http://m.mlb.com/news/article/123260340/rockies-john-axfords-son-throws-out-first-pitch-vs-dodgers

 

John Axford's son threw out the first pitch yesterday.  The young kid was recovering from two serious snake bite wounds and is still in a wheelchair.  Axford is the Rockies closer.  His son got bit while in AZ for spring training.  Hopefully, his recovery continues.

I hate to think of what he went through but I'm glad he is doing well.

 

Who wouldn't love that smiling little face?

 

What a scary ordeal for his family.

 

I guess you have your choice in ST:  gators or rattlesnakes.

 

I'm not sure that is much of a choice.

I'll take Florida over Arizona ... gators, for the most part, keep their distance (despite media stores that imply otherwise); and, you can spot a gator where it shouldn't be much more quickly than you would a snake. I have nearly stepped on snakes many times right outside my parents front/back door; I've never nearly stepped on a gator. Although the snakes I've almost stepped on in Florida aren't quite as venomous as a rattler, but still ... heart attack inducing either way.

I'm so glad he survived! That would be so scary. I can't imagine.

 

Adorable video. I bet that will be little Jameson's earliest memory, and a good one, too. Hope he recovers all the way.

 

And ChiTown, I don't know. I don't really believe this at all, but I've heard that gators ring doorbells. Imagine that. I doubt it's happened before (though who knows, really?), but if people don't stop saying it does, the alligators will get wind of it before long. Then it'll happen for sure.