My name is Lauren, I'm a small town girl who just up and moved to Chicago.

8th July 2009

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I have been a Braves fan since I was 10. I mean obsessed, knew every player, every stat, had all of their playing cards in a binder- pretty sure the first boy I ever truely loved was Javy Lopez circa 1997. We used to visit our cousins in ATL every summer and one year I went to a Braves game randomly and was hooked ever since. I can remember laying in my parents room when we lived in Lousiana locked away watching the games by myself bc no one else wanted to watch baseball on the main TV. Tonight I met Chipper Jones, the only one left from the years when I had Greg Maddux posters in my room. Although only 37, in Baseball years Chipper may as well be 80- I would still birth his child. He was an angel. There were maybe 15 total braves fans at the game and we were all waiting at the gate when it ended. Since I was the only girl I weasled my way to front and got my hat signed, and was also given a Chipper card from another fan who could tell I meant buisness. One guy said to him, “I came all the way from Atlanta to see you” so I played along and said “Me too”. He looked at me, we had a moment and I flashed back to when I was 10, this man was a hero to me then and I couldn’t believe he was aknowleging me. Back then nothing meant more to me then the Braves I only wish now I had something so simple in my life that I could get so excited about. Tonight though, I felt that excitement and couldn’t hide the smile from my face the whole walk home. PS we won. Twas a good night, I think I may go back and linger around Wrigley feild tomorrow b4 I have to go to work. Jeff Franceour- you are also loved and a beautiful piece of man. I also tracked him down for an autograph. Oh glory day.

I have been a Braves fan since I was 10. I mean obsessed, knew every player, every stat, had all of their playing cards in a binder- pretty sure the first boy I ever truely loved was Javy Lopez circa 1997. We used to visit our cousins in ATL every summer and one year I went to a Braves game randomly and was hooked ever since. I can remember laying in my parents room when we lived in Lousiana locked away watching the games by myself bc no one else wanted to watch baseball on the main TV. Tonight I met Chipper Jones, the only one left from the years when I had Greg Maddux posters in my room. Although only 37, in Baseball years Chipper may as well be 80- I would still birth his child. He was an angel. There were maybe 15 total braves fans at the game and we were all waiting at the gate when it ended. Since I was the only girl I weasled my way to front and got my hat signed, and was also given a Chipper card from another fan who could tell I meant buisness. One guy said to him, “I came all the way from Atlanta to see you” so I played along and said “Me too”. He looked at me, we had a moment and I flashed back to when I was 10, this man was a hero to me then and I couldn’t believe he was aknowleging me. Back then nothing meant more to me then the Braves I only wish now I had something so simple in my life that I could get so excited about. Tonight though, I felt that excitement and couldn’t hide the smile from my face the whole walk home.

PS we won. Twas a good night, I think I may go back and linger around Wrigley feild tomorrow b4 I have to go to work.

Jeff Franceour- you are also loved and a beautiful piece of man. I also tracked him down for an autograph. Oh glory day.

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