Wednesday Night Update June 18, 2008
Posted by glanzerr in baseball, random, work.Tags: chicago, cubs, grilling, jason, pork tenderloin, white sox, yosh
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I’m back after a long day at the office. I had to go in at 7am to make up for the times I’ve left early for softball. After a severe scolding Monday, I was on my best behavior and did a full day’s work. Josh and I went to Millie’s Grill on break, which by my count is the only restaurant in Chanhassen I haven’t tried in my 2.5 years. We liked the price, but the food was mediocre at best. I also bought some transmission fluid and a Powerball ticket.
Currently Jason is over after playing Nick in tennis. I am telling Jason all about last weekend’s trip to Milwaukee. I fired up the grill a little while ago and Lauren’s grilling a pork tenderloin. I used to be bad at starting the charcoal grill up, but now I don’t think I’m going too far by saying I’ve mastered the art. One minute, minimal lighter fluid, and I’ll give you a glowing flame.
Lauren and I also have a very impromptu trip to Chicago on the horizon next week. Lauren has a family friend named Yosh who has been the Cubs clubhouse manager for 65 years, and with his upcoming retirement, the Cubs are honoring him at next Thursday’s game vs. the Orioles. Lauren has zeroed in on some tickets, and we’ll basically have a free trip excluding gas. We might also take in the Cubs/White Sox game on Friday at US Cellular on the South Side. All of this is riding on whether or not we can get a reliable car. So I may be attempting to meet Dad halfway to switch cars one of these days.
Nick’s Good Luck Shoes June 18, 2008
Posted by glanzerr in baseball.Tags: rail station, softball
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Just wanted to quickly write a very brief post here regarding last night’s thrilling 14-7 victory for Captain Safety Planet over Fireside. We scored 4 in the second, 5 in the third, 3 in the fourth, and 2 in the fifth for 14 runs. Personally, I went 2-for-4 with 2 doubles, 2 runs, and an RBI. I pitched 4 innings, allowing a walk with two strikeouts. Walsh pitched the final inning for the save.
I forgot to grab Lauren’s spikes out of my car before we left, and she wore flip-flops to the game, so she had to wear a giant pair of Nick’s shoes. They must have worked, as Lauren collected a pair of hits in the game.
Afterwards, we all went out to the Rail Station for a celebratory drink and dinner.
