Anthony, 11

It took me 8 innings before I had the courage to ask this kiddo's name, even though I noticed him very early on. After all, he was sitting right in front of me. The reason this kid makes it to my list of the quirky is because of his avid love for baseball. When I first arrived to the game, he was already shouting his excitement while the players were coming onto the field. Half an inning later, a lot of my friends from church showed and I was catching one of them up on what happened as she likes to keep a book. Young Anthony here, was quick to correct me,

"Nuh-uh! The second batter hit it to third base, not to the shortstop!"

Right. And the rest of the game was filled with all sorts of comments. Mainly on how much the umpires need to be fired. Or how Moreno is a horrible pitcher (poor guy came in for a whopping two batters. Both walked.). Or how disappointed he was in Giambi. The list goes on.

So I include a short video of his victory dance when the Rockies scored again, making it seem like we could have hope in their win. Unfortunately, this was not the case. However it did lead me to an opening to talk with Anthony. He thinks baseball is the best game in the world, and currently, he plays second base.

What's the point?

I have always noticed that there are people out there that we just don't understand. These are the quirky ones--they have some sort of unique aspect to them that is usually external. The type of people that make you take a second glance whether because of some outrageous hairstyle, or colorful outfit, etc. etc.

Sometimes the quirks are by actions. The person may seem somewhat normal (what exactly is normal any way?) on the outside, but then they do something absolutely crazy and out of what seems like nowhere. An example that comes immediately to mind includes the folks who play their instrument on the side of the street in the cities. I constantly want to ask what their story is!!

I guess you could say that I want to understand these people better. I don't want to point such people out for the sake of making fun. It's like I need some sort of motivation (ie making a blog) to help me to be more courageous to ask the question.. Who are you?

To ask.. What got you to this point?

So my quest begins to find the quirky ones and ask why.