Post Camp
Here are the Gulls, 7th place finisher of the Red Sox 2008 Fantasy camp. Click on the image to see it full size.
From Left to right:
Manager Rich Gale- serious, talented, good shape, good man.
Jeff Adams- scrappy, good hitter, good fielder, good guy.
Rich Swierad- good first baseman, good hitter, good guy.
Craig Winterfeldt- good hitter, good defense, quiet, good guy.
Tim Cyr- firey good guy, solid defense, good hitter, leg troubles.
Gordon Walsh- quiet, good hustle, good guy.
Ken "Mercury" Miller- hyper, funny, generous, good pitcher and hitter, groins.
Woody Starr- killer hand-eye coordination, 18 time attendee, knows baseball.
Joe Fuller- good 1st baseman, lousy pitcher, decent hitter, slow (quads).
Patrick Foley- awesome ss, great hitter, good guy, modest.
Bill Finn- quiet but funny, great fielder, good hitter, fast, right glute.
Gary Belt- fun at night, caught a ton, encouraged all, good guy.
Ken Mondzak- great shape, great 3rd baseman, gun arm, good hitter, good guy.
Dale Toce- gazelle, great fielder, good hitter, smiling all the time, good guy.
UL Washington- generous with time, still got skills, good to campers, good guy.
I ended up batting 9 for 24 or .375. I had a blast hanging out with pro players and regular guys who love the game as much or more than I do. If there is a next time, it will be after a change in regimen that includes more sprinting. But all in all, the phyiscal side was fine. I have a much better appreciation for those that excel and last at this game. The field is so big. Hitting a guy trying to get you out is so hard. Playing day after day beats up your body so much. Pitching it over the plate is so hard- much less pitching it to specific spots over the plate. Cal Ripkin and any catcher are now higher on my list of heroes. I am sure I have new lifelong friends and my appreciation for the Red Sox and the Red Sox organization has grown immensely. Thanks to all the people who made this happen. It was a fantastic fantasy come true.
I hope to see you all at the reunion at Fenway in August. Bring spouses! My wife Karen wants to meet you!
Joe, nice job on the blog. I enjoyed reading it and reliving the week. Still sore but getting better. Looking forward to seeing you in August. My wife is planning to come and would like to meet everyone. Maybe we can all get together for dinner on Saturday or Sunday. Rick
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Joe,
Great job on documenting the week and the fun we had. It was a pleasure forming the new friendship with you and all of the other great guys we met. The Pro's treated us with respect even though we would never be at their level when it comes to baseball talent and knowledge. I look forward to seeing everyone on Aug.4th at Fenway. The Redsox have my wife's email address, so to email me please use mhaber@hvc.rr.com.
The camp was definitely a fantasy come true.
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Hi -
I'm Mike Haber's wife, Kristin. I just wanted to thank you for the great job documenting your time at fantasy camp. His sister, Pat found the site and then forwarded to the rest of the family. Then we let his friends know and many of them read it too. I especially enjoyed the photos of Mike at ******'s! I look forward to meeting you in August.
Kristin
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Joe - What an incredible experience, I am so jealous. That is awesome that you personally got a hit against the pros and your team scored a run. A great write up as well, I really appreciate you documenting all the detail that you did. I think you sold me on doing this when the time is right, tell the Sox you want a referral fee!
Go Sox!
- "DIDX" Mark from Denver
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Joe-
Nice blog! You were fantastic. It was a great pleasure playing ball with all of you. I really enjoyed myself. I must go put some more ice on my weak/old body now...See you in August.
Dale Toce
(46 years old-not 30's---sheesh)
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