Had a good time today at the Stripers game. Started at 11 am. Lots of school kids there. I met up with 6 of the Hot Stove guys: Johnny (to my right), Jerry (left). old Tom Curran (red shirt), Cecil (not pictured), and two others. The game kinda dragged - several errors. Lasted 4 hours. Jacksonville kept scoring, but Gwinnett came back to win 11-9.
On the way to the game I stopped by McDonalds for a bacon egg & cheese McMuffin for two bucks. After the game I stopped by Whattaburger for a chicken sandwich, fries, and drink. Thought of Reid after taking the first bite of fries. No taste.
Then I stopped by the office for the first time since I'd retired. A good visit, though Steve, Eric, Shane, and Renee weren't there. Did see Angie, Rachel, Lauren, Daniel, Buck, Brad, Leo, Ben, Sherryl, Crystal, Neil, and others.
Small group tonight, on Genesis 49.
The Zurich Classic is in NOLA this weekend. A popular tourney that players enjoy going to - but Scottie S is skipping the tourney after playing 2 or 3 straight weeks after the birth of his son. Scottie has signed up to play the next 5 weeks, including the PGA and Memorial.
Monday: Mexican fixins for supper again: shredded chicken, corn, rice, black beans, tomatoes. I fixed a quesadilla.
I love cherry colas. In fact I bought myself some earlier today.
We watched the entire Hawks game. Atlanta trailed the entire game, down by as much as 12 points. Went on a great 7 point run, coming back to win in the last few seconds despite missing both foul shots at the end of the game. I didn’t think either team played particularly well. The Knicks could took a lot of flack for some of the decisions he made. The national media is acting like it’s a foregone conclusion that the Knicks will advance. Not so fast.
C cooked burgers and fries, with slaw. No buns, so after the gym on Tuesday morning I bought buns and Coke, so I could have a proper lunch. C had been at the gym at the same time as me, so I talked her into going into the sauna with me. There was a lady in there from her exercise class, so they talked the whole time. Cut the grass on Tuesday afternoon.
Just discovered a new restaurant here in East Cobb: Duck’s Burger Bar. Sounds like my kind of place. Burgers with a Brazilian twist. High quality beef. Plus all you can eat sliders and wings. I’ll have a try it out.
JAY JOHNSTONE [SABR Bio] pranked his portly manager by stuffing a pillow into his uniform. Mimicking LAD manager Tommy Lasorda was only one of the stunts he became famous for, done in some cases because had time on the bench during games. He wrote three popular books about the game and his journey in it. He played 20 seasons for 8 different clubs, including the Dodgers twice. Johnstone was often used as a pinch-hitter, but his writing was good enough to find a market for: “Temporary Insanity” 1985, “Over the Edge” 1988, and “Some of My Best Friends are Crazy” 1990. He hit his final career home run off a future Hall of Famer, the 102nd of his career - on 19-Aug-1983, hit off knuckleballer Phil Niekro in the 7th inning.
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