The Central Crew is starting to get acclimated with the hot Texas sun, but we still felt the heat when we showed up to Wagon Wheel Park in Coppell, TX. Tons of parents saw our Player of the Year inflatable and nominated their kid to win the award on the MLB Network. Time will only tell if this years player of the year will come from the great state of Texas.
Over at the Topps Attax booth we had some true battles for bragging rights. Twin brothers Joseph and Jacob played each other numerous times. As they were leaving they were begging their mom to stop at the store so they could pick up a starter pack and game board.
Kids at the Disney booth were pumped up about Zeke and Luther. They saw the first few episodes and loved it and were happy to get stickers and postcards with Zeke and Luther on them.
We did a skills test at the LLWS game. Pitching, hitting, and running were all tested. Wendall ended up proving he was the best all around player and we rewarded him with a Nintendo DS game.
Over at New Era, everyone wanted a cool Baseball Youth Road Trip hat. We played some trivia games and let a few people go home happy with some new headwear as well. They felt like the Central Crew once they had on the tour staff hats!
The 2010 Slugger bats were a big hit (no pun intended) for all of the players. Kids couldn’t decide which one to use because they were all so awesome. We told them why not try out them all!!
We head to Austin, TX in the morning to get ready for some more baseball tournaments. Check back to baseballyouth.com for more info.