The Show

He's been in training as a baseball fan for 5 years. Chosen first in the draft, he has been attending baseball games since age one preparing for his big moment. Well on Monday night it happened. He was called up from AAA Durham to The Show. Kyle Nichols made his major league debut at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg Flordia.

Tropicana field is home to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Great seats and a great game were the beginnings of his major league career. There are still some rough edges to work out. Like he's not always sure which team to cheer for. A home run is a home run after all. And it took a while to get the gear in place. A fan is not a fan without one of those big fingers to wave in the air.

But in the end his efforts were enough to sustain the Devil Rays to a victory over the NY Yankees. But not enough to keep him in the show. He's being sent back down to AAA Durham for a period of further training.

Of course any fan in training must relax before his big debut. So the morning was spent at Animal Kingdom.

There he experienced "A Bugs Life", a water ride, lunch at the Rainforest Cafe, and a safari through the heart of Africa.

In all honesty, we'd been told this was not a great park to visit and not to plan much time there. Wrong. We really enjoyed the park. Wish we'd had more time there.