Baseball Is Just Around the Corner.......

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Originally Posted by Wakeuр

Back in college we used to go every year, not so much now. Went to Cardinals Legends Camp in 1998 though...

For baseball fans, especially those who have been baseball players in the past, it's an awesome experience for anybody to spend a week with your favorite team. Back then it was $3,100 for the week, you got put up in a beautiful hotel and got to spend 5 days training and playing actual games with other fans and then against a full legends team. You get actual uniforms, but you provide your other gear.

Can you imagine getting to take a fastball from John Tudor, or having Vince Coleman teach you how to steal a base?

They normally run during the winter, and while they're expensive, I think the 2011 package for the Cardinals runs $4,500 plus your travel expenses, for former ball players who love their teams, it's a must do event once in your life. Most major teams have them, commonly called a Fantasy Camp. You get all kinds of skill levels, but mostly non-ball players, so there's nothing to be embarrassed about if you have no skill, it's an awesome time, we had a 72 year old right fielder!

It's definitely something I want to do, now that I'm old enough.

[R.M.]

Originally Posted by bbkid

Reese, I do too. I knew Ken personally, as well as his professional career. He was a cool guy. And, had one of the strongest throwing arms that this old man has ever had the pleasure of seeing.

Wow lucky man.

[bbkid]

Originally Posted by Diomidis

To rip off a Christmas song, it's the most wonderful time of the year...

Yes, it is indeed, Diomidis.

Originally Posted by Wakeuр

Back in college we used to go every year, not so much now. Went to Cardinals Legends Camp in 1998 though...

For baseball fans, especially those who have been baseball players in the past, it's an awesome experience for anybody to spend a week with your favorite team. Back then it was $3,100 for the week, you got put up in a beautiful hotel and got to spend 5 days training and playing actual games with other fans and then against a full legends team. You get actual uniforms, but you provide your other gear.

Can you imagine getting to take a fastball from John Tudor, or having Vince Coleman teach you how to steal a base?

They normally run during the winter, and while they're expensive, I think the 2011 package for the Cardinals runs $4,500 plus your travel expenses, for former ball players who love their teams, it's a must do event once in your life. Most major teams have them, commonly called a Fantasy Camp. You get all kinds of skill levels, but mostly non-ball players, so there's nothing to be embarrassed about if you have no skill, it's an awesome time, we had a 72 year old right fielder!

Fantasy Camps are an absolute BOMB!!! I've done the Astros camp twice and it was the time-of-my-life!!! Being in camp with a bunch of ex-Astros and alot of us wanna-be guys is just too cool. Lots of stories to share but one was me getting drilled in the ribs by Joe Sambito. Man, it worried the crap out of him the rest of the camp. He kept asking, "man, you ok".
Any of you guys who have the urge (and money), I recommend trying it. It's an experience you will never forget.

Originally Posted by boardman

One of very few third basemen that could toy with a hitter running to 1st.

LOL - yeah, he could. And DID!!!

Originally Posted by Eccie Addict

I met Ken C. several times in person. He had a street rod shop about 3
miles from where I live and I ended up working with one the guys that worked on his car.

Damn EA. The hot rods is how I got to know him, too. Without giving up too much info for fear of outing myself, remember his '63????

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[Jusanotherdude]

Yeah, it should be a fun year..... just like bbkid said, it has been a long time since we were able to watch a buncha kids grow up right before our very eyes....... better the the patch jobs of the past 4 or so years in trying to fool us into thinking we had a chance......... its always a lot more fun watching guys trying to keep the jersey on their backs thats for sure........

Lee at first base is an option.... if we can put him there to showcase anything in hopes of moving him somehow or someway..... but Wallace needs the ABs for sure...... Lee for Mike Young is a bad move IMHO..... you are trading one bad contract for another bad contract with an extra year..... neither guy is anywhere near an asset in the field and both are pretty clutch hitters...... but younger faster is the goal right now.........

More interested to see some of the mid-season callups and see what kind of arms we have in the system...... but I imagine it will be another 2 years or so before we have any real semblance of a "stockpile" of any sort.......... but we're finally getting there........

Have fun out there bbkid! Always fun being that close to all the action, thats for sure.....


JaD