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What a fun night!!

This adventure started at about 4pm, with a phone call from my sort of sister-in-law asking if I would be interested in seeing and hanging with Swish tonight.
He was going to be at the Pepsi plant hanging out, touring the facilities and signing autographs for the workers and their families, which her father just mentioned to her about 5 minutes before...  Crazy!!!! (memo to self, tell members of Pepsi management to keep us informed of player visits)

I was so incredibly excited I couldn't stand it... of course I said YES! then I thought, hmmm maybe I should check with my husband first... he fully supports my baseball obsession, so we were good to go...
Needless to say we couldn't get there fast enough ...

Star-divide

With getting stuff settled at home and traffic on 880 my S-I-L and I hit the road just after 8pm and got there just before he was walking out the door. We had just a few minutes with him, and we chatted up a storm, had a few laughs and even got a chance to see the September A's magazine layout with a feature article about him fighting off the "sophomore slump".  
I have met and chatted with him on previous occasions and this time was no different.  Swish was all smiles, joking and laughing, genuinely having a good time with everyone he met, including us... Woo Hoo!!!!  

This is only one reason I absolutely adore this team, all the players have a great attitude with the fans and seem to enjoy getting out and having fun....
We were able to get a few things signed, we wished him well, and then we walked out of Pepsi and into the parking lot together... We were the last 2 guests there, so before Swish and his group left we were given the new A's magazine, which was also signed and a farewell wink...
What a way to start a long weekend of baseball....  

Lets Go Oakland!!!!

A's Baseball!! Good Times!!!

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Fun!
Swish seems like a genuinely nice guy.  Thanks for sharing.
"VORP? Not a clue what that is. But if it's good, I'll take it!"

-Nick Swisher

by kaweahkaweah on Sep 1, 2006 12:29 AM PDT reply actions  

Wow
Very cool story!
"I'm Tony Montana! You #%$& wit me, you #%$&in' wit da best!"

by BayAreaPlayer on Sep 1, 2006 1:03 AM PDT reply actions  

Girl!!
No Pictures!?! What are you doing to me!?!

Awesome that you got to hang out with him a bit, how fun for you!

"This is the best hug in the major leagues, right here!" - Swisher Pics

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Sep 1, 2006 1:51 AM PDT reply actions  

fixed
"You may have chopped off their legs or drowned them in a bathtub... " ~ Blez

by eamb on Sep 1, 2006 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions  

MUCH less scary now!
They're urban raccoons, and they're not afraid.

by Poppy on Sep 1, 2006 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions  

I swear!!
Everytime I think my mind has finally been cleansed of this image, someone goes and posts it again!
"This is the best hug in the major leagues, right here!" - Swisher Pics

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Sep 1, 2006 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions  

hey there...
I finally got to thank him for the wedding card, it was so funny and his handlers were cracking up and giving him a hard time about what he wrote...I actually think I saw him blush for a second.... haha  it was pretty darn funny..
"If it doesn't work out, call me"-Nick Swisher .............(as signed on my wedding card.) heheheheeee

by rocketgirl on Sep 1, 2006 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

His Handlers??
Do I want to know?
"This is the best hug in the major leagues, right here!" - Swisher Pics

by BobbyCrosbysGirl on Sep 1, 2006 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions  

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