Phoenix — Mike "Grasshopper" Martin epitomizes what Brewers Fantasy Camp is all about. He's got a good job as vice president of manufacturing for Baxter International, but his first love is baseball.
Martin, of Lakewood, Ill., didn't win the baseball player gene pool, so for 12 consecutive years he's taken a week of vacation to live the dream. Fantasy camp puts him in catcher's gear behind the plate and in the batter's box at Maryvale Baseball Park.
In a game last week, he drove in his team's winning run with a walk-off single.
"It was my first walk-off hit since I was 12," Martin said.