Zac and Frenchy- BFF's

This past weekend, the Atlanta Braves were in town to play the Colorado Rockies. We go down to Rockies games quite often, but this was a special weekend because we are a Braves family (although, I still have equal allegiance to the Red Sox)! Kyle's dad and uncle, as well as several cousins, drove over from Utah to see the Braves play, so we were able to get the private box from Kyle's work reserved for Friday and Sunday, and we purchased tickets right behind the Braves dugout for Saturday. It was a beautiful weekend and we were able to see many homeruns, great catches, and an unassisted triple play, which has only been done 13 times in the history of the MLB.

But the highlight of the weekend for our family happened on Friday an hour or more before the game even started. Kyle decided to take Zac down to the field to watch batting practice before the game. They met the crew from Utah there, and quickly headed down to the third base line to get a closer look at some of their favorite players. Zac loves Chipper Jones, and I'm sure he always will, but Jeff Franceour, the Braves very young right fielder, has moved up the list of favorites for the Dart family.

In Kyle's words, "Zac was so into it." He was enjoying watching all of the players take BP. One of the ushers noticed Zac and called him down closer to the field to give him a ball. So Kyle and Zac went on down to about 5 rows up from the field. Just as they were finishing their conversation with the usher, Jeff Franceour was finishing his BP. Franceour's nickname is Frenchy, so Zac started yelling, "Frenchy!" Franceour looked up and, as Kyle said, all they were expecting was a wave, but to their surprise, he said hello, and called them down to the dugout.
He was so nice to them. They chatted for a sec, then he signed the ball the usher had just given Zac. Zac was in heaven and kept tittering and saying, "It's Frenchy." I guess Franceour thought that was cute because he kept laughing at Zac and before he said goodbye, he took the batting gloves off of his hands and gave them to Zac!

I'm not sure if Frenchy treats all of his fans this way, but we were certainly impressed by his kindness and attention to a 3-year-old who absolutely loves the Braves. He went on to hit a homerun and to make a game winning catch to end the game. Throughout the series, he played great. I believe that good things happen to good people and he certainly proved himself to be a good person that night.