Wanna See a #1 Draft Pick?

May 11th, 2009

May 11, 2009 — Stephen Strasburg. Don’t know the name? He’s a starting pitcher for San Diego State University. One of Tony Gwynn’s ballplayers. He pitched for USA Baseball at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Most noteworthy of all, he’s projected to be the #1 draft pick in the upcoming MLB draft, June 9-10. His agent is the infamous Scott Boras. The Washington Nationals have announced to everyone in the known universe they will use their #1 pick to take Strasburg.

And, . . .he’s coming to Utah. Strasburg is scheduled to pitch against the University of Utah this Thursday, May 14th, 6:00pm, at Lindquist Field in Ogden. At the risk of irritating my good friends in the Bees office, I’ll make this decision easy for you:

Ticket Price: FREE!

How to get there. . .
[A] Via auto: From Salt Lake City via I-15 Northbound, take the 31st Exit in Ogden. Turn east at light on 31st St. heading toward mountains. Turn left on Wall Ave. Turn right on 23rd St. Turn right on Lincoln Ave.

[B] Via train: UTA’s FrontRunner stops one block away from the ballpark. From the Salt Lake Central Station, take the Route 750 Train Northbound, to the Ogden/Wall Avenue Station. Lindquist Field is one block to the east.

[C] Lindquist Field
2330 Lincoln Avenue
Ogden, UT  84401
Phone: 801-393-2400

Hopefully, the guys will forgive my absence on Thursday evening while I jump all over this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.  .  .Your friend in baseball.

Entry Filed under: Major League Baseball