See it again…for the 1st time

The day was July 20th, 1969 when Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong became the 1st human beings to set foot on the moon. We are approaching the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. In celebration, there are a handful of ways to follow the recreation of the mission. One of these is [...]

Who says you can’t steal first?

In Dom Forker’s Baseball Brain Teasers – Major League Puzzlers he describes why the following odd rule was put into place:
After he has acquired legal possession of a base, he runs the bases in reverse order for the purpose of confusing the defense or making a travesty of the game. The umpire shall immediately call [...]

Gopher Baseball Live

You can catch Kurt and his Golden Gopher baseball team live on the internet for some of the games this year. The schedule lists the games that will provide a live video stream.
EDIT: After further review the video is subscription based. For the price of a Gary’s Pizza ($9.95), you can get a month [...]

Major League Baseball Player Bats

For the first time ever, Louisville slugger is offering Major League quality wood to non-professional players. It’s your chance to get the exact MLB quality wood, finish and turning model as Ken Griffey, Jr., Prince Fielder, Ivan Rodriguez, and Derek Jeter. Get yours for $99.99
 
If you’re getting the 48 oz Edd Roush model you [...]

The perfect siesta!

I ran across a napping article that all you known nappers out there (especially The Rick and Dets) should checkout. While I see naps as a complete waste of time, I want to assist those who do, to do it wisely! I hope you are not reading this post just after your nap since you’re [...]

I just wanna talk to a human!!!

Ever frustrated with navigating your way through the endless operator menu options when calling custom service? Yes, me too!!
GetHuman.com can help alleviate some of this frustration. What this certainly can not prevent is talking to a “Marcus from Paducah, KY” (aka Pradeep from New Delhi, India). Not that there is anything wrong with that!

Year End Party at Lions Park

**Note the date change**
What: The Avon Lakers Year End Party to celebrate this year accomplishments and to thank those that volunteered their time and helped us out over this years season. This will be a picnic and the Avon Lakers will be providing the food and beverages. Bean bag games and bocce ball will be [...]

Taxi fare estimation

Here is a nifty application that can estimate the cost of a taxi fare. Not to handy for most of us on a day-to-day basis but if you’re traveling it is certainly one you should bookmark.
It will come in handy figuring out our way around Baltimore and how much trips will cost. One route I [...]

Big time stadiums

“Whoa, Nellie!”
As we enter the Autumn football season, here is a list of the top 20 Biggest American Football Stadiums.
I’ve been to Notre Dame game and that stadium is huge but does not make the list or come close to The Big House.

Garth Brooks at Kauffman Stadium

During the top of the 7th break at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, they have Garth Brooks performing “Friends in Low Places” over the speakers and show video of the fans.  The video screen is a 105 x 85 foot high high definition screen.  It’s awesome!  This video was taken on 8/10/2008 in the game [...]