I went to the first A's Booster luncheon of the 2009 season. It's up to $18 now, but well worth it.
I sat at the end of one table, and my tablemate, Larry, immediately introduced himself and started talking. About everything. His job. His mother. Spring training. Politics. He was very friendly, and I appreciate that.
Bob Geren was our guest today. It was really nice of him to show up and greet us; apparently he was the first guest last year, too. He talked about his young pitching staff, how he's going to juggle Garciaparra, Barton and Giambi, without revealing if Barton will still be on the roster on Monday.
The interesting part: most of the crowd cheered when Jason Giambi's name was mentioned. Bob told us that you could hear scattered boos at AT&T Park last night, "but those are Giants fans," he smirked.
I won a Stomper puppet. And Larry won five prizes, most of them very worthy. But, then, he had purchased a lot of raffle tickets.
Shirley and Candi said they need volunteers for a couple of staff vacancies on the club. I sent Shirley an email, volunteering. We'll see what happens.
Bring on the season!
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