My Rockies have been making things very interesting lately.  A few days ago, they beat the Giants in 14 innings after Spilly hit a walk off grand slam and last night, they beat the Dodgers in 10 innings.  It's starting to feel like Rocktober around here. 

I've been doing my best to be a good big brother.  My little sister Stacy is pretty neat.  I decided to take her to her first baseball game earlier this month.  Here's a picture of her. 

I didn't take it personally that she decided to sleep through most of the game.  She sleeps almost as much as my kitty Sydney.  I went ahead and enjoyed the game.

The weather has been perfect lately and we all kicked back to enjoy a beautiful sunset.

The Pirates didn't put up much of a fight and the Rockies breezed to an 8-0 victory. 

I didn't want to miss any of the game and saved my sleeping for the ride home. 

Last week, we got lucky and our friend Shawn gave us his tickets to see the Giants.  He's got great seats down the first base line.  They are up nice and close.  I could even hear Todd Helton when he was on the field. 

Baseball and animal crackers.  Life is good. 

I gave Stacy my hat, but I think it might be a little big.  At least she managed to stay awake for part of the game.   

The Rockies really made this a fun one.  They rallied from being behind 6-1 to winning the game 14-11.  It was awesome!  Things are crazy around here right now.  The Rockies are playing great baseball and really making these games fun to watch.  I hope to catch another game in a few days, so stay tuned. 

I also want to wish Mom a Happy Birthday!  She's the best! 

It seems that the older I get, the busier I get.  My days are filling up with all kinds of things that I never imagined.  I like staying busy, but it does keep me from posting as much as I'd like.

Anyway, my cousin Robert came out from North Carolina to visit me a few weeks ago.  We went to the mountains, played in the batting cages and I took him to his first ever Major Leauge Baseball game!  He had been to several minor league games, but no big leauge games.  His team back home is the Durham Bulls.  Here we are hanging out.

We got tickets to see the Rockies take on the Atlanta Braves.  Here's the view from our seats.  We got to watch a beautiful sunset on a perfect night at the park.  Dad was acting kind of weird during the game.  See he's got Tommy Hanson and Brain McCann on his fantasy baseball team, so he was cheering for them, but we're obviously all big Rockies fans...  I kept him in line and made sure he was rooting for the good guys.  I was nice enough to take a picture though for him.  Here's Tommy Hanson pitching and Brian McCann catching.  It was a great game, that went all the way to the end.  The Rockies were able to pull out a 1 run victory and I went home happy.  I even managed to get a ball for Robert. In other news, Mom and Dad brought home a little sister for me.  Everybody meet Stacy!   

In case you couldn't tell, she's really cute.  She spends most of her free time eating, sleeping and going to the bathroom, so I'm trying to find her some hobbies that will give her something else to occupy her time.  I'll let you know how it goes. 

I've been making out pretty good so far.  I got to sleep over at Gran C and Pappy's for a few nights and Grandma Goodrich came to town for a visit.  I was completely spoiled.  It was great.   I think I've talked everyone into taking me to a baseball game tomorrow.  Mom, Dad, Stacy and I are going to head down to catch a Sky Sox game with Gran C and Pappy.  I can't wait.  Hope to see you soon! 

I've been pretty quiet on my blog lately.  But that doesn't mean I've stopped cheering for my Rockies or watching baseball.  This summer has kept me busy so far and I don't see my schedule slowing down any time soon. 

Anyway, a few weeks ago, I caught a few games when the Tampa Bay Rays came to town.  One night, was a guy's night out, with Dad and our buddy Ned.  Here's some shots of David Price warming up in the bullpen.  He's on Dad's fantasy baseball team, so I figured I'd snap a few pics for him. 

On the other side of the wall, I also got to see Aaron Cook warm up.

We sat in the outfield eating hot dogs and argued over who to cheer for.  My Rockies beat up on David Price and got the win.  

On the next afternoon, we headed back to the stadium for another game.  This time, we made sure to take Mom with us.  Dad actually won a pair of tickets from work and we got to sit in the fancy club level at the stadium.  It was our first time seeing a game from this part of the park.  

The Rockies had Ubaldo Jimenez on the mound.  Mom was rooting for the Rockies, but she has Evan Longoria on her fantasy baseball team, so she was secretly cheering for him.  Fantasy baseball can really get you mixed up on who to root for.    Don't worry, I straightened her out and convinced her to cheer for the good guys. And of course, they won!  My guys have been doing great lately.  I just hope we can keep it up and catch those pesky Dodgers. 

My cousin Robert is in town for the next few days.  He flew all the way out from North Carolina.   I love having him stay with us.  He's funny and I like playing with him.  He was lucky enough to recently visit the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.  He even brought me back a nice, new hat.

Today, we headed up to Rocky Mountain National Park. We're taking him with us to the ballpark later this week.  We'll see the Rockies take on the Braves.  I can't wait.  Talk to you soon! 

Back in Spring Training, Mom and Dad took some great pictures for my blog.  I decided to print a few out on Pappy's fancy computer and see if I could get them signed.  Last week, I got one back from White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle. 

He's off to another great season with a 6-1 record and a 2.77 ERA.  I was pumped to get my picture returned!

Dad and I went to see the Rockies vs. Astros last Thursday, but I don't have any pictures.  We grabbed Mom's camera, but didn't realize the battery wasn't in it.  So, we just went, had fun, ate ballpark food and hung with our buddy Steve.  The Rockies lost again...  They are really struggling right now.  I hope they can turn it around soon. 

I've got some more mail to share with you.  This time I got a letter from Mr. Duke Snider.  He doesn't play anymore.  Mr. Snider is actually in the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.  Here's what I got. The Rockies have been on the road for a while and just got back in town last week.  Dad had some friends in town and they went to see the Rockies vs. Dodgers last weekend.  I hope to make it back to the stadium soon.  I'm overdue and I think the guys might be able to use my help.

Just wanted to give a quick congrats to Gary Sheffield, who hit his 500th home run last week with the New York Mets.  He's been stuck on 499 since last season and we got to see him hit #500 on the MLB Network.  Check out our ball.

You've probably noticed that my Rockies are off to a slow start.  They haven't been playing well at all...  It's early and I still have faith, but it can be tough to watch at times.  I just watched Franklin Morales give up back-to-back home runs to the nasty Diamondbacks.  I really don't like those guys. 

This road trip has been too long.  Come back to Coors Field guys! 

The 2009 season has officially begun.  The Rockies played their home opener against the Phillies on Friday.  We weren't able to get tickets for Opening Day, but I did snag 4 tickets to see the Rockies vs. Phillies on Saturday. 

It felt good to be back at Coors Field.  Here's Mom and I hanging out before the game. I chowed down on Dad's Super Dog and settled in for the game.  It wasn't long before Tulo hit a bomb into the pond out in centerfield.  The Phillies had all of their heavy hitters in the lineup and quickly mounted a comeback.  Here's SS JImmy Rollins.   

 Here's Chase Utley at bat. He was followed by Ryan Howard.  The Rockies brought in newly aquired Jason Hammel for some relief pitching.  He had a tough outing and gave up a few runs.  Hopefully he was just having some jitters about his first start in a Rockies uniform.

The Rockies just couldn't hold on and wound up losing 8-4.  Oh well.  It still felt pretty good to be back at the ballpark. 

Here's me and the Grans. The Rockies are on the road for the next 10 days, but are back home at the end of the month to take on the Dodgers and the Padres.  Keep an eye out and maybe you'll see me at the park.      

I figured I'd share some more pics from my Florida vacation.  Dad got up early a few times to visit the Rays sping training facility down the street from us.  Here's some shots he took.

They had four fields with minor league teams practicing on each one. 

One day Dad watched a 5-inning game between the AAA team.  The pitchers were fighting for the 5th starting spot in the Rays rotation and BJ Upton was playing centerfield. 

Here's BJ getting ready to run some sprints.

I gave Dad a baseball to get signed by David Price, but Dad didn't see him at the practice fields.  Oh well.  Dad did manage to get a few balls at batting practice for me to play with.  

Check out these alligators that lived in a pond near Grandma and Grandpa's place.  I wasn't allowed to go anywhere near the pond, but Dad let me look at the pictures. 

Mom took me to dip my feet in the ocean for the first time. 

The water was cold and I didn't want to stay in for very long.  I think I'll stick to the pool.  I called Grandma over to get me out.   Just me and Dad hangin' out.

I watched the boats go by and tried to talk to this stork in the picture.  I gave him my address and e-mail to make sure he didn't get lost when he delivers the new baby.  I'll see you in a few months buddy.

Here's Mom and I with Grandma and Grandpa.

Our trip was over way too soon, but eventually we had to head home.  It was a whole lot of fun and I hope we can do it again next spring. 

Hope everyone enjoyed Opening Day.  My Rockies suffered a loss yesterday, but I'm hoping we can pull out a win tonight against those pesky Diamondbacks.

The Colorado home opener is on Friday.  I'll be at the stadium on Saturday to see my guys take on the world champion Phillies.  Hope to see you there! 

So we're back from Florida and I'm way overdue with a post.  Our trip was great!  We snuck out of Denver just hours before a major snow storm blew through.  Dad seemed pretty relieved to get out of town.  He said he didn't want to take a week off of work and get stuck in the airport. 

We flew into Tampa, got our ride and headed down to see Grandma and Grandpa Goodrich down in Port Charlotte.  I did a whole lot while we were down there, so I decided to split my trip into two posts.  The first one is going to be from the game we went too.  The second will be about the rest of my trip.  Sound OK? 

Here we go.  Dad managed to pick up four tickets to see the Rays vs. Reds.  The Rays Renegade gave us some advice and told us to get there early so we wouldn't get stuck in traffic.  Here's a shot of the stadium as we pulled in.

When we got inside, we were greeted by this guy.  He wanted me to try his "buffalo wings".  I explained to him that buffalo's don't fly and don't even have wings.  I think he was just confused.  It was probably from the humidity.   

Dad and I headed down the right field line to watch batting practice. 

The place was already packed, but we still managed to get a decent spot along the wall.

I talked one of the Reds players into tossing up a ball for me.  After batting practice was over, we headed down the fence to get a better spot for autographs.  Andy Sonnanstine came over to us and signed my baseball.  He was super nice and signed for everybody that wanted an autograph.   

We called out to Dusty Baker as he was walking by and he also stopped to sign an autograph for us.  Dad was pretty excited to meet him.

Evan Longoria signed for about 10 people next to us, but we couldn't get his attention.  Dad wanted to get Scott Kazmir to sign his jersey, but he must have had the day off.  We didn't see him anywhere. 

Eventually, we made our way up to our seats and got ready for the game.  Here's a shot of the first pitch. 

That's Willy Taveras leading off.  I still don't know how I feel about seeing him in a Reds uniform.  He evenutally got on base, but got picked off.

Here's Evan Longoria facing Edinson Volquez. 

Just me.  Livin' the good life.

Dad and I wandered off to do a little exploring.  We came across the popular tiki hut out in centerfield. 

Not a bad seat in the house.  This is the view from the tiki hut.

We worked our way around the boardwalk and watched the players warm up in the bullpen. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Akinori Iwamura taking a strike.

Joey Votto looked sharp and hit a home run during the game. 

Look out Brandon Phillips! 

I hung out with Mom and Grandma during the 7th inning snooze. 

The Rays lost, but we all had a great time.  The Rays have a beautiful ballpark in Port Charlotte.  The weather was perfect and I managed to get another baseball and a few autographs.  Just a great day!

So stay tuned.  I'll go through the rest of Mom's pictures and make a post about the rest of our week in Florida.  

Opening Day is only a few days away!  On TV tonight, we watched the Cubs vs. Yankees in the new Yankee Stadium.  Right now, I'm fighting off sleep, trying to stay awake for the Rockies vs. Mariners exhibition game.  I think sleep will win. 

Hope you enjoyed our pictures.  Until next time, good night!  

So I'm heading to Florida this week.  Mom, Dad and I are going to visit Grandma and Grandpa Goodrich.  They got a place in Port Charlotte for the winter.  Not only will I get super spoiled, but I get to see another spring training game.  This time I grabbed some seats for the last Rays home game.  They're taking on the Reds.  

I'll be sure to take lots of pics and fill you in when I get back. 

The championship game of the WBC is tonight.  Unfortunately, Team USA was eliminated last night.  It's down to Korea and Japan.  I don't have a favorite, I'm just hoping for a good game. 

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