Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Right Over the Plate
Posted By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill @jfumikocahill on Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 11:19 AM
Watching the Giants is too painful these days. Instead, tune into the Oakland A's game on Thursday at 7 p.m. and see hometown boy Greg Collins toss out the first pitch!
Collins, an associate archaeologist for California State Parks at Fort Humboldt, won the honor this past December in a Twitter contest sponsored by the A's. He was with his family at a wildlife sanctuary in Loleta when he won the grand prize of four tickets and the opening pitch. Apparently they were giving him a hard time for tweeting on their walk.
Originally a Dodgers fan (judge not, Humboldt), Collins converted to the A's when he moved north. And who can resist rooting for the A's since they signed McKinleyville High alum John Jaso? Collins will bring his mother, wife and son to the game on Thursday, four days shy of his 40th birthday. Until then, he'll be practicing and playing catch on breaks. "I'm no pitcher, but I'll make it," he says.
About The Author
Jennifer Fumiko Cahill
Jennifer Fumiko Cahill is the arts and features editor of the North Coast Journal. She won the Association of Alternative Newsmedia’s 2020 Best Food Writing Award and the 2019 California News Publisher's Association award for Best Writing.
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