In the summer of 2001 Baseball Ireland went to Boston
...with some groovy t-shirts made up...
..The weather in Boston on August the 7th was sensational, touching 40c that afternoon in Fenway Park..
The Fenway Park scoreboard welcomes Team Ireland to town
My brother Gareth takes a snap of the scoreboard
Beautiful Fenway Park..
Chris Foy and others look for change for parking..
Ladies and Gentlemen, Chris Foy has entered the building...
Saying hello to Uncle and Aunt pre game
The Irish team looks the wrong way under the shadow of the fabled Green Monster
Team Ireland - 2001
The Irish National Baseball Team @ Fenway Park August 7th 2001
Coach Rick Steen and myself pre game, still talking..!
Gordy and myself under the Green Monstah
The lads in the dugout pre game dreaming of a life in the Major Leagues
The Ireland Dugout pre game
The Boston Red Sox bullpen was running out of arms very, very fast...
Bill Beglane took this picture laughing out of giddiness, he hadn't read the scoreboard as yet, and it was all sinking in...Fenway Park bullpen again..
One of Baseball Ireland's legends - Gordon Ireland (Yes, Ireland on the front AND back of his jersey)
Fenay Park
Realising my relatives were now in the stands
Pre game talking to relatives in the stands
Letting it all sink in...
...afraid to move and afraid to wake up...same pose for about ten minutes I think..
A kiss from Auntie Edie
Me and my brother in the stands pre game
Aunt Essie asks for an autograph...from my brother...
Looking in on some pictures
Cousin Louise and Aunt Essie debate exactly how long a baseball game can go on for..
Ardith, center, says 'HOW long?!'
Talking with my brother pre game
Ardith tries to remeber life before baseball, this game in particular...(It went on a while, to say the least)
Cousin Louise and Aunt Essie
The fans
Louise and Gareth pre game
Gareth deep in the stands getting a birds eye view
Uncle Peter in the stands
...first pitch...
..pitching off the mound @ Fenway Park..no..seriously..
Pitching with the Green Monstah in the background
(trying to) hold the runner - catcher Sean Mitchell would later throw him out at third
Now exactly a sell out, in our defence everyone was in the main stands!
Ever see a 60 mph changeup before kid?
...well here's another one..
Eoin O'Connor after turning a couble play
Now pitching, for Ireland Chris Foy...
A quick infield conference around second base
Playing at third base, more Wilton Veras than Johnny Val..
Relative chaos in the infield..
Waiting out a pitching change, one of many...
Waiting for the line drive....
Mike Kindle surveys the infield
Third base @ Fenway Park
Now batting..for Ireland..some guy with really bad hair
Heading for the batters box
..please don't strike out.....please don't strike out.....please don't strike out.....please don't strike out.....please don't strike out...
Woooohooo!! A ground ball to third!!
My dear friend Andrew once described me as 'Deceptively slow'...
...second at bat, much more confident, actually looking at the ball this time...(I walked)
Yep, it actually happened..
