Tuesday, October 2, 2012

@C_Blackburn16 (Clayton Blackburn)

Clayton Blackburn is a pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization. He was drafted in the 16th round of the 2011 draft out of  Edmond Santa Fe High school. During Blackburn's first year of professional baseball he  was dominant posting a 1.08 ERA through twelve games. In 2012 Clayton went 8-4 with a 2.54 ERA over 131 inning pitched.
All questions were sent via email to Clayton.

Q: What influenced your decision to play baseball?
A: "I have two older brothers that played baseball and I have grown up loving the game."

Q: What is your favorite city to play in?
A: "Charleston, SC. The ballpark was nice and the city was great as well."

Q: What is your best baseball memory?
A: "Signing my professional contract."

Q: What was it like when you were drafted?
A: "Very happy moment as well as stressful, but something I got to experience with my family."

Q: Have you ever waken up and said "I don't want to go to work today?"
A: "No, everyday you experience something new and it doesn't feel like work."

Q: What is the best clubhouse prank you pulled/saw/had pulled on you?
A: "We caught a frog one day in Savannah and decided to put it in one of my teammates lockers, and when he opened it he fell backwards."

Q: What is the funniest/strangest thing you have seen in the clubhouse?
A: "Probably the frog incident."

Q: What is your favorite off season activity?
A: "Hunting and Golfing."

Q: What is your favorite sport other than baseball?
A: "Golf."

Q: Who was your childhood role model?
A: "My Dad."

Q: What did it feel like to get your first strike out?
A: "Great Feeling, it is something you have worked for your whole life, and for it to happen is a great feeling."

Q: What is the weirdest thing a fan has asked you to sign?
A: "Opposing teams hat."

Q: What is the biggest personal change you have made since becoming a pro-athlete?
A: "I have grown up a lot from being around older guys all the time."

Q: If you could play with or against and athlete from any sport, who would it be and what would you play?
A: "Golf, Tiger Woods."

Q: What are your thoughts on fan mail?
A: "I enjoy reading fan mail and signing autographs."





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