Getaway Day is here, meaning the Rocks are following the same routine as they did Sunday: check out of the the hotel and get all of their personal belongings on the bus by noon, and then head over to the stadium a little later.
Tonight's starting pitcher is 25-year-old Michael Penn, one of a few players on the team who is married. This is Penn's third pro season, getting engaged to his wife, Erin, three days after he was drafted. They married in December 2005.
"When we were dating, we knew this was a possibility," Penn said. "She knew coming into this, that it’s a different lifestyle."
Penn's wife usually joins him on most road trips, but is currently helping coach a volleyball camp in, of all places, Alaska. When his wife can't make the trip, Penn said he's sure to keep in touch via his cell.
"Definitely after the game, right before I go to bed, we talk for at least a little bit," Penn said, "and probably at least once in the morning. So, at least twice a day if not three times a day [we talk on the phone] for about a half-hour. It’s a testament to her. She does a great job and she supports me in everything I've done so far. I think it takes a special woman to be able to do this, to be able to travel around . . . She's done a tremendous job."
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