Super Shocked!

Today was awesome! When I opened the mail I was super shocked to see what was inside. Apparently teams in Major League Baseball are aware of what I'm doing and I got a response today from my favorite team, the Philadelphia Phillies! I got an official Major League baseball signed right on the sweet spot from Phillies right fielder Ben Francisco! So here is a special thanks to Ben Francisco, the Phillies, and Joe from NAAF!

Today's autographs: 1

Season autographs: 181

Money raised for Alopecia Areata: $9.05

More Thanks

More mail has been coming in and I just wanted to say "Thank You" to the follwing teams for helping with items to get autographed. Alot of exciting things are happening and it's going to be a fun summer!

Game 2: Camden 8 Lancaster 5

Saturday after a lot of rain in the morning, the Barnstormers took on the Riversharks in another spring training game. It ended up being a great day for baseball and autographs. We also got to take my baby brother Kyle to his first baseball game...and he got his first ball! 39 total autographs!

Today's autographs: 39
Season autographs: 180
Money raised for Alopecia Areata: $9.00

Great signing

Today my brother Gavin was in the newspaper. He loves to get autographs too and we have lots of fun getting them together. We are Phillies fans, but the Barnstormers let kids 12 and under in free if they wear their youth athletic jersey and he is on the Red Sox this year. Great job Gavin!

Game 1: Lancaster 4 Southern Maryland 2

Today was our first game of the season. The Lancaster Barnstormers played the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs in their first spring training game. It was fun to meet the new guys on the team this year and get lots of cards signed.

Today's autographs: 31
Season autographs: 141

Money raised for Alopecia Areata: $7.05

More Mail!!

2 more teams gave me their support today when I got mail from the Saint Paul Saints and the Binghamton Mets. I can't wait to start getting to games to get my cards signed. Thanks to all the teams that have helped out.

UPDATE

For those of you just checking in...Here is what I'm doing this season. My name is Blake and I'm a huge sports fan. Baseball is my favorite, but I do love football and basketball as well. At the age of 1 I was diagnosed with alopecia areata and have been pretty much bald my whole life. I tell my friends that my body is allergic to my hair. I see kids that raise money for their charities and wondered what I could do. My brother Gavin and I love to get autographs and have over 1,000 autographed cards that we've gotten over the last several seasons. This season I will be donating $.05 for every card or item we get signed to the National Alopecia Areata Foundation. That may not sound like a lot to you, but I'm only 10 years old. Also, my parents are going to double my donation and my grandparents have said they will help out too so I hope to raise a lot of money for alopecia.

I've already received a great amount of support from Minor League Baseball and also some Independent League Baseball teams. Also, there is a possibility of getting some things signed that I will auction off for charity. I will keep you posted on that. Follow along and I'll see you at the ballpark!

If you have any questions about my adventures or alopecia, feel free to contact me at blakelovesbaseball@yahoo.com.