This being my last weekend in French baseball, I figured I needed something to get me fired up, to rekindle the excitement of that first day flying from San Francisco to France. I needed something of an edge, too, something that would put me over the top.
That’s right.
The moustache is back.
The hats, at long last, have arrived. Here’s one below, and if you want to be able to claim “Woodchucks 4 Life,” as I do, shoot me an email. Comes in around $20 plus shipping, which is totalling $25 in the US. They’re Flex-Fits, so you have to choose S/M or M/L, and I’m a […]
In about 18 hours I’ll hop on my last flight to France for my last two games with the Woodchucks. There’s a nice symmetry to it all, as my last games in France will be against Antoni Piquet and La Guerche, the same guys I first saw with the Lions on Opening Day way back […]
Thanks, Changer!
It is snowing in Chicago right now.
SNOWING.
This meteorological aggression cannot stand.
More later today.
The wind was blowing in during warmups, a soft breeze that became stronger throughout the day. I felt good in BP: good, but a little slow. It’s hard to ascribe a decade of aging to six months, but I’m unquestionably slower- both hands and legs- than when I started the season. I’m not turning on […]
Today is October 3, 2006.
It was seven months ago yesterday that I left for France.
It was six months ago yesterday that I no-hit the Woodchucks in my final game as a Lion, earning my current gig as a Woodchuck in the process.
Time flies, huh?
Another 9-hour flight on Friday afternoon. I had […]
