A Man Down

The Biking for Baseball team regrouped and restocked back here in Denver for the weekend. Spending time with loved ones, friends and avid supporters that helped get this whole crazy organization off of the ground. But just like every other city, as soon as the fun started, it was time to start thinking about the next city… Dallas/Arlington!

We were able to hold a FUN (no -draiser involved here 🙂 get together with friends and family Saturday night in downtown Denver. Sharing stories of our trip and hearing the happenings of what we’ve missed in Denver.

Unfortunately, it has been a bit rainy here in Colorado this weekend. But to counter the unfortunate, we were pretty lucky that the 7 hours that we were outside yesterday with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Colorado playing baseball at Curtis Park and watching our hometown Rockies take on the Mariners, it didn’t rain a drop! Even better, it rained RIGHT at 5 when we were cleaning up to go home. Perfect timing!

Then, Monday was spent working and cleaning out the trailer and truck… for a few reasons.

1. We brought WAY too many clothes and personal belongings on this trip to begin with. Wow did we ever. We thought we’d have all of this time to change clothes, carry multiple backpacks and read books. Pffbtfbtftbftbft! Yeah right! We ride in our jerseys, set up camp, change into a Biking for Baseball shirt and a pair of jeans, wake up and put on the same jersey the next day. It’s a rotation of the same 5 articles of clothing over and over. (Don’t worry, we change our undergarments)
   
2. We were making a transition in support vehicle. What got us from San Francisco to Denver, a Toyota Tacoma, that comfortably sits 2, and very uncomfortably seats 5, is being left here in Denver. That isn’t generous to the truck. Rarely did we have to fit 5 in there (most of the time we were on our bikes), but when we did have to (i.e. looking for a campsite, driving to a host’s house), it wasn’t cozy. Fortunately, we will be leasing a wonderful Chevy Suburban through a generous supporter of the B4B team since day one, George Roberts. Thanks George!
   
3. We were transitioning one of our riders to a stationary support role. Unfortunately, Denver will be the end of the road for B4B rider Tim Sherman. The Biking for Baseball team would love to thank Tim for his generous service and wonderful energy at events and would like to wish him luck on future projects back in Kansas and beyond!
   

Tim will miss seeing the smiles on the faces of kids at the events, wonderment in their eyes at the ballgames and the unique experience of seeing our great country up close and personal via bicycle. He is excited to contribute to the team from a new direction.

It’s been a crazy ride thus far with many ups and downs. As we move from 5 to 4 riders, we will be going through yet another transition, but we’re ready to take it on! This trip keeps becoming more and more about playing baseball with kids and putting a smile on their face. And we LOVE that. It’s less about the RV’s, the trucks, the bicycles, the riders, the camping, and more about… the KIDS!! ‘Tis what it’s all about folks. ‘Tis what it’s always all about.