Today was Memorial Day, and there was an autograph session of former Pirates that would begin at 11:30 when the gates were to open.  So, the line to get into batting practice was easily the longest I’ve seen it all season.

And I was near the end of it.

When I finally got in, I managed to get two balls rather quickly from the lone pitcher who was in the outfield, Chris Jackubauskus.  He tossed me ball #1 from about 100 feet away or so, then began tossing balls to the other folks in the outfield.  The second ball came when he overthrew a group of people in the front row.  I was right there to pick it up.

STATISTICS:
Game:  4 balls (1 hit, 3 thrown)
Season:  152 balls (88 hit, 36 thrown, 10 device, 18 found)
Games: 24 games
Average:  6.33 balls per game
2010 Game Balls: 3
Career:  730 balls
Streak:  120 consecutive games attended with at least 1 ball snagged.
Attendance: 20,235