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Reds Caravan - Eyewitness Muncie & Indy

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The Muncie event was fantastic.  The local ESPN radio crew (1340AM) was there broadcasting a half hour Q&A session with the fans before autographs started.

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Someone asked about Bedard.  Krivsky turned around and looked at someone behind him, and several members of the "crew" laughed.  Marty said they had 5 bucks on whether there would be a Bedard question or not.  He said, of course, that it's not happening.  Baltimore wants a King's Ransom.

Marty talked for awhile and told a couple of stories about Joe Nuxhall, though he said most of their off-air conversations were "not fit for a mixed crowd".

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They gave away lots of swag, and people from cincinnatiUSA.com seemed to like snapping pictures of my son.  They took 4 of them throughout the day, and handed me a card with a web address to download them later.

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BP signing my boy's hat

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Gapper irritating the heck out of him

Phillips and Browning took the bulk of the questions.  When asked about locker room comedians, Phillips said the person who cracks him up the most is David Weathers.  He said he's always pulling pranks, and most people don't like them, but they crack him up.  Also "gotta give props to Dunner".  Browning said that aside from himself, Rijo and Luis Quinones were the clowns of his time.

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Some lady from Chicago won the opening day tickets.

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The Indy event wasn't good.  Champps was at capacity, and too many people were there just trying to have a meal.  There was no Q&A, and very little opportunity for photos.  

Of course the only reason I went was to pull this off:

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Browning was the most amused.  "Can't get enough, huh?" he says.

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sounds like the muncie event rocked the louisville one's ass
Marty may have a shirt on, but Billy Beane just ripped his off and is squeezing his nipples. - Brendan's ukkah

by boobs on Jan 27, 2008 6:25 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

it was in Muncie?
Cool... I lived there the first 2 years of my life...
Reds: WS Champs 2008... and every year after...

by crolfer on Jan 27, 2008 7:42 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

thanks for sharing your pics.
i didn't go to either lima or west carrollton, both about the same distance from me.  the thought of the crowds scared me.  i couldn't find my giant browning baseball card in time anyway.  if anyone else went, it'd be good to hear about.

glad to hear the muncie one was good.  

by Daedalus on Jan 27, 2008 10:54 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Indy vs. Louisville
I went to the caravan stops in Indy and Louisville and although Champps in Indy was really crowded the situation in Louisville was much worse. The organization and layout of the whole event was terrible was terrible at the Louisville Slugger Museum/Factory and there were a lot of autograph hounds there just wanting to get things signed to sale in their card shops or on e-bay.

by Deaner on Jan 29, 2008 10:55 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

All of these pictorals are nice BUT
Why no pictures of Gapper?
"Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein

by Madville on Jan 29, 2008 11:45 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Here you go
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Jan 29, 2008 6:27 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

This gives new meaning to 'taking a whiz'
"Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital." - Aaron Levenstein

by Madville on Jan 30, 2008 3:23 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

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