This afternoon was the Rivercats luncheon with the team. We had the opportunity to sit by Lloyd Turner, who is new to the team. Last night he made a dazzling catch and since he came up to AAA ball he has been pretty impressive, at least in the field. Turner was drafted twice (he was first drafted by the Dodgers but decided to pass it up and go to college - Kennesaw State in Georgia) but then was part of the Michael Lewis class which Moneyball is written about. Since then he has played in Midland and in Stockton and Modesto. Since coming up he is 5 for 33 (.152) but has gotten 3 RBIs.
This guy is a thoughtful young man. He is soft spoken - not prone to boast but very committed to his craft. We talked about his desire to get to the bigs and he seems to understand that at this level the difference between one player and the next is heart (he has a lot of it - as he showed in his magnificent catch last night). He also talked about life after baseball - he wants to help kids but obviously that will wait until he gets to the show. It was a fun couple of hours speaking with this fairly new player for the Rivercats - but it was also inspiring.
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