The Braves Caravan

The "Braves Caravan" came to Greenville today and we took the boys to check it out. While they had been hoping for Jason Heyward or Brian McCann, the Braves brought Tommy Hanson, Brooks Conrad, bench coach Carlos Tosca, and a minor league pitcher we'd honestly never heard of (no offense to that guy). Unfortunately, they also brought Homer the Brave (my oldest son is absolutely terrified at costumed mascots). Given Homer's presence, and the fact that we were #236 in line, we decided not to spend the afternoon winding through Academy Sports.

Fortunately, Keri had gone to the restroom and saw Conrad in the hallway along with a couple uniformed officers, and rightfully figured that's where the Braves were going to come in. So we parked ourselves in a shoe aisle where we had a view down the hall, where local media were interviewing the players. While he was waiting his turn, Tommy Hanson spotted our boys and warmly smiled and waved at them, earning him much-coveted Top 5 status in my Braves pantheon. As it turned out, our aisle was the one they would be walking through to get to the autograph tables, and each of the guys high-fived the boys on their way through. That was probably cooler to them than getting them to sign a baseball, and it got us out of there to enjoy a spring-like day.