Limo to Cooperstown: Who’s with Me?
Wed, Jan 24, 2007
by Geoff Young
A buddy of mine caught wind of my road trip to Cooperstown and had a great idea. He owns a limousine company and would like to witness Tony Gwynn’s induction into the Hall of Fame. The catch is that he needs at very least to cover his costs.
Here’s the deal. If enough folks are seriously interested, we can make this happen. You’ll need to be available July 23 to August 1, and be prepared to lay out some cash. How much? That depends. If we can get enough people to commit, my friend and I will start banging on doors to see what kind of corporate sponsorship we can get to help defray the cost.
I know, the idea of taking a limo cross country is totally insane. (Isn’t that the appeal?) But when you stop to think about how many times Gwynn will be inducted into Hall of Fame, maybe it starts to make sense.
My buddy and I need to start talking to “important people” and figuring out how to make the trip rock beyond description asap. With that in mind, I’ll need commitments by the end of February, if not sooner.
So. Who’s with me?
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January 24, 2007 at 6:55 am
I love it…to bad I am flying into NY from Chicago on Friday…this is my kind of stunt.
January 24, 2007 at 7:53 am
There was some discussion in the past couple weeks about Spring Training…thought this was a nice little article about why Spring Training is great!!!
http://sports.espn.go.com/trav.....id=2734319
January 24, 2007 at 7:55 am
uh, perhaps … I’ve been toying with my own “road trip” ideas … ex. a couple of days in Washington, DC … perhaps venturing down as far as Cape Kennedy to tour the NASA facilities … perhaps a stop in Atlanta … all that to say something like your proposed limo trip seems likely to fall within what I’ve budgeted both time and $-wise … but it still seems “extreme” … but I’m willing to be open-minded
January 24, 2007 at 8:39 am
In Ex-Padres news, Bellhorn signs a minor league deal with the Reds.
http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com.....p;c_id=cin
January 24, 2007 at 9:10 am
Good luck with your venture! I’m planning to go to see Cal, but I have a only 5-6 hour trip Max … you all on the other hand, um, well, I won’t remind you.
You’ll see the country, though.
If you accept donations, let me know and I’ll spread the word…
- Anthony, the Oriole Post
January 24, 2007 at 9:27 am
Any chances of stopping outside Kansas City?
January 24, 2007 at 9:35 am
Interesting article on our new 3 Bagger Kouzmanoff…
http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/.....p;c_id=mlb
January 24, 2007 at 12:01 pm
ESPN’s homage to the NL West…saying “NL West is baseball’s glamor division”
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....id=2739970
January 24, 2007 at 12:21 pm
Geoff, that is a wild and crazy idea! I like it! Unfortunately I can’t join you on the trip, but I hope you can pull it off. Good luck.
January 24, 2007 at 5:20 pm
Just received this link to USA’s Padre Organizational Report. Interesting read, but nothing really new.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports.....port_x.htm
January 24, 2007 at 7:42 pm
Roto authority has the Padres projected era at 3.82, first in the NL. Confirmation of what we all know. The Brewers are a surprising #2.
January 24, 2007 at 10:53 pm
Already got my plane tickets, man! But we definitely need to work on hooking up for a Padre Pub Crawl or something…we have to do something when we have a bunch of us in New York state at the same time!
January 25, 2007 at 11:01 pm
Padres vs Giants has been simulated using 2007 ZIPS projections as input data. All 25 possible pitching matchups were game simulated 2500 times. The Padres fared well against the Giants. vr, Xei
http://DodgerSims.blogspot.com/
January 25, 2007 at 11:09 pm
From the “Look How Fun Baseball-Reference Is” Department: All major league hitters who went to San Diego State accumulated a batting average of .275. However, if you exclude Tony Gwynn from that group, Aztec alumni only hit .257.