But I don’t want the jeans
Jul/090
Anyone who knows me knows that I don’t own a pair of jeans and actually kind of dislike wearing them. When Obama showed up at the All-Star Game in them I was FURIOUS. That’s why when I got this email today from MLB.com I was less than excited, despite the fact that I could win World Series tickets.
(weighs hands back and forth)
Flip Flop Fly Ball may be the coolest thing I’ve seen in awhile
Jun/090
Check it out. Weird baseball infographics. Sweet drawings. And this.
I love this site.
God bless the Moneyball script
Jun/090
Well, my favorite baseball book of all time Moneyball is not going to be made into a movie anymore. Brad Pitt and Steven Soderbergh were connected, which makes the entire thing even more insane. If I had those two connected to a project I would greenlight a movie version of last week’s O Magazine. Regardless, these things happen when you deal with Hollywood. Nobody wants to take chances and The Warriors gets a remake.
A version of the Moneyball script got posted online and I have been reading it instead of doing anything productive. My favorite part thus far:
Amen to that.
Mariners Opening Day
Apr/090
My friend John and I decided to go to Minnesota for Opening Day 2009 to watch the Seattle Mariners open the season. This was pretty much the coolest decision I have ever made and one of the most fun times I have ever had at a baseball game. The game itself was awesome. Griffey hit a homerun. My new favorite player, Franklin Guiterrez, had a great game. And King Felix, oh man. I am a Mariners fan so you really can’t believe much that I say, but he could be the best pitcher of all time when this thing is all said and done. When he’s calm and composed as he was in this game there’s nothing that can stop him. Just a totally awesome game.
But that wasn’t even the best part. The best part was when we entered the stadium and headed down to our seats. The guy I got them from included a note with the tickets that said we were 5 rows behind the dugout. I wasn’t really thinking and walked down and started walking down row 5 (which was actually the second row). We got there and sat down and before we knew it someone came and wanted their seats. I realized my gaffe and headed down the aisle, but who do I see when I get to the end of the aisle? Jack Zdurencik, the Mariners General Manager! After a quick geek out omg to myself, I walked past him and said “I just want you to know that we are really happy to have you.” He seemed genuinely thankful and asked me if I came here all the way from Seattle and I told him that I lived in Milwaukee. He was shocked by this and said he appreciated it. I always like to make these things short as I don’t want to seem stalker-y or annoying so I told John who he was, he thanked him for getting Griffey back and we sat down. I felt like a little girl who just met The Jonas Brothers. I am such a dork sometimes.