That’s right, I was on the road again the past few days! This time, I traveled home to see the family and play in a best-ball golf tournament with my brother and a couple of friends. Unfortunately, we left a few shots out on the course (I didn’t contribute anywhere near what I expected to), but we were still able to pull out a fourth place ranking out of the 36 teams that were competing.
I can’t take it anymore. Actually, my nerves and health can’t take it. I’m too into rooting for the Orioles, and they have really been stinking it up lately. So I’m boycotting watching them. I still wish them success this season, but I will not tune in to anymore games until they’ve won 5 games in a row (I’ll obviously have to pay attention to the scores/standings). Their next 5-game winning streak (if it even happens) will allow me to come back to watching them. The way I see it, if they’re able to roll off 5 wins, they’ll be right back in the hunt and each little game won’t matter as much. Boston has now pushed their lead in the division to 2.5 games, and the Yankees beat the O’s tonight, 6-4, to bring them one game closer (3 back from the O’s).
If there’s one thing I really don’t like to do, it’s painting. Which is kind of surprising to me, because there’s really not a lot of thought or skill required, and I’ve done it many times in my life. As a matter of fact, when I was younger, my brother and I would help mom and dad with fixing up their rental houses by painting. Lots of painting. Now, though, my wife and I are homeowners, and there’s an endless list of projects that need to be done around the house, most of which require painting something.
I wasn’t going to write anything about this game, since it’s not being broadcast in my area, but I happened to catch the end of the game online through MLB.com’s Gameday. I wish I hadn’t seen any of it. I hate having to follow games through Gameday, because the updates are slow, and you end up staring at the screen during exciting innings waiting for some text to display to tell you what happened next. I don’t know why TBS didn’t cover the damn game today, they seem to have covered every other stinking Braves game this season. I can’t believe I get blacked out when Harrisonburg (30 minutes north) carries the station that covers the O’s on the weekend. I’m quite the frustrated fan. Anyway…
ESPN’s SportsCenter is coming to the Shenandoah Valley! From July 22nd through the 24th, SportsCenter will be airing live from the Byers Street Bistro in Staunton as part of their “SportsCenter Across America” summer tour. They will cover the 4th annual Thunder in the Valley Foosball Spectacular that’s held at the Bistro.
Boy it sure has been tough being an O’s fan lately. The Orioles have stalled as of late, which has allowed the Red Sox to move within a half game of the lead in the division. Tonight, though, it’s going to be tough to watch for a different reason.
Meg and I were off and running again this weekend, heading to NOVA for a bridal shower, to Baltimore for a bachelor party, and to the Eastern Shore of Maryland to visit the family. While Meg hung out with the ladies Saturday afternoon, oooh-ing and aaah-ing at the lovely shower gifts, I got to hang out with the boys and play some more Texas Hold’em (and warm up with a few beers). Close to 5:00 pm on Saturday, though, Meg came knocking. We drove to our friend’s place, where we were going to crash for the night, and met up with Meg’s brother Scott who was also attending the bachelor party festivities that evening.
The O’s are in Toronto playing their second game in this 4-game series. Rodrigo Lopez is on the mound for Baltimore tonight. The O’s desperately need a win to retain the small first-place lead they have over the Boston Red Sox in the American League East Division.