I MADE THE PAPER

Ok, I sorta made the paper.

Last night I went to an Orem Owlz game in search of some autographs. The new team set came out and I wanted to get something signed before the end of the season.

I'd been watching a guy tear it up for most of the season. When I read the stat line on him, I was shocked to see the line.
Pioneer League Most Valuable Player
#1 in Batting average, .400
#1 in Hits (108)
#1 in Doubles (28)
#1 in RBIs (72)
#1 in Runs (68)
#1 in On-base percentage (.481)
#1 in Slugging percentage (.668).
#2 (tied) 14 home runs.

This stat line is probably the best line ever in the history of baseball.

I approached Roberto at batting practice last night and asked him to sign a bat. I prepared my request by first giving him a "Tony Gwynn" autographed ball and then asked for the impossible. I asked if he'd sign my bat with ALL of the above listed stats. (I've seen some of the greats do it, so I thought I'd see if Roberto would be generous to do it for me). He seemed surprised, so I explained exactly what I wanted. He was happy and didn't seem to mind.

This morning in the news paper I found this article.

"Lopez joins .400 club as Owlz beat Ogden"

The first line of the article "Roberto Lopez was given a bat by a fan and asked to list all the categories that he leads the Pioneer League in and then autograph the bat."

What a blast!

Bill