Wally Prepares for Spring Training

It's just a matter of days before Wally Wagler goes to spring training fantasy camp with the Baltimore Orioles.

Fantasy camps are for middle-aged guys who always thought they could play in the bigs if they ever got a chance. They pay big bucks to get out onto the field in the warmth of FL or AZ, with the heroes of their youth, and a few of the current players.

Wally has wanted to do this for a long time. It has now gone to the top of his bucket list. He is a life-long Reds fan, so he always dreamed of being in Sarasota for spring training. Now, when he is finally going, the Reds have moved to AZ. The Orioles, though, have moved into the Reds' old digs in Sarasota, and he admires Cal Ripken, Jr, who is slated to make at least an appearance, so it's off to Sarasota very soon now.

He's much older than the top age limit for the camp, so he is preparing by doing a pushup every day and getting his hair dyed. His granddaughter offered to do the dye job, and you don't say "No" to a granddaughter, so now his hair is a rather bright pink. He is hoping that the Orioles will think that only a very young guy would wear pink hair with an orange cap.