Sunday, October 9, 2011

2011 "Love Notes": Outfielders

At the end of 2008, I wrote an end of the year wrap-up on each player in the organization. 2009 was skipped, and last year I decided to write “love notes” instead of a semi-objective wrap up for each player. A few people have wondered if I’m doing the same this year – why not? So here are short little notes to the boys, from one of their biggest fans. Ya know. :)

Names taken from baseball-reference.com, hope I didn’t miss anyone...

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#14
Dear Marteeeeen,

Staph sucks. I know – ask the scar on my jaw. Next year will be better. Thanks for making two of my friends so happy by throwing them baseballs.

Love,
Lauren

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#13
Dear Nate,

I really did enjoy the return of your Pittsburgh hair this season. Hope you heal up well and return to form next year.

Love,
Lauren

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#22
Dear JHey,

Sitting in right field so often this year, it was so fun to watch you interact with the fans. You made so many people cheer!

Love,
Lauren

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#20
Dear Ske,

If I had worn a He-Man shirt at one of the BP experience days, would you have come over and said hi then? Probably not, still. Oh well. I enjoyed your sound bites on Braves Live, especially when you called yourself a big teddy bear (in spite of looking “scary”).

Love,
Lauren

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#24
Dear Mike,

Your infusion of speed in our team got a lot of us excited to watch every game. Also, at the Moylo Show thing? You looked like you probably smelled the best of everyone downstairs.

Love,
Lauren

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#1
Hey Jordan,

I did not appreciate paying for parking at the CNN Center to get you to sign an awesome picture I took of you, only to find out you left 2/3 of the way through your autograph session. Not cool. (Not even gonna talk about anything else.)

Hmm.
Lauren

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#17
Dear ConSTANza!

Loved watching you run (always), loved watching how awesome you were with the kids at Family Field Day. You can stay. :)

Love,
Lauren

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#4
Dear Joe,

I hope you heard our “GO JOE!” GI Joe cheers earlier this year. I was truly sad when you left the big club.

Love,
Lauren

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#17
Dear Tiny Matt Young,

You’re still taller than I am. :)

Love,
Lauren

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#23
Dear MattE!

There are no words for how excited I am that one of my favorite former Braves came back so soon. I love how hard you play the game. Next year: goatee. Yes? Yes.

Love,
Lauren

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#4
Dear Antoan,

Socks UP + speed = I’m a fan. Hope to see you in Atlanta again soon!

Love,
Lauren

2 comments:

CABravesFan said...

Dear Marteen-

Don't care where you play. As long as you are a Brave. Don't be so hard on yourself.

Dear Jason-

I'm not worried. We all know how good you are. Get your shoulder healthy!! We need you for the next 15 years

Dear Ske-

I love you and your awesome tattoos.

Dear Michael-

Please stay.

Dear MattE-

Soooooo happy you are back! Everything about you makes me happy. (Also- please don't listen to Lauren about the goatee. You would look like The Evil Twin from any number of Star Trek episodes. We like Good MattE, not Evil MattE!)

Lauren T. said...

"Evil MattE" - speak for yourself! >:)>