I saw a short note on Yahoo Sports the other day about the next temporary home of the Portland Beavers. They are moving to Tucson, Arizona, at least for the 2011 season. Ultimately, the plan is for the Beavers to be located in Escondido, in Northern San Diego County.
The San Diego Padres Triple AAA team was booted from Portland due to the renovation of PGE Park for soccer and the lack of political will in the Portland area to develop a suitable stadium. Portland should have tried harder to keep a Triple A baseball team in the region.
Earlier this summer, our family went to a couple of Beavers games. Our youngest son (nine at the time) has become a huge baseball fan. From collecting baseball cards, getting Beaver player autographs, watching Major League games on TV (plus a Mariners trip), playing Little League, etc... he can't get enough baseball.
At the first Beavers game, Ben got three foul balls; he even gave one to an younger kid. In hundreds of baseball games, both major (13 years as a Rockies or Mariners season ticket holder) and minor league, I have never gotten a foul ball or a home run. He got three in one day - yes, he was stoked. It was fun to see his enthusiasm.
He also got to play catch on the field before both games with two Beaver players, get their autographs on a baseball, pluck some outfield turf(the plastic kind) and grab some warning track dirt. After the game he was able to run the bases too. He also got to watch Mike Baxter, who he played catch with, play in September as a San Diego Padre.
The Beavers leaving town is going to make this childhood memory unavailable for many other kids (and their parents) to experience. What a shame.
Here is some of his tangible memories from the two Beaver's games. The more important memories are the moments we shared together and the feelings he experienced.
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