JohnnyV123

April 19th, 2013 at 4:45 PM ^

What I love about a story like this is it reminds me of the classic Babe Ruth story about hitting homers for a sick kid. Great to see it still happening today.

nickimbro

April 19th, 2013 at 5:25 PM ^

Toms River, NJ native and little league world series all star a la '98 I believe? Also kicked a lot of ass at Rutgers.



On a personal note, I drafted him in the very last round of our fantasy draft purely based off of me rembering him fr the little league world series andhe is tearing it up right now!

LSAClassOf2000

April 19th, 2013 at 6:21 PM ^

The reaction of Ted Kremer, the batboy, was great to watch - and there is a very heartwarming story behind how he got to be the batboy initially last year. Ted's story is in the Cincinnati Enquirer here - it's from last September, but I remember this when I saw the thread. It's a great read and talks about how the Reds have been the better for the experience.

Interestingly, Todd Frazier was the same person who hit one of the more bizarre home runs in the majors last year - doing so without apparently having the bat physically in hand. This year, he's hit one of the more meaningful ones. 

Thanks for sharing this story. 

pinkfloyd2000

April 20th, 2013 at 9:55 AM ^

He was a batboy for a Reds game in 2012, as well...and loved so much, he was invited back this year. I think the Reds should offer him a permanent spot on their payroll.

Teddy's a much better Reds' fan than I am. I get upset, throw things, curse, etc., when the Reds lose (or make mistakes -- like Chapman's gopher ball in the top of the 9th last night), but Teddy is just all positive, all smiles, all the time. People could really learn from his example.