Matthew Wood was the guest of honor at the Madison Mallards Star Wars & Astrobiology Night. To start the game, Mr Wood introduced the teams using a voice synthesizer so he could sound like his characters; a battle droid introduced the St. Cloud River Bats players, and Grievous introduced the Mallards players. After the players were introduced, he was one of several first pitch throwers (one was a robot that was built by the University of Wisconsin Robotics Club that looked like a boxy wheelbarrow upside down with blue-purple sparkly sequins on it). After the game started, Mr Wood signed autographs and posed for pictures on the third base side of the stadium.
As the gates opened to let the patrons in, many had to ask if I was Mr Wood ("Are you the voice? Do the voice!""Are you Matt?")
After Mr Wood arrived, I patrolled the line, letting those in line know I was there to make sure General Grievous behaved himself or stumping some to the children in line with Star Wars trivia (and being stumped myself as some were quicker and wittier than one would expect). Before I left (around the beginning of the 5th inning) I probably signed more autographs and posed for more pictures than the actual guest did by that time; but there were still about 60+ people in line, so I am sure he caught up.
Album from the game
Members in attendance:
SL7956 Anthony Day- Anakin
Jen Loomis- photographer
