line drive to the gap in left center the coaches behind the back stop said "that's the kind of hitting that will get you drafted by me!"
After a break for lunch in the clubhouse, the draft results were announced. I was drafted by team 5 run by Jack Billingham, Jim Maloney and Mark Cooper. We played our first game at 2pm and won 6-3. I caught the whole game and even still feel great! I went 0-2 with a walk but it's only the first game. Tomorrow is the first doubleheader so I hope I feel as good after tomorrow!
We were able to take a tour of the entire new clubhouse facility and I have included some pictures of the place. All the pros are saying that they never had such a nice place in their careers. It really has all the extras and the staff here is outstanding and taking great care of us.
Tonight dinner is on our own so everyone is heading out to various places. Hopefully I will get a better night sleep tonight. Last night I was like a little kid and couldn't sleep. I was so keyed up for today! Let's play two tomorrow!
