Baseball Fans???

[Karen]

Is it bad that I sometimes don't even bother to check the score of the game the next day when it's a West Coast game that ends in the wee hours of the morning here, just check the standings to see "x losses (in a row)" and see how far back they are in the standings? And you know, this year I have not even heard any "wait 'til next year," which has been the perennial cry of Red Sox fans for as long as I can remember! I don't think anyone has a clue who or what the team will look like next year enough to pin any hopes on it - and for Red Sox fans, that's saying a LOT!

Sigh.

[Karen]

Now that the Red Sox are hopelessly out of the running, I will root for the Orioles! A classic T-shirt around these parts is "My Favorite MLB Baseball Teams ... #1 Red Sox, #2 Anyone who will beat the Yankees!"

It's bad when the biggest "news" the team is making right now is due to a stupid, but hardly even worth mentioning, quote the manager made on talk radio. Sigh.

Go Orioles!

[Jessika]

Re: Chipper Jones' retiring...

There's a bar in downtown Atlanta that a lot of the Braves players frequent, and in honor of Chipper's retirement they are renaming the bar to "Chipper's Bar and Music Hall", and MY BOYFRIEND gets to design the bar's new logo!! So proud of him

[Karen]

Re: Chipper Jones' retiring...

There's a bar in downtown Atlanta that a lot of the Braves players frequent, and in honor of Chipper's retirement they are renaming the bar to something in his name (can't remember exactly what it is...) and MY BOYFRIEND gets to design the bar's new logo!! So proud of him

How fun! You'll have to post a picture when it's done!

[Jessika]

How fun! You'll have to post a picture when it's done!

You quoted me too fast before I could edit it with the new name lol! Since we live in St. Louis I'm not sure we'll be able to get a pic but maybe they'll post something on facebook! It's always neat seeing his artwork popping up on facebook (he does a lot of work for bands and music festivals, did work for the St. Louis Blues last season and had stuff up on Billboards around StL, etc) so I'll see if I can find something when it's done

[Jessika]

Here's their facebook page, where they've already uploaded his logo as their profile pic!

http://www.facebook.com/PeachtreeTavernAtlanta

And here's information on the event, for anyone in the Atlanta area that may be interested:

http://bizwire.net/peachtreetavern/2...nd-music-hall/

[Grace]

Miguel Cabrera

.330 - 44 - 139

First in 45 years

[cassiesmom]

I heard on the news about Brandon McCarthy, who pitches for the Oakland A's but used to pitch for the White Sox in 2005 and 2006. He was struck in the head by a batted ball, which caused a skull fracture and bleeding inside his head. From what they said, it sounded like they didn't think he was hurt that badly at first; but then it became more apparent that something was wrong. He needed surgery to take the pressure off his brain. That is scary. I hope he comes through with flying colors.