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Had to share these with my Canadian friends. My DS has been fortunate enough to get the chance to work as a batboy for our AAA baseball team here in Ottawa. "The boy" lives, eats, breathes and sleeps baseball so this is HUGE for him.

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At attention, during the US national anthem.


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Working the "home" dugout with manager John Russell and future Philadelphia catcher Jason Jaramillo.

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Retrieving a foul ball.

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Getting punk'd by a Charlotte Knights coach. He's giving Zak the "keys" to the batters box and telling him to run them over. The batter's box, of course, doesn't require keys (it's an area painted on the field). When he got there, they'd send him back to the Charlotte dugout for more details. This went on for a while before he caught on. Occassionally they'll stick gum on his helmet when he's not looking, or ask him to get the bag with the curve balls in it.

He's having the time of his life!
 
Aww...:hug: Great News! You have every right to be sooo proud:goodvibes

Congrats to your son - he is a cutie :banana:
 
Awww..:goodvibes
That's just wonderful - and the pictures are too:)

Have fun, Dad! How great is it to see your little one doing something so cool, and fun:goodvibes

Enjoy your summer, boys!! LOL!

:sunny:
 

Weren't teh Lynx the AAA affiliate for the Spos when they were still in Montreal?
 
Those are great pictures!! you should be proud!!!
 
Lovely story, we'll look out for Zak next time we're at the Lynx. :goodvibes We had a great day out there last month and said that we'd repeat it, you've just encouraged me to go and look at the schedule. Now, if I could only understand all the rules - this coming from a girl who understands Cricket :rotfl:

NARM
 
What a great time your son is having. If I ever get to a Lynx gaem we will look out for him :)
 
How great for your son! I'm actually quite jealous as when I was a teenager I desparately wanted to be a batboy for the Jays -- even looked into it but couldn't be one because I was a girl!

From the pictures it looks like he's having a great time.

Fiona
 
Thanks everyone for the kind words. :)



Yes, they were.

Now you need to draw him over to the HOCKEY world and maybe get him in as a stick boy for the 67's and then work his way up to the Sens.
 














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