The 2012 Padres Fanfest was a great event, it was the third time I had gone and it gets better every year. But for me going this year and experiencing the things I did hit me on a much more personal level.
For those that don't know there was a special autograph session with Trevor and Glenn Hoffman, only season ticket holders and people who preregistered had the chance to get vouchers for their autographs. The day of the event there was also a twitter trivia contest for another 50 people to win the opportunity.
Despite my parents being season ticket holders and my preregestering we didn't get the voutures, but, being a saevy social media college student, I was determined to win and have me and my dad get the Hoffmans autographs.
The trivia question was, what was Trevors career high strikeouts in a single season and in what inning did he get most of those strikeouts? Go to that section and row in the park.
My fingers quickly navigated through my iPhone and arrived...
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