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VoltageEJ · 01-14-2004, 11:23 PM

Well, a little while after I'd told everyone the news and settled over a little bit of my shock, I decided to check out who else got drafted by Tampa and may likely be my teammates. Hmm. Well, I already knew they picked up 3rd Baseman Miguel Vega. I figure a little competition could be good. I figured he'd be one of the first people I talked to. I'd rather have a friendly competition than a bitter rivalry. Let's see..Shortstop Robert Bigger in the third round..he seems to be the underdog to the Rays other star prospect at A, BJ Upton. Catcher Ramon Lopez in the fourth. He seems to be another Underdog. Pitcher Aaron Jensen. He's supposed to turn out to be a pretty decent pitcher. Then there's Jo Jo Reyes. He's supposed to be an above average pitcher..still a little raw, though. Hunh. Wow. SS Robert Valido jumped up to AA ahead of Upton and Bigger. Jeff Flaig, ANOTHER Third baseman..sheesh. Mark Micheal, a pitcher. And Cleo Perez, a promising middle reliever. Hmm.

So, after looking into my potential teammates, I get another call, telling me about my affiliate club, however it's NOT from the owner, but instead from my new manager.

"Hi, is this Zack? This is Mako Oliveras. I'm your manager with the Bakersfield Blaze."

Pause. Bakersfield? Oh, talk about too good to be true.."Uh..yep. That's me. Are you telling me I'm playing for a team in Bakersfield?"

"That's right. Any problem with that?"

"Uh..no..The opposite, actually. I live in Bakersfield, already, with my family."

"Well, convenient. Looks like you don't have to find a place to stay. So, kid..here's how it goes. I'll give you the directions to camp and the stadium, but right now it looks like I'm going to have you batting second and playing 3rd. We have our first game tomorrow, so I'll see you there. *Clik*"

Well damn. Another interesting surprise. I quickly tell my family the news and go to check out who I'm playing with..and who I have to go up against in the organization. There's Vega with me in A, of course. Then I've got Flaig and Cantu in AA. Three guys in AAA by the names of Gonzalez, Rolls and Truby...and Jared Sandberg with the parent team. This ought to be...interesting to get to the bigs, to say the least.

01-14-2004, 11:23 PM	#3
VoltageEJ Minors (Single A) Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 66	Well, a little while after I'd told everyone the news and settled over a little bit of my shock, I decided to check out who else got drafted by Tampa and may likely be my teammates. Hmm. Well, I already knew they picked up 3rd Baseman Miguel Vega. I figure a little competition could be good. I figured he'd be one of the first people I talked to. I'd rather have a friendly competition than a bitter rivalry. Let's see..Shortstop Robert Bigger in the third round..he seems to be the underdog to the Rays other star prospect at A, BJ Upton. Catcher Ramon Lopez in the fourth. He seems to be another Underdog. Pitcher Aaron Jensen. He's supposed to turn out to be a pretty decent pitcher. Then there's Jo Jo Reyes. He's supposed to be an above average pitcher..still a little raw, though. Hunh. Wow. SS Robert Valido jumped up to AA ahead of Upton and Bigger. Jeff Flaig, ANOTHER Third baseman..sheesh. Mark Micheal, a pitcher. And Cleo Perez, a promising middle reliever. Hmm. So, after looking into my potential teammates, I get another call, telling me about my affiliate club, however it's NOT from the owner, but instead from my new manager. "Hi, is this Zack? This is Mako Oliveras. I'm your manager with the Bakersfield Blaze." Pause. Bakersfield? Oh, talk about too good to be true.."Uh..yep. That's me. Are you telling me I'm playing for a team in Bakersfield?" "That's right. Any problem with that?" "Uh..no..The opposite, actually. I live in Bakersfield, already, with my family." "Well, convenient. Looks like you don't have to find a place to stay. So, kid..here's how it goes. I'll give you the directions to camp and the stadium, but right now it looks like I'm going to have you batting second and playing 3rd. We have our first game tomorrow, so I'll see you there. Clik" Well damn. Another interesting surprise. I quickly tell my family the news and go to check out who I'm playing with..and who I have to go up against in the organization. There's Vega with me in A, of course. Then I've got Flaig and Cantu in AA. Three guys in AAA by the names of Gonzalez, Rolls and Truby...and Jared Sandberg with the parent team. This ought to be...interesting to get to the bigs, to say the least.