Re: Juan Pablo & Nikki Ferrell Facebook - Twitter Updates - Fan Forum -Discussion - Thread #4

[chinita]

The pic with the baby is so cute.

I think Nikki will be going to Seattle for sure. If not, Molly will kill JPG

[Isabel123]

Hayley Williford ‏@IM__HAYLEY  11h
My aunt met Juan Pablo at the Indians game tonight. I had tickets but had to work


Jessica Tsimogianis
‏@Jakt83
@JuanPaGalavis Thanks for taking the time to take a selfie with me today!  Hope you enjoyed CLE and the game!! pic.twitter.com/4nNkUZ1VvJ


halkirsh Juan Pablo está en la casa


jackiepants93 Me gusta Juan Pablo!!!

[Isabel123]

Venezuelan celebration re: Omar induction to HOF.....

condemanu86 Venezuelans en #cleveland @omarvizquel13 @juanpagalavis #miguelcabrera #eugeniosuarez #anibalsanchez #carlosbaerga #asdrubalcabrera


condemanu86 Last night con @juanpagalavis y @danigaral Extrañando a @visnumaharaj

[Isabel123]

My boy JD @jdmartinez20 is KILLING it with the @tigers...
0.11 pm 6/22/2014


Cleveland IndiansVerified account
‏@Indians
Pre-game reading: 'The Bachelor' @JuanPaGalavis talks baseball, Omar, the World Cup and more! http://atmlb.com/1nukMBE pic.twitter.com/DyaAJ8TabY

[Isabel123]

And here you thought ‘Bachelor’ Juan Pablo Galavis was just a pretty face!



Juan Pablo Galavis sported a plain, gray t-shirt and jeans as he observed batting practice Friday afternoon at Progressive Field. He left the baseball gear, including his Omar Vizquel jersey, at home. He even left his Argentina soccer jersey behind for the big weekend.

An American-born Venezuelan, Galavis was featured on this season’s “Bachelor,” a reality television show in which a male celebrity takes different women on dates and eventually selects the woman of his choice. Each week, the bachelor gathers the women in the same room and distributes roses to those who are “safe”; those who do not receive a rose, on the other hand, are instructed to say their goodbyes.

Galavis, a native of Ithaca, N.Y., made his third visit to Progressive Field this weekend to witness fellow Venezuelan and former Tribe shortstop Omar Vizquel’s Hall of Fame induction.

Galavis works for the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame, and he travels to various ballparks throughout the season to follow all of the Venezuelan big leaguers.

His gray shirt was all he had that would represent his neutral stance on this weekend’s rivalry series and World Cup matches.

“I’m like Switzerland; I’m like everybody,” he said. “When I come to work, I’m not a team player. I come to see all the guys. I came to see Asdrubal [Cabrera] and Miguel Cabrera and Omar Vizquel’s big day.

“I’m a baseball fan; I work for the Baseball Hall of Fame, so I cheer for all the Venezuelan guys. It’s funny because if there’s a Venezuelan guy pitching and a Venezuelan guy batting, I cheer for the hit and then the double play.”

Several years ago, Galavis heard about a young Venezuelan boy, Carlos Daniel, who lost his battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease and died in 1994. The boy, who grew up to be a sports writer, had such a passion for baseball that his family eventually established the Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame in his honor.

“He was a very big fan of baseball; he wrote books on baseball and all of that. When I saw [Daniel’s] video, that’s when I decided to start working for [the HOF],” Galavis said. “The only active player that knew Carlos Daniel was Omar, so that was my first trip — to the Chicago White Sox.”

Since that original introduction in 2011, the two have been great friends. Galavis, 32, visited Progressive Field last season for Vizquel’s bobblehead day, and he decided to return to support him as he is inducted into the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame this weekend.

He said he hopes Vizquel will one day join former Venezuelan shortstop Luis Aparicio in the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.

“For Venezuelans and for people my age who got to see him play, he’s the best player [Venezuela has] ever had; he’s the best shortstop we’ve ever had,” he said. “We hope in a few years, Omar can be in Cooperstown, also.

“He was a magician; every time there was a ground ball to the shortstop, we knew he was going to catch it and throw the guy out.”

A former professional soccer player, Galavis said he managed to squeeze this trip in despite several great World Cup matches this weekend.

“I watched the games before I came to the stadium, [and] I watched some of the games in the clubhouse with the players. The one I wanted to watch today was at noon, so that was good,” he said. “You juggle between the stadium and the games. It all depends on what games are on; you come later or you come earlier to the stadium.”

As for his World Cup predictions? Well, he isn’t exactly neutral.

“I want Argentina to win,” he said. “USA is doing pretty good; I like them. Columbia has played very good. Italy played so-so today; Germany — very, very good.”

In the meantime, Galavis will continue to wear his neutral gray and support his good friend, who will undoubtedly leave town as a winner in Galavis’ mind.

“I didn’t bring one; I didn’t bring a rose,” he said. “If you find a rose, I’ll give [Vizquel] one.”

-TribeVibe contributor Megan Golden

[chinita]

Isabel-- Thanks for the article and pics with more girls. Nikki is probably saying "enough"

[chinita]

I'm reading comments/tweets and man...some girls are desperately wanting to meet JPG. And the Spanish ones are mostly flirting with him

[Nabsie]

The tweets from all the girls are funny. He has a big 16 year old fan club there. Some of the tweets are so forward!

[Isabel123]

The tweets from all the girls are funny. He has a big 16 year old fan club there. Some of the tweets are so forward!

  Crazy and funny tweets   . I like that he responded to the query about Nikki's whereabout.


Quinn Nofziger
‏@QTNof6
If it isn't Mr. @JuanPaGalavis himself. #TribeTown #creepin #wheresNikki pic.twitter.com/0aNeoEIfJt



Juan Pablo Galavis ‏@JuanPaGalavis 10m
@QTNof6 jajaja YEAP... She is in KC, hat to work the WEEKEND.

FS Ohio Girls ‏@FSOhioGirls 1h
Nice meeting you @JuanPaGalavis at the Indians game last night! Thanks for stopping by Rally Alley! -Sara pic.twitter.com/noIuhxAV9S


Juan Pablo Galavis ‏@JuanPaGalavis 28m
Press BOX RT @ReeseAlyson22: @JuanPaGalavis @Indians which box you in ? pic.twitter.com/aH9Gg8zIQX

[Isabel123]

Isabel-- Thanks for the article and pics with more girls. Nikki is probably saying "enough"

That was a good article giving us insights on how he started with Venezuela Baseball Hall of Fame and on how his friendship with Omar started.

[Isabel123]

It was so nice of JPG to accomodate these girls requests......

Carrie Musci ‏@carriemusci  54m
Just hanging with juanpagalavis at the tribe game http://instagram.com/p/pjufXHkDTO/



Erin Hill
‏@ErinRenee1216
This is great  convincing @JuanPaGalavis to be an @Indians fan pic.twitter.com/uucKyyhvJt


Dana Musci ‏@muscid12  57m
Selfie with @JuanPaGalavis at the Indians game  pic.twitter.com/KAJkav70ry



Carrie Musci
‏@carriemusci
Selfies with @JuanPaGalavis pic.twitter.com/iyusljK0bB


Amber Panik ‏@AmberPanik  57m
So good to meet you Juan Pablo day is made @JuanPaGalavis pic.twitter.com/voZ42QuqKn


Katie Panik
‏@KatiePanik
So nice to meet Juan Pablo. He just completely made me and my sisters day. Love you Juan Pablo! @JuanPaGalavis pic.twitter.com/hzMKKn9b8c

[Isabel123]

Juan Pablo Galavis™ ‏@JuanPaGalavis 24m
Cleveland THANK YOU... You have a GREAT organization... RESPECT to the attentions by the @indians...

chloewojan ‏@chloewojan 42m
@JuanPaGalavis @n_piepsny15 next time in Cleveland let us know husband said u can use corporate jet no worries missing your flight

Natalie's persistence paid off and it was nice of JPG to wait on her.

Arika (Hess)Chilberg ‏@AChilberg 47m
@JuanPaGalavis @n_piepsny15 persistent girl! Good work;)

Natalie Piepsny ‏@n_piepsny15 48m
@JuanPaGalavis Words can't describe how much I appreciate you working with me to meet up! pic.twitter.com/zVUbkJVH6q


Amanda Herrera ‏@aa_man_daa 48m
So I met juanpagalavis today. What did you do? http://instagram.com/p/pjwngiCPV7/



Katie Panik
‏@KatiePanik
So good to met Juan Pablo. Thank you so much!!!!!!! @JuanPaGalavis pic.twitter.com/WqQDJcsZpg



Amanda Herrera
‏@aa_man_daa
Me and @JuanPaGalavis are pretty tight pic.twitter.com/VWNzvfpAdW


Andrea Nykamp ‏@andre_kamp 6m
I didn't get to meet @JuanPaGalavis this weekend, but I did get a few good creeper shots pic.twitter.com/7QXeY7oehQ

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