A's Fanfest 2010

This morning I met my mom out at the Oakland Coliseum parking lot to attend the A's Fanfest. It's my first time attending this *free* event and unlike last weekend's picture perfect weather, it was rather grey and freezing cold. Claire opted out at the last minute to go with Mommy, Will, and Gracie to the Golden Tee's annual Easter Egg Hunt with Katy and Zoe.

When we arrived at the Fanfest we waited in line for about 10-15 minutes for the event to begin. Once inside we made our way to one of the autograph session lines. While waiting for 10:30am to arrive, we bumped into fellow A's fans, Popie, LaVor, and little Dieter. I also snapped a couple of pics of the A's most prominent players the roster this year - Ellis, Cust, Suzuki, and Chavez - who were participating in a Q&A session.

I had four players sign my Official MLB Baseball: Brett Anderson, Fernando Hernandez, Tyson Ross, and Cliff Pennington. Yes, I'm still wondering who they are.

It was cool to see the '72, '73, '74, and '89 World Series trophies on display. I also got to see '89 Series MVP Dave Stewart along with Vida Blue.

And before I left I picked up a Mathletics booklet for all 32 of my fifth graders. We already have tickets as an entire class to the game on Jackie Robinson Night - April 15 - for writing an essay about breaking barriers. When my kids complete these math workbooks, they'll get 2 more tickets. So that was pretty cool.

So here's to a great season, Oakland. I don't expect much, so surprise me!