Claiborne hold special Arlington memories
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130725&content_id=54724432&vkey=notebook_nyy&c_id=nyy
Folks,
Words can't describe how it felt to see him jog out from the bullpen, take that mound & set the Rangers down in the 7th on Tuesday night! Goosebumps the size of popped corn & tears of utter joy, I could hardly breathe.
May all your boys' dreams come true!
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Absolutely tremendous!!
Thanks very much for sharing all of that.
Amazing! Congratulations.
WOW! Congratulations and thanks for sharing!
Simply...#Awesome! 
I would probably be sobbing frankly. What a wonderful experience! 
Fantastic! I imagine there all sorts of emotions bubbling up. What a great moment for you and your son.
Wow--very special! Congrats to your son and entire family.
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So excited for him and you. My oldest & I had just been talking about him on Wednesday on the way to a game, and I didn't even realize that he had pitched the night before until I saw this. Congratulations Mom!!
Awesome, awesome story. His dad would be proud!!!
Congratulations, I cannot even imagine the joy and memories you must have been feeling. This is a wonderful story. I am happy you shared it with us.
What an amazing feeling it must be for you to see your son realize his dream at the highest level. Great article showing his true character. Congratulations. So happy for you all.
Congratulations!! Awesome!
BaseballMom -
Wonderful, wonderful stuff. I am thrilled for you, your son, and his dad, who is somewhere also smiling.
BaseballMom -
Wonderful, wonderful stuff. I am thrilled for you, your son, and his dad, who is somewhere also smiling.
Yeah, couldn't have said it better... Wow. Congratulations on a dream come true. You must be very proud and I'm so glad you can wear the happy tears.
How cool is that! Wow! Congratulations!!!
Read the article and watched the video!! I can't imagine the excitement and joy you feel!!! Congratulations to your son!
I just saw this absolutely awesome.
Paula,
I was recently in Trenton, lots of really nice stuff said about Preston, and girlfriend.
Hope all is well and you are feeling better.
It seems inadequate, but all I can say is thank you, folks! Thank you for all the support these last 12 years, thank you for the prayers for Preston in '08. You just don't know how much y'all & this site helped Mike & I in the early days/years to navigate the mine fields of select ball, showcasing, & the recruiting process. It is such a blessing to have this community & friendship. Incredible!
Congratulations!!!
Things like this remind me why still I love this game!
Paula,
This is beautiful on so many levels. Hard to imagine that any of the baseball moms who have been around this site for a while could keep a dry eye while reading that ... I know I couldn't!
Congrats to Preston - what a terrific opportunity, and he has just a wonderful approach to "living the dream".
Julie
I was sitting there watching the game and didn't realize who it was for second.........
Way cool!
Congrats on a long, long journey.
So very very cool. Congrats to Preston and all his family and friends who supported him along the way. I'll have to move him off my milb follow list and onto my MLB list!!!!
Oh - and does he have a rookie baseball card yet? I have what may be the weirdest baseball card collection in my office. No one can ever figure out why I have that assortment of players - but it is every HSBBWer that ever made it to the majors....
So wonderful. Wow what emotions!
I just caught this thread, congratulations to your son. I especially like what he said about his dad, your late husband...butterflies, no doubt.
Awesome!!! Congratulations.
So very very cool. Congrats to Preston and all his family and friends who supported him along the way. I'll have to move him off my milb follow list and onto my MLB list!!!!
Oh - and does he have a rookie baseball card yet? I have what may be the weirdest baseball card collection in my office. No one can ever figure out why I have that assortment of players - but it is every HSBBWer that ever made it to the majors....
THAT is a cool collection. would love to know who they are so i can follow them
Great story and thanks for sharing it.
There is no price you can put on something like this.
I'm sure your husband is looking down and proud of what you two did to help your son achieve his dream of playing in the Bigs.
That is great. I watched that game and remembered that story from an interview he did when he was first called up. Must have been incredible for you to watch.
