University of Tennessee Athletics
ANDREW AND TODD HELTON
July 13, 2006 | Baseball
July 13, 2006
Former Tennessee Volunteer and current Colorado Rockies standout Todd Helton will be featured Friday on ESPN SportsCenter's 10-part series titled "My Wish" -- a collaborative effort with the Make-A-Wish Foundation that will chronicle the granting of unique sports-related wishes for 10 children.
Andrew and Todd Helton
By The Pointer familyAndrew has always said he knew he would play for the Colorado Rockies someday and that we would watch him play at Coors Field. We will never forget the day that his dream came true.
From the moment we checked into our hotel, we knew that we were in for a special treat. On our first night in Denver, the Rockies hosted a "player signing" for the newest Rockies player and Andy received his official Colorado Rockies uniform complete with his name and the number 15. That night, Andy threw out the first pitch at the Rockies game.
On wish day, Andy had a crowd of fans greet him as our limousine drove into the stadium. We had so much fun watching Andy sign autographs and wave to his fans. When we entered the clubhouse, Andy was surprised to find a locker with his name on it and an official batting practice uniform. When Andrew pulled on his first ever pair of baseball pants, his grin said it all. We had never seen him grin quite like that before, literally ear to ear!! At that moment, we realized that Andy was truly going to be an "official" Rockies player.
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