Bike Ride

Sunday afternoon we drove down to ride bikes with W&MC and the girls.

Rode south on the Westside Beltline under I-20 to Ralph David Abernathy Blvd, which was blocked off for a festival. Then we rode east all the way past old Turner Field.

On the ride back we encountered a parade of high school drumlines marching down the street, so we had to weave around therm.

At the western end of the festival we turned back south on the Beltline and rode the mile down to eat pizza at Monday Night Garage, where Matthew used to work.

Then we rode the 2-1/4 miles home on the lighted Beltline, in the dark. A total bike ride of eleven miles. Fortunately the hills weren’t very big.

We had watched the UGA game over at Reid & Noelle’s. Just us and them. A good game to watch. Usually when I watch a game I like to watch in silence so I can listen to the announcers, taking in their analysis since they know more than me, more than anyone I happen to be watching the game with. At the Hall’s house they wanted me to provide my opinions, so I tried to do so. As fans there is so much we don’t know: who is playing hurt. Fans (including me) blame the QB when receivers drop pass after pass, or fail to run routes properly and don’t get open. Blame the play caller when the players don’t execute.

Did you see the replay of the Tennessee lineman #55 who after a play, looked to the sideline and then dropped to the ground injured, stopping the game so UGA couldn’t continue to drive down the field? I looked for that #55 to come back in the game, but I never saw him. Hard for me to see. The Halls have a big TV but it was hard for me to see whether a pass was caught or incomplete. Couldn’t see the flight of the ball. Probably didn’t help that it was a night game.

I missed most of the Falcons game. Saw where rookie QB Phenix got to play. NC State @ GT is this Thursday night. GT@UGA is the Friday after Thanksgiving. Usually they play on Saturday.

Skipped the gym this morning. Since I was off on Friday I came back to 66 unread emails, a total of over 80. Got it down to 21 with plenty of work still to do. Worked like a dog all day.

ANDRES GALARRAGA [SABR Bio] was the first player after Carl Yastrzemski to lead his league in all three legs of the Triple Crown. In 1993 Galarraga led MLB in average (.370). In 1996, Galarraga’s 47 homers led the NL. His 150 RBI led the majors. He hit 41 HR for the Rockies but was released on 27-Oct-1997. The Braves signed him and in 1998 he hit 44. He is the only player to be hit-by-pitch each of the first three games in a season, on 03-, 04-, & 05-Apr-2000 he was drilled by Colorado’s Pedro Astacio, Rolando Arrojo, and Brian Bohanon.

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