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Old Thu Mar 31, 2011, 04:56pm
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Fair weather fan.
Went to the Nationals Opening Day game today.

Expectations were high......but the temps weren't = 42o, drizzly and breezy. But, it was nice to hang out with my bro and talk sports for a few hrs!

We hope to get a sniff of .500 ball this yr. Just a sniff. Today, before the first ball was tossed, may be as close as we get.....
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Old Thu Mar 31, 2011, 05:01pm
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I heard that Cubs fans are already saying, "Wait 'till next year".

Of course, my White Sox look like they're going to have a terrible year, if their spring training record is any indication.

When I was a kid growing up on the "Great South Side", I used to say I had two favorite teams - the White Sox and whoever was playing the Cubs that day.

Go Blackhawks!
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Old Thu Mar 31, 2011, 05:16pm
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When I was a kid growing up on the "Great South Side", I used to say I had two favorite teams - the White Sox and whoever was playing the Cubs that day.
Reminds me of when I lived in ABALAMA - my favorite bumper sticker was:

I route for Auburn, or whoever is playing Alabama!
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Old Thu Mar 31, 2011, 09:54pm
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Reminds me of when I lived in ABALAMA - my favorite bumper sticker was:

I route for Auburn, or whoever is playing Alabama!
Only in road games, though.
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Went to the Nationals Opening Day game today.
Did you see Tony Kornheiser? He said he was going; but with the temperature, I have to believe he was in a heated corporate box, away from the "littles".
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Old Thu Mar 31, 2011, 05:57pm
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Biggest concern for Red Sox is that Ellsbury doesn't get hurt and miss most of the season again.

The Padres just hit a homer with 2 out in the ninth to tie it up in St. Louis just when the Cards thought that they had it won.

Milwaukee opens with back-to-back homeruns and then ends with a walk-off! I'm sure that someone will be along to tell us whether a team has ever hit homers in it's first and last at bats on Opening Day before.
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Old Thu Mar 31, 2011, 06:32pm
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Did you see Tony Kornheiser? He said he was going; but with the temperature, I have to believe he was in a heated corporate box, away from the "littles".
Nope. Closest I got to "celebrity mingling" was meeting the "President's Mascots", talking to a local DJ in the Bull Pen (local drinking hole across the street from the stadium) and listening to a pretty good rock band before the game.

The crowd did boo the new DC Mayor though.....but, in their defense, he really had it coming.

I would have liked to have met Tony though. I think he's pretty entertaining.
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The crowd did boo the new DC Mayor though.....but, in their defense, he really had it coming.
No one measures up to Marion Barry, huh?
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Old Thu Mar 31, 2011, 08:07pm
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No one measures up to Marion Barry, huh?
Nice!

FYI - In his latest saga, they booted his car because it wasn't registered and had the license plates on it from the car he recently sold. He blamed it on the dealership......they lost the paperwork.
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Old Fri Apr 01, 2011, 06:32pm
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Nope. Closest I got to "celebrity mingling" was meeting the "President's Mascots", talking to a local DJ in the Bull Pen (local drinking hole across the street from the stadium) and listening to a pretty good rock band before the game.

The crowd did boo the new DC Mayor though.....but, in their defense, he really had it coming.

I would have liked to have met Tony though. I think he's pretty entertaining.
Did you see this?

Nats spell John Lannan’s name wrong - DC Sports Bog - The Washington Post

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Welcome to 2011, Nats fans.
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Red Sox blew a 2-run lead, when Lester gave up a monster 3-run homer in Texas.
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Did you see this?

Nats spell John Lannan's name wrong
Would you expect anything else from the "Natinals"?
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Old Fri Apr 01, 2011, 07:32pm
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Did you see this?
Yep, that's our 2011 "Natinals."
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