See you in Reno

That is great news!!

Awesome news!!!! Good luck to him with the new team!

Good luck to him CD!

All the best

Reno is a fun place to play and great weather...congratulations!!

Congratulations, CD. I just watched a AAA game in Reno a few weeks ago. The field is fairly new.. it's a nice venue. Reno is a fun place, a nice town.. hope you get a chance to go there to watch your son play.

Very exciting! Congratulations!

Congratulations CD!

CD,

Congrats to Tyler and your family. Heard about the trade and just had the chance to check out where he ended up. A long time friend lives fairly near there so I'll have to tell him to go catch a game.

Tyler might want to adjust to the altitude before he tries stealing

Good luck to him - I'm sure the Rays will miss him...

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Originally posted by CanyonsMom:
Reno is a fun place to play and great weather...congratulations!!

Not to mention the 4,400' elevation. Not quite a mile high, but closer than Montgomery. Hit it high and watch it fly. 9% humidity right now.

Reno is hard to beat. Sunny 85% of the time, 90+ summers but it actually cools down at night. Big enough to have everything you want but small enough to have soul. Plenty of things to do, not just the casinos, and its proximity to Lake Tahoe, mountains, fishing, hiking.. great place.

I'd love my son to someday play against the Reno Aces.

Awesome news CD!!!

One step away! Congrats!

So happy for you, CD! Congrats! AAA will be fun! Need to buy some suits or at least dress slacks for those plane rides. Enjoy!

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Originally posted by TxMom:
So happy for you, CD! Congrats! AAA will be fun! Need to buy some suits or at least dress slacks for those plane rides. Enjoy!

Lois - a pleasant surprise to hear from you indeed!

I am so grateful for the response that has been generated here from everyone. Baseball will make you supersticious and I am probably more supersticious than anyone with respect to baseball. It is a fickle sport. When things are going good, I swear my feet don't touch the ground. There have been times however when I am not sure if there is any more base hits left in the tank and when the next one is coming frankly.

I don't want to sound greedy or ungracious but the goal is one level higher. We are thrilled with the break he has received but still fighting, clawing, and scratching for that elusive goal that may or may not come. Its been years in the making and just maybe, maybe he'll be fortunate enough to hear his name called one more time.

CD, I remember you posting a long time ago asking why your son's name wasn't called (in the draft). Look how far he's come. He's in AAA because of one reason, he's good enough to be in the show.

When that call comes, and I'm frankly sure it will, you can write a book about the emotions that come with baseball. I've noticed one common trait exists amongst parents and players at the higher levels: tenacity.

Good luck, and when that call comes can you forward it?

Congrats CD!! Another step closer!! Looks like the team will be out in my neck of the woods this weekend. I'll be following for sure!!