As a child, Geisler lived next to the Minnesota Twins stadium. I grew up loving baseball, going to the games, and listening to them on the radio. Taking the field for her first game in the main stadium at fantasy camp, Geisler got what she always wanted. When I was growing up, the announcer for the Twins was Herb Carneal. My heart almost stopped when I heard his voice echoing through the stadium, saying my name and number as I ran out onto the field.
Participants even share the locker room with the former pros.
But I think the real attraction is the ability to relive childhood fantasies with their actual heroes right there. Instead of pretending to be Brooks Robinson, you're playing with Brooks Robinson. The former players get a thrill out of playing with the campers as well. Henderson had been a lifelong Red Sox fan, knew all the players, all the history, and all the stats. And yet he'd never been out of the state of Vermont, let alone attended a game.