Nothing quite puts winter to bed than the final weeks of spring training, and the opening crack of the bat.  Scott and I made out trip to Florida this week to see the Braves in action.  It looks like we’re going to struggle some, with so many pitchers on the injured list.

Even though the game was well fought, but sluggish,  we enjoyed our day at the ball park.  And I just happened to snag an autograph from Craig Kimbrell as he was leaving the practice field prior to the game.  He’s such a humble seeming young man.  But, on the field, he’s a dynamo.  Yep, there he is, signing my baseball!

We rounded out our week in the Sunshine state with a trip to Marineland and a pass through St. Augustine especially to get some fresh seafood for dinner.  It was excellent.  Wish I could bring that fresh taste of shrimp home with me to savor at a later time.

The weather was excellent, although we both got a sunburn at the game, even with sunscreen applied liberally.  I’m afraid my feet looked diseased, with the tan line of my flip flops.  Guess I’ll just have to sit at the next game barefooted to even out the lines.

And we have our tickets for our first regular season game, so ‘Let’s Go Braves!”