Alright, so this is my first blog, and I thought it would cool to share my experience with the Blue Jays down at Spring Training. I doubt many of you follow baseball, or care about the Jays:P But I've grown up with them my whole life, and I got a chance of a life time this past March.

I got to go in the first place because of some friends and family, and managed to get on-field passes to one of the Jays games in Florida. So me and my family went down on the first Friday March Break, and didn't go until the game until Sunday. I had no idea what to expect, probably just some pictures, and some autographs, that's all. I was so surprised (and happy) when pitcher Dustin McGowan came out of the clubhouse, introduced himself, and i got my second autograph (first being Jesse Litsch). But it didn't stop there. He took me inside the clubhouse for a tour, and along the way i got a new hat, t-shirt, and some other things I'll get to. He told me to name any player and he'll get him for me, so I worked my way around the room, got Arron Hill's autograph, Travis Snider's, Scott Richmond's, Shaun Marcum's Vernon Wells', the list goes on and on. They clubhouse was so lighthearted, making jokes (many of them from Kevin Millar, or the relievers) about their own teammate, Alex Rios, who was playing at the WBC (World Baseball Classic) at the time or about what was going on around the clubhouse. It seemed like they were expecting me, as players like Jason Frasor, or even Matt Clement knew who I was the moment I came over to them. The best part of the tour was didn't come from just talking with the players and getting the autograph. I was thrilled when Dustin handed me his glove from last year (name stitched on it) and the same with Marcum. In Dustin's case, it was truly special because it is probably the glove he wore when he almost no-hit Colorado (same colour and company based on pictures from that game), and maybe the last glove he ever wore as a Blue Jay, because an injury might end his career. The last three things I got were: a training sweater that they wear in warm-ups, Vernon Wells' bat, signed (might want it back, he ain't hitting to well:P) and ex-Jay Scott Rolen's bat, signed and with the words "Best wishes John, glad we met!"

That might seem great, and oh boy, was it ever. But there was one player I had yet to meet, or even see. That's when things got even better.