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Showing posts with label Baseball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Baseball. Show all posts
Monday, September 24, 2007
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Sell Out
Yesterday, my cousins and I caught the Blue Jays/Yankees game during the Simcoe Day holiday. It ended up being a rather exciting game, although the Blue Jays lost in the end. Among the highlights:
- Mr. David Beckham was in the house, throwing out the first pitch and then watching from a luxary box. No Posh Spice sitting though.
- Sitting along the left field/foul line and within shouting distance of Mr. Johnny "Sell Out" Damon. At the beginning of the game, I shouted "Sell Out" and my taunts evolved to "Your book sucks!" It must've affected his play because he screwed up a fielding play causing two runs to score.
- Environmental tips being displayed on the Jumbotron between innings. There's just something weird about that in a domed stadium called the Roger Centre (Roger is the cable company up north).
- Random fan in the crowd saying hi to each player in the bullpen, getting acknowledged with a wave from the pitchers, and then getting shot down after asking for a ball.
Anyway, it was great watching the game again in the dome. First time in 14 years. Pictures forthcoming.
- Mr. David Beckham was in the house, throwing out the first pitch and then watching from a luxary box. No Posh Spice sitting though.
- Sitting along the left field/foul line and within shouting distance of Mr. Johnny "Sell Out" Damon. At the beginning of the game, I shouted "Sell Out" and my taunts evolved to "Your book sucks!" It must've affected his play because he screwed up a fielding play causing two runs to score.
- Environmental tips being displayed on the Jumbotron between innings. There's just something weird about that in a domed stadium called the Roger Centre (Roger is the cable company up north).
- Random fan in the crowd saying hi to each player in the bullpen, getting acknowledged with a wave from the pitchers, and then getting shot down after asking for a ball.
Anyway, it was great watching the game again in the dome. First time in 14 years. Pictures forthcoming.
Sunday, July 29, 2007
In Buehrle We Trust!
Greetings from downtown Chicago in the Gold Coast district! We got here yesterday afternoon after an 8-hour drive from Omaha. It's kinda odd being here in Chicago to a certain degree. For one thing, this is my eighth day into this road trip and I think we're officially past the half way mark in the US when we drove across the Mississippi River. To another degree, we hit a city that I've been to before and it's great seeing familiar faces. The last part is that I expect to see more urban cities and areas during the rest of the drive back home. No more deserts or large plain land.
Our first stop on the trip was in Evanston, IL, where we checked out Cathy and Brian's new condo in Evanston. After checking out the place (which is still in the process of being unpacked and settled), I turned to my sister and said, "You're all growns up." Seriously. What an adult thing to do! The new pad is very cool and more importantly, very spacious.
This is probably my fifth time in Chicago, and every time I'm out here, I've always had a great time. Dan's old roommate lives out here and gave us free tickets to the White Sox/Blue Jays game out in US Cellular Field. The pitchers were the Sox's ace Mark Buehrle and Jay's ace Roy Halladay. It was a great pitcher's duel, but what was more remarkable was that the game only took 2 hours, 10 minutes to complete! When do you see that happen? The game was followed by a fireworks show.
Afterwards, I met up with my friend Allison, who just moved to these parts, and we went to a few bars in the Gold Coast area. The area has plenty of them! One thing that I heard from two different people: this district is known for much older men "trolling" on much younger women. Who knew? Take notes Rohit.
Anyway, some video updates will come later today. Hope you all are having a great weekend!
Our first stop on the trip was in Evanston, IL, where we checked out Cathy and Brian's new condo in Evanston. After checking out the place (which is still in the process of being unpacked and settled), I turned to my sister and said, "You're all growns up." Seriously. What an adult thing to do! The new pad is very cool and more importantly, very spacious.
This is probably my fifth time in Chicago, and every time I'm out here, I've always had a great time. Dan's old roommate lives out here and gave us free tickets to the White Sox/Blue Jays game out in US Cellular Field. The pitchers were the Sox's ace Mark Buehrle and Jay's ace Roy Halladay. It was a great pitcher's duel, but what was more remarkable was that the game only took 2 hours, 10 minutes to complete! When do you see that happen? The game was followed by a fireworks show.
Afterwards, I met up with my friend Allison, who just moved to these parts, and we went to a few bars in the Gold Coast area. The area has plenty of them! One thing that I heard from two different people: this district is known for much older men "trolling" on much younger women. Who knew? Take notes Rohit.
Anyway, some video updates will come later today. Hope you all are having a great weekend!
Monday, June 25, 2007
The Comeback
Today, as part of my prep work for the next Ng Film Productions short, I pitched two innings of whiffle ball while on a strict pitch count.
During the first inning, I had excellent control of my pitches mixed between my fastball, splitter, and breaking ball. It was awesome. My line:
2/3 IP. 1H. 2K. 0 BB. 0 R.
In the second inning, I came on in relief after the other pitcher got 2 outs. Unfortunately, I had no control of my pitches and couldn't get an out. After going through the lineup, I was relieved and went to the outfield with my head down.
0 IP (faced 3 batters). 2 H. 0K 1 BB. 3 R.
It's a start. Hopefully I can bounce back in the next start.
During the first inning, I had excellent control of my pitches mixed between my fastball, splitter, and breaking ball. It was awesome. My line:
2/3 IP. 1H. 2K. 0 BB. 0 R.
In the second inning, I came on in relief after the other pitcher got 2 outs. Unfortunately, I had no control of my pitches and couldn't get an out. After going through the lineup, I was relieved and went to the outfield with my head down.
0 IP (faced 3 batters). 2 H. 0K 1 BB. 3 R.
It's a start. Hopefully I can bounce back in the next start.
Monday, June 11, 2007
Baseball Players Pointing to the Sky
"Baseball Players Pointing to the Sky"
This was the phrase that I put into Google out of curiosity. Yes, a slow day at work. What's more amazing is the number one result, which is this USA Today Article about this phenomenon. Check it out.
Pointing: It isn't just for pop-ups anymore
As observed by Audrey last week, we at 1524sf pretty much do this for any occasion, like opening a can of chili, the second we get off of work, baseball games, opening a Miller High Life, and so on. I think you should too.
This was the phrase that I put into Google out of curiosity. Yes, a slow day at work. What's more amazing is the number one result, which is this USA Today Article about this phenomenon. Check it out.
Pointing: It isn't just for pop-ups anymore
As observed by Audrey last week, we at 1524sf pretty much do this for any occasion, like opening a can of chili, the second we get off of work, baseball games, opening a Miller High Life, and so on. I think you should too.
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