Tried to reply and the form ate the post. ??

Would you put my name in the barrel? I'm not a baseball fan, nor a hat wearer (other than my trusty Tilley), but there is a recent convert that lives across the street, an older gentleman whom we sometimes have to rescue from diabetic mishaps and even the occasional heart attack, who spends his conference weekends and Sunday evenings with us... he is a crazy baseball fan (wears Rockies purple almost everywhere he goes) and loves hats. A guru of baseball stats, he has begun keeping a copy of the Church Almanac at hand during conference as if it were a program guide to the players, and keeps a list of every famous Mormon he has ever heard of. He would be absolutely delighted to have an autographed hat from a famous LDS baseball player who brought his illustrious career to an end playing for the Rockies. If you draw my name, that's who it would go to.

I am a huge Dale Murphy fan. He was a major role model and influence in my life. I went to the Georgia Atlanta mission in the mid 80s and met him and his family several times. He even said 'hello Elder Nielson' once without looking at my nametag.

I have an autographed baseball from him, and would consider the hat a very valuable item indeed. Please put my name in the 'hat', and I will be crossing my fingers.

I'd like the hat. And the odds are looking pretty good. 1 in 4.

Steven M.- I can't find it in any of the other comment folders. Sorry about that.

I just did the drawing, and Eric Nielson is the winner!
Thanks to all who participated.

Yahoo!!!!

Now if we can just find a way to get Dale in the Hall of Fame everything will be right with the world. At least the baseball world.

Thanks Starfoxy!