After the game was over (side note: fastest game I've ever been to -over in less than two hours!!), my friend jokingly suggested we figure out a way to meet the Tigers. A quick search on Google (literally, I just searched "Detroit Tigers," "Hotel," Baltimore") pulled up multiple mentions of the same hotel, and it was less than a mile away. So, we decided it couldn't hurt to go to that hotel's bar, order a drink and see what would happen.
As soon as we got there we knew it was the right place. A very nice hotel, but also there were random people in Tigers jerseys; it seemed obvious they were waiting for something. All of a sudden, the outer perimeter of the hotel was filled with police and security, and a really shabby looking bus pulled up. AND OUT CAME THE DETROIT TIGERS!
Most of them went straight to the hotel elevators, but we got to meet & talk with Brandon Inge, who is an amazing 3rd basement and probably one of the nicest athletes I've ever met. I saw my personal favorite Tiger in the flesh, Alex Avila. While at the bar later, we had a great conversation with their Manager, Jim Leyland. I also saw (but didnt talk to) Gerald Laird, a catcher, and Johnny Damon. We also tried to say hello to their pitcher, Justin Verlander, who was extremely rude and would not even say hi - we werent asking for autographs or even taking pictures, just talked to them all. All and in all, we had a fabulous evening and couldnt believe our luck!
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so sad to hear about Justin Verlander being a jerk. i <3 him! but what an awesome adventure you had!
ReplyDeleteHe introduced himself to the table next to us, so we figured it would be acceptable to just say hello. He just kept walking and ignored us :( We later found out the table next to us was Gerald Laird!
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