#17 — AUGUST 4, 14, 17: MORE GAMES AT HOME

As time allowed, we made a few more stops at BB&T Ballpark with our friends at the Charlotte Knights. These outings were a little different. We weren’t concerned about our normal grading criteria. Our objective was to simply have fun. We went to enjoy the surrounding city, take advantage of awesome promotions, and see top rated prospects. We found restaurants we love nearby the ballpark. We saw a game that featured two of the top three rated players in all of minor league baseball. We went to a game with a noon start time where the Knights provided waterpark style attractions behind the outfield wall for children. This also gave us a chance to connect more deeply with the staff. Nobody with the Knights had seen or heard from us since our redemption game on June 22. On our August 4th return, which we went to without the kids, several members of the staff stopped us and asked us about Katelyn and how the rest of us were doing since the incident. We really figured that our business was done and our family would be figuratively swept under the rug. These people seemed to genuinely care about us and we are very grateful on how they helped us cope. BB&T Ballpark won the attendance championship in all of minor league baseball. For that team alone, my family hit the turnstile 18 times, helping be a part of that distinction. Again, we are thankful for the relationships we built with the great staff members of the Knights in 2018.