[Vision2020] Catcher Gave Her a Sign

keely emerinemix kjajmix1 at msn.com
Sun Jun 20 14:02:43 PDT 2010


What a great story!  Definitely cooler than "Well, we met in Econ 101 in our sophomore 
year . . . "

May their lives together go extra, extra innings as well . . . 

Keely
www.keely-prevailingwinds.com




> Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2010 06:03:57 -0700
> From: thansen at moscow.com
> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: [Vision2020] Catcher Gave Her a Sign
> 
> Courtesy of today's (June 20, 2010) Spokesman-Review.
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Catcher gave her a sign
> And now they’re getting married in M’s bullpen
> Jerry Brewer Seattle Times
> 
> SEATTLE – The courtship started in a bullpen, of all places.
> 
> Jason Phillips spotted a woman at Safeco Field in May of last year and
> knew he had to make a choice: Be bold or be ignored. As the Mariners’
> bullpen catcher, Phillips is used to anonymity, used to spending half the
> year tucked away in a box with pitchers. It’s a thankless job that he does
> well and without complaint. But this time, he needed to stand out or risk
> eternal regret.
> 
> He shared a few stares with the woman, who was entertaining business
> clients. Then he made a promise to the fellas in the ’pen.
> 
> “If we go extra innings, I’m gonna make a move,” Phillips said. “If we go
> to extra innings, that’s gotta be a sign.”
> 
> The game with the Oakland A’s went into extra innings. Phillips grabbed a
> baseball, scribbled his number on it, got the woman’s attention and tossed
> it to her. And for the rest of the game, he was left to wonder how she’d
> respond. He couldn’t wait to return to the clubhouse and check his
> messages. Naturally, the game would drag for 15 excruciating innings.
> 
> But by then, she had sent him a text message: “My name is Molly. Nice to
> meet you.”
> 
> And that’s how a bullpen catcher fell in love.
> 
> On Sunday, Jason Phillips and Molly Ray will get married, and their
> wedding guests will attend the ceremony in the only logical place to
> celebrate their serendipitous romance.
> 
> The bullpen.
> 
> “It kind of has to be there,” Phillip says. “It’s only right.”
> 
> The Mariners play Cincinnati at 1:10 p.m. today. As soon as the final out
> is recorded, the ’pen will be transformed to show off its glamorous side.
> For a few hours, it won’t be the place where boys get to be boys while
> waiting to put out fires. It won’t be ground zero for some of the
> filthiest verbal assaults that players receive from fans, as is often the
> case for road teams across baseball. It will be a place for pure,
> unapologetic mushiness.
> 
> The wedding is the culmination of a fast-moving, 13-month romance for the
> couple.
> 
> They realized they had a lot in common. Both were divorced with children –
> and weren’t interested in getting married again. Phillips admired Ray’s
> ambition and knew she could handle being with someone who spends 81 games,
> not to mention spring training, away from home. Ray works for the Pan
> Pacific Hotel as an executive in charge of corporate sales and sustainable
> partnerships.
> 
> “It’s my second chance,” Phillips said of marrying Ray. “She’s gorgeous.
> She has a great job. She has great ambition. It’s like a mulligan for me.
> I didn’t know what I wanted before, but now I do.”
> 
> He also says he’s fortunate to be with the Mariners.
> 
> “It’s nice to be able to share this opportunity with them,” said Phillips,
> 33, who added that a large portion of the team will be in attendance.
> “Jack (Zduriencik) was the second person to RSVP, after my sister.”
> 
> After a short honeymoon it’s back to the bullpen, where sometimes the
> catcher throws the pitch, the dream girl receives the toss, and love
> occurs in the unlikeliest of places.
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Seeya round town, Moscow.
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
> 
> - Unknown
> 
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