I usually make one or two trips out to Phoenix each year. Spring training has become a must, and I always enjoy taking in some Arizona Fall League games. Today, we’re all about the AFL… and whatever else happened to come with it on a particular journey… and whatever else that triggers in my mind, [...]
I thought I’d take a little random walk through the archives and highlight a few old posts. Not that I’m one for nostalgia, but sometimes it’s fun to remember where you’ve been…
From August 24, 2001:
Raley Field opened May 15, 2000, and seats, well, I’m not sure, but there were over 12,000 last night. We sat [...]
The following is an excerpt from the Ducksnorts 2008 Baseball Annual, scheduled for publication in February 2008.
I learned about toll roads on this day. Specifically, I learned precisely how confusing they can be.
After checking out of my room in Syracuse, I cruised west on I-90, which runs past Rochester and Batavia, and into Buffalo. To [...]
Okay, I’ve finally posted all my photos from the road. Well, not all my photos, but 158 of them.
Three quick notes:
The photos at the induction ceremony kinda suck; I was at least a Canadian Football League field and three Dieter Brocks away from the stage.
I got a little carried away with the Cedric Hunter photos [...]
The original plan called for Jeff to join me on my jaunt to Cooperstown, but circumstances beyond anyone’s control made that impossible, so instead I stuck around a little longer on Friday and we went to the State Farmer’s Market in Raleigh for an early lunch. Although this put me about 6 hours behind schedule, [...]
I don’t want to talk about David Wells, do you? Good, let’s move on, then, and pretend we’re still on the road.
After driving 873 miles on 4 1/2 hours of sleep and missing the Smokies game on Wednesday night, I ventured from the interstate and into the Smoky Mountains (ah, they take their name from [...]
I am happy to report that we made it back to San Diego in one piece. I’d also submit that 6,417 miles of driving in 12 days probably is too much for one person and that actually doing it isn’t necessarily the best way to discover said fact.
Reader LaMar asked the other day for a [...]
Two guys have been adrift at sea in a small boat for several days. One looks concerned.
“What’s wrong,” asks the other, “did we spring a leak?”
“No, it’s just that…”
“What? What is it?”
“Well, I thought the ocean would be larger.”
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I couldn’t get to Knoxville in time for the Smokies game. I have only myself [...]
After much preparation, I’m finally ready to go. I’ve got enough supplies to live out of my car for the next 10 or so days. Clothes, books, CDs, food and water.
The plan is to leave San Diego a few ticks before the crack o’ dawn and get to Albuquerque in time for the Isotopes’ game [...]
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