{"id":19551,"date":"2025-08-25T08:38:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T12:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?p=19551"},"modified":"2025-08-01T09:16:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T13:16:03","slug":"the-cooperstown-experience-game-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/the-cooperstown-experience-game-time\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cooperstown Experience – Game Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After the initial move in and ceremonies<\/a>, it was game time – 6 games, in fact, over 4 days. They started strong with a W and then had an up and down battle with an unforgettable ending. As they were winding down in their last game, coach gave the three kids who hadn’t yet pitched a chance to get an out. With his teammates cheering him on, C – who was more used to being behind the plate as backstop – struck out a kid swinging in three pitches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Catching his 1st 6 innings game 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Celebrating his teammate’s HR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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After his 1st hit (we think)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Catching in blue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Catching in red<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Knocking in some runs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cheering a teammate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hi from second<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Total concentration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Keeping his pitchers calm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Caught 28\/33 innings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Swing!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cheering on C’s pitching warm up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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On the mound<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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3 pitches, 3 strikes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The smile when you strike someone out swinging<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Last base touched was 3rd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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C’s cheering section<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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After the initial move in and ceremonies, it was game time – 6 games, in fact, over 4 days. They started strong with a W and then had an up and down battle with an unforgettable ending. As they were winding down in their last game, coach gave the three kids who hadn’t yet pitched… <\/p>\n

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