The series then shifted to Clearwater, playing at the ballpark which I frequent the most since I live closest to it.
I am far from being a Phillies fan, but I was hoping for their FSL team to advance, only so that I could see a championship series take place, but alas, it did not happen. Daytona won game 2, 2-1, thus ending the Threshers season, and mine as well.
Daytona will face the South Division Champion, Charlotte Stone Crabs (Tampa Bay Rays), in a best of 5 series
Game 1 is tonight
It was a fun season for me. My first full season of regularly attending games since 1999.
I visited 6 different stadiums, saw some impressive looking prospects, got to see Major League players working their way back from injuries, and of course, got a whole bunch of autographed cards to add to my collection.
It all started when the Lakeland Flying Tigers visited Clearwater in early April. My first autograph of the season was Scott Fletcher, the Detroit Tigers Minor League field coordinator.
The final autograph of the season came from Clearwater Threshers pitcher, David Whitehead.
In between those 2, I amassed 140 autographed baseball cards and 2 8x10 photos.
The two 8x10's were of New York Mets who were both on rehab assignments, Vic Black and Dillon Gee. Sadly, both of these guys seemed to have been ostracized by their club.
At the time I didn't have cards of them, so I opted on the photos.
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| Vic Black |
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| Dillon Gee |
It was good to be back to watching the FSL on a regular basis and returning to a hobby that I enjoyed so much.
Best of luck to both the Daytona Tortugas and Charlotte Stone Crabs.
Only 7 more months until the start of the 2016 Florida State League season.
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