Later in the month, Brett had the opportunity to play another game at the Oakland Coliseum, now named Rickey Henderson Field. Joy and the boys along with Grammy and Poppy came to watch the A's battle the Mariners at a 12:45pm game, which was followed by the game Brett got to play in shortly afterward. Brett was dubbed the starting pitcher for his team, so he wanted to warm up on the bullpen mound (check another experience off). Well that didn't go as well as he had hoped--chasing the first two wild pitches that got past the catcher into the left field corner. He completed two innings of work, usually they only let you throw one, but Brett threw a lot of strikes, so he was asked to pitch another inning. Then he got to play shortstop and leftfield in the final two innings. Up to bat, he singled in the first, walked in the second, and tripled down the left field line in his final at-bat. Great to perform in front of his family!
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| How sweet it is to have your wife in the stands! |
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| Sharing a moment after the game with his boys. |
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| The biggest and LOUDEST cheering section with Grammy and Poppy and their horn. |
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| Getting our team assignments and talk before the game. |
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| After getting to third, examining the possibilities of whether he should have gone home. |
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| Charging the ball in front. |
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| Manning the spot held by Campaneris, Weiss, Tejada, Crosby, and Semien: SS. |
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| Up to bat against his former teammate, Bruce F. |
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| Pitching on the mound that Hunter, Fingers, Stewart, Moore, and Eckersley have. |
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| Warming up on Rickey Henderson Field. |
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| Alright, how are we going to beat these guys? |
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| Heading for the third base dugout to get ready for the game. |
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| Brett, after changing into his uniform, watched the final inning from the centerfield skybox. |
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| Yummy food obtained before the game started. |
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| Brett delivers a pitch. |
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| Taking his spot in the right handed batters box that has been occupied by McGwire, Canseco, Lansford, Rudi, Steinbach. |
