29. April, 2004 - baseball!
- Last night Jim & I headed over to Ruminator Books to hear Jim Bouton talk about life, baseball, and his new book. We both bought copies and got to shake his hand, but didn’t stick around to get them signed. He’s a good speaker, and if you get a chance to hear him, I’d recommend it. They had free beer, too! Given that the Saints’ training camp opens next Wednesday, this felt like a perfect kickoff to the season to me, especially since I got to talk to Bouton briefly about his plans for his minor league team.
- Before seeing Bouton, we stopped at Huong Sen Restaurant for dinner. Excellent grub, and we didn’t even know it was well-rated. And no, we didn’t get eggrolls, since we were in a hurry and just wanted dinner as quickly as possible. I expect I’ll head back there sometime when I’ve got more time to enjoy dinner.
- The bid for the Saints’ Professional Baseball Player for a Day auction is up to $5400, and the bidding ends on Monday. I’ll try to remember to check on what the final price ends up being.
- If you want a cheaper way to get some Northern League at bats, the Saints are also holding Open Tryouts on Monday, May 3rd. Report to the stadium by 8am if you’re interested. Bring your own glove, spikes and bat. George Tsamis, the skipper, figures he might find a couple good local players who can make the team.
- This year, Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is the same week as Java One, and that means that hotels are going to be a little tight. So Wolf Rentzsch put together a WWDC 2004 Hotel Brain Dump that some folks who read this might find useful.
- In HOV Me Do, Evan talks about HOV Lanes and recycling from a libertarian perspective, and ends by saying that any pay-for-convenience plan would probably be something he’d reject on other grounds, because of the tracking required. Hey, why not just a plain toll booth at the start. If you want to use the 160mph ultra-bahn, you have to first stop at the toll booth (where they eyeball your car to make sure nothing’s going to fall off), take your $300 and then let you in. Okay, that’s maybe a little too extreme to work, but I’d drop a couple twenties for a 90mph bypass that took me from somewhere around Madison, WI to Michigan without having to spend a couple hours idling in Chicago (just to name the first example that popped into my brain). [101-280]
- Finally, just in case your social calendar isn’t already full for this evening, the Auto Body Experience is playing at the Uptown Bar and Cafe. They’re first up at 9:30 or so. I have no idea about the other bands, but hey, there’s no cover, so what the heck.
Copyright 2008, Dave Polaschek.
Last updated on Thu, 29 Apr 2004 08:38:42.