The Athletics cancelled their fantasy camp this January which left the players as free agents and old friend Bill Laskey, whose camp Brett had gone to with the Giants in San Francisco a few years back, stepped in and offered to take any A's refugees at his non-denominational camp. Brett helped recruit three other A's refugees to join him at camp and then they were blessed with Shooty Babitt coming down to coach their mixed team. Brett's team started out well, winning their first six games of the week, only to lose the final game. Brett mostly played third base at camp this year, making quite a few plays, including one charging off-balance throw to get an out at first. He pitched a couple of games, played shortstop, and also spent some time in centerfield where he robbed a loud hit in the right centerfield gap. At the plate, he took a couple of at-bats from the left side which included a single up the middle and a pop out to third. A highlight was scoring from first base on a hit in the gap with Tim Flannery (Giants third base coach during 2010-2014), waiving him home and running to the plate with him.
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A picture with the coaches: Steve Scarsone, Mark Davis, Bill Laskey, Brian Harper, Scott Garrelts
Rob Deer, Shooty Babitt, Joel Youngblood, Brett, Tim Flannery, Mike Felder, Gary Davenport |
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| Solo batting pose picture. |
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| Fielding form. |
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| Bob Brenly was a special guest on Tuesday. |
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| Willie Wilson was a special guest on Wednesday. |
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| Stirring some controversy, Brett wore his Giants jersey for game 3. |
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| Meeting time with all the campers. |
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| Lining a ball up the middle. |
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| Discussing strategy with Bruce before going up to bat. |
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| Robbing a long drive in centerfield. |
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| After a sliding catch in the infield, Brett tries to double up the runner at first. |
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| Backing up Chris at 3rd who made the play. |
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| Tim Flannery gave a concert on Wednesday night with Rob Deer playing harmonica. |
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| It was inevitable that Brett would be brought up in Kangaroo Court... |
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| Putting sunscreen on before the game. |
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| Our mixed team with A's, Giants, Bluejays, and non-denominational others. |
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| Lacing a single to left-center. |
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| Fielding a ball at third and making the throw across the diamond. |
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| Pitching with a battle to win. |
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| Swinging it left-handed. |
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| Scoring from first on a dapper with Tim Flannery waiving him home. |
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| Line drive to center. |
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| Slapping the tag down at third base. |
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| Stealing second base. |
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| Catching a pop up at third. |
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| Rounding third and heading home. |
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| Clutch Joe walked off one of our wins for us. |
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| Coach Steve Scarsone. |
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| Captain Joe H, our reliable first baseman. |
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| Hard hitting Chris Cotone. |
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| Sometimes distracted with job interviews during the week, Dan B. |
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| Fellow valley folk and ROY for camp, Jeff. |
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| Previous A's teammate and champion, Arne. |
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| Had a visit from Gino at camp and got a picture with Shooty before our night out. |
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| A's refugee picture: Gino, Shooty, Arne, Jeff, Brett. |
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| Talking memories of years past with Gino and Arne. |
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| Our catcher and Georgia native, Rich. |
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| The four A's refugees: Brett, Arne, Bruce, and Jeff. Often the anchor of our defense. |
