OT: Eric Young Jr 1st MLB HR!!!

[xpress34]

Does anyone have MLB Direct or MLB TV access to possibly get me footage of this event from tonight's Reds vs Rockies Game at Coors Field.

I was there and I retrieved the ball!!! It was also MY 1st MLB HR Ball!!!

I made no bones about exchanging it for another GU AU ball from EY Jr as he has always been great when I have met him and I will ask him for a bat later and ask for it to be inscribed about the event...

Thanks in advance for any help!

- Chris

[chakes89]

http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/medi...42667&c_id=col

Were you the guy in the black jersey running down the hallway?

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http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/medi...42667&c_id=col

Were you the guy in the black jersey running down the hallway?

Chakes -

YES, that is me in one of my Holliday jerseys!!!

Unfortunately my video card isn't the best on my computer, so the video is kind of choppy for me to watch...

- Chris

[halofan]

Congrats Man!!

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Congrats Man!!

Halo -

THANKS!!!! And Thank you for the screen shots!!!

- Chris

[TomTimmerman]

Is that Frank's son pitching?

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Is that Frank's son pitching?

That's funny!

[kylehess10]

That's awesome!! I'm still waiting to get my first MLB HR ball. I have a little contraption that fishes out baseballs in-between the wall and the seats at Turner Field so I'm just waitin whenever I'm there for a ball to get in there!

Did anybody with the team say anything to you about giving the ball back when you got it?

[xpress34]

That's awesome!! I'm still waiting to get my first MLB HR ball. I have a little contraption that fishes out baseballs in-between the wall and the seats at Turner Field so I'm just waitin whenever I'm there for a ball to get in there!

Did anybody with the team say anything to you about giving the ball back when you got it?

Kyle -

Actually Steve Burke (Rockies Head of Guest Services) who I know was at my seat within a minute of me retrieving the ball. I didn't actually 'catch' it, but as soon as it left the bat, I was gone from my seat... If you watch the video, you can see that I am turning into the tunnel about the time the ball came over my head...

Anyway, having met both EY and EY Jr before, I wasn't about to haggle about it. I gladly turned it over to Steve and went and met EY Jr after the game by the dugout and accepted a GU AU Ball from him in exchange.

When I catch him out back of Coors Field for Autos one day soon, I will have him sign my ticket stub and at that point I plan to request a pair of Batting Gloves and a bat (if he's willing) for me to display with the ball and ticket stub. If he is willing, I will make one final request - that he inscribe the bat making reference to me returning his 1st MLB HR ball so I will have proof from him of the moment and the BAT will serve as provenance on the ball!

I will let you all know how it turns out...

BTW Kyle - if you ahve time and with your ninja like photo skills, I would be EVER greatful if you can find ANY footage (if anyone has any - I would imagine at least one camera stayed on the stands) of me coming back from the tunnell with the ball as I held my glove up when I came out...

Thanks!!!

- Chris

[xpress34]

Hello all...

Can anyone get me clean High Res shots of EY Jr at bat or rounding the bases from this game off MLB video???

I am getting the jersey he was wearing when he hit the homer (I can photomatch it pretty easy), byt I need close ups of his head in High Res so i can check out a helmet.

Thanks in advance for any help!

- Chris