The simple pitching practice session soon ended, and when the Angels' leadoff hitter Cameron Maybin stepped into the right-handed batter's box, Angel Stadium gradually fell into silence, entering the atmosphere of the game.
The 30-year-old Cameron Maybin was an early career potential star highly regarded by many experts as having "the potential to become a fixture at the All-Star game and remain one of the most spectacular players on the field for a long time.";
At that time, Marlins president Larry Beinfest, who selected him, even remarked that Maybin had the potential to become a star player comparable to Hanley Ramirez — the latter being the 2006 Rookie of the Year, now a key player for the Boston Red Sox; and Maybin himself declared his hope to emulate his idol Ken Griffey Jr.
