The Central Crew had a few days off to explore Austin, Texas, the state’s capital city. We checked out the University of Texas campus and the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum. After a few days of fun we loaded up the trailer and headed a short ways north the Round Rock, Texas for the Super Series World Series. It was opening ceremonies day so kids and their parents were able to hang out with us at the fanfest all day long.
People of all ages were getting involved in our Tee through the “D” game where players got points for hitting wiffle balls through the big D of the Disney XD banner. Ultimately, age proved more skilled than youth, and a mom won the game and a t-shirt.
The New Era Booth once again drew lots of attention. We played a trivia game and think we had most of the Dodgers team vying to win a hat. Even some of the brothers of players got in on the action.
At the Little League World Series tents we had people of all ages checking out the new 2009 game. The coolest sight of all was watching one young boy take on his grandpa. It was funny to watch as the little guy was teaching grandpa how to use the Wii control.
The wind was blowing pretty hard but that did not prevent kids from testing out the Topps Attax games that we had set up for them. Jeffery stacked his team with all New York Yankees. Of course he won every game he played!
Our fanfest was located right next to the batting cages so kids were constantly taking the new 2010 Slugger bats into the cage and getting a feel for them. I feel bad for the maintenance crew who will probably have to replace the L screens in the cages from all the line drives being hit.
Since it is the 4th of July, the day wouldn’t be complete without seeing some fireworks. We made sure to see them because after all, everyone loves fireworks.
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