1 Week Away!

Guess what? One week from today at this very moment Rose and I will be speeding southbound on I-75 headed for a week of Spring Training in Lakeland! Can't wait to hear the bat hit the ball and smell the leather of the gloves! Man oh man. Baseball at last. Warm weather at last.

So far this spring word out of Lakeland is positive. Players seem to be healthy and as usual everything is right with the world in Feb/March. We will see when April hits! Starting pitching will be the whole deal. If they pitch, the Tigers should compete. IF they don't it will be another long summer. Can't wait to be sitting in the stands behind home plate. Hereing the chatter, eating a hot dog and having some peanuts!

Whistlestop for breakfast and Sonny's Real Pit BBQ for dinner! And Baseball in between. This year will be a 30 year celebration of sorts. Feb 17th marked Rose and I 's 30th anniversary....seems like only yesterday!

I will try and post from Lakeland, but then again who cares!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Vacation is coming!

Well spring has given us a little glimpse the last couple of days. about 60 degrees yesterday and I got the Goldwing out for a little spin. It was good to get her out on the road for a few miles. We are in for cold weather again later in the week, but at least the snow is gone! Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pitchers and Catchers report to Lakeland on Friday and Rose and I are not far behind! We will be leaving on the 27th of February for a week of baseball and the beach....Rose says too much baseball and not enough beach! Imagine that. Heck only 5 games! that is not much?? Morning till night, non-stop baseball, what more can she ask.

Next Tuesday is our 30th wedding anniversay. That does not seem possible. But Mandy is 28 and Aaron 27 with kids of their own. But it is nice vacationing just Rose and I. It is so good to just get to spend time with her and get to experience the excitement of Spring Training in Lakeland....I am sure that is what Rose would say. Really it is just getting away from the day to day rat race that is life. Spending time not listening for the phone or anything else for that matter. Just her and I having some down time.

Winter and More Winter!

Well, they talk about the dog days of summer?? These are the frozen dog days of winter. I can't remember the last time we were above freezing?? Weeks I think. Another sub zero night, buring lots of propane to be sure. What about the January thaw? Not anytime soon I do believe.

At least the Spring Training tickets got to the house and it gives a glimmer of hope for a warmer time and place in Lakeland. watching some baseball. Just spending time with Rose with no phones, no pets, no work, no nobody. Not sure how the WBC will impact who will be playing for the Tigers in Lakeland, but it will still be baseball. We are ready to head down there and get some sun and enjoy life and warmth.

Still thinking of taking the Motorcycle down that way to ride to the beach. Who knows? I just want to not be looking at snow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spring Training on the Way!

Tickets are bought, room is booked! Now the waiting game begins! We are leaving Feb 27th and our first game is the 28th. 5 games at Joker Marchant. That is a good one to watch the games, In section 207 for all the games right behind home plate. Oh man, baseball and Sonnys Real BBQ! Don't get no better, Even Rose is excited I think.

Thinking about taking the bike....but not sure about that one. We will see what happens. Just ready to get out of the sub zero Ohio weather, this sucks! looking at -20 tonight....wow

Off to the Hot Stove on the MLB Network! Man I love that channel.

Only 2 More Days....

Well it is freezing here in Ohio! It was below zero last night with -30 wind Chills.....get me to Lakeland now! Leaving February 27th for Lakeland and it can't get here soon enough!

Christmas is only 2 days away and it will be different this year! First year with 2 wonderful Grandsons! Jack and Jake will make it so fun this year! Shopping is done.....I think.....Lord keep Rose out of the stores! Anyway the bills are huge but there is cash to pay for it all with some left over for Lakeland! Can't wait for Spring Training.......

Oh yeah...the Lions are 0-15.....don't blow it now! Lose, Lose, Lose

Wow, has it been that long?

Has it been that long since I posted last? Lots has happened since. Our 2nd grandson was born on the 24th of November, the Buckeyes killed the team up north, and the Tigers have a new catcher and Shortstop as well as a good starting pitcher. Only downside, Matt Joyce is with the Tampa Bay Rays, and cold, I mean cold weather has come to Northwest Ohio.

So many questions still remain when it comes to the Tigers? Can they turn it around? I think yes, but the pitching must come through. They must find a closer and Rodney and Zumaya need to recover from the last couple of injury plaqued seasons.

Christmas is getting closer and holy smoke we have done about no shopping, even Rose doesn't want to shop.....ha

63 days till pitchers and catchers!
77 days till we get to Lakeland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Winter is here

Well winter is here. Freezing temps, short days, and long cold nights with no baseball. The hot stve league is not real hot right now. It seems the Tigers are going to be doing nothing much with our team. They need a SS, Closer, Catcher...

OSU vs Michigan is Saturday and the Bucks can't lose can they? It would seem that way, but this match up year after year will surprise you. It can't happen can it? 3-8 Michigan vs 8-2 OSU? Lets hope not.