Hello, Orlando.

After a solid continental breakfast that included Frosted Flakes, toast, an assortment of juices and a banana (yes, a banana Mom), we were back on the road for the final 265 miles of our jaunt to the home of Mickey Mouse.

Once we crossed the state line, Nate squared introduced yours truly to the wonderfulness of the wings and things meal at Zaxby's. It was a delicious first impression, and I emphatically recommend that you seek one out if you have not yet had the pleasure of dining at this fine establishment. While eating, we could see an orange store that loudly proclaimed that they "Shipped Fruit." It was an interesting notion, but we didn't have time for such a process.

Back on the road, we drove straight into the monsoon that my iPhone radar had predicted. Once we finally got past the storm, we were surrounded by countless billboards, mostly advertising their cheap tickets to the likes of Disney World, Sea World and Universal Studios....I temporarily felt like I was back in Branson (much love for ya Jason).

We finally reached the Holiday Inn Express in Kissimmee around 2:30 p.m., dropped our things and headed to the Wide World of Sports Complex to survey the grounds and get an early jump on our set-up process. This facility is a true sports mecca, with fields and structures as far as you can see. It is the facility where the Atlanta Braves go through Spring Training and where the Florida Gator college football team prepared for their Cotton Bowl showdown with Michigan last season. Any kid that has the chance to play a game here this week is truly blessed.

We put up our tents and tables, our "Baseball Youth" backdrops and hung signs and banners around the complex to advertise our association with the WWOS. We also had the ability to unhook the trailer from our vehicle, which made our gas tank breathe a huge sigh of relief.

Following our quick day at the office, all three of us enjoyed some fresh Florida mahi at Orlando Ale House and had an extremely informative staff "meeting." We also sat next to a gentleman who Clink and I could've sworn was Peter Gammons. We did several takes, but finally came to the conclusion that this ESPN impostor was too tall to play the part. After filling our bellies, we hit up the local Walgreens for the absolute essentials of a road trip crew: duct tape, bug spray and cheap sunglasses.

And that brings us to now, the point where I say goodnight and good luck. Our first full day is tomorrow, and we are really excited to get things officially kicked off. The photos below are a sampling from today, and I assure you that more will follow. Thanks for keeping up with us....we hope to have more fun stories as we go.

Goodnight from Florida,
Chris