Grooving on a Friday in the Get Down Lounge.....
*Well, thanks to Rookie Sonny "Can't Ge Me Down" Gray, there was a loud sigh of relief felt throughout the O.Co yesterday afternoon, in beautiful Oakland. After the A's had dropped two in row to the Lastros, you could hear the rumblings all the way down here in CenCal! Nothing like winning to make a fan base feel better! Baseball such a game of inches, on Monday a game winning homer foul, by the hair of a chiny, chin, chin. On Tuesday, the same batter, Chris Young, has a walk-off homer brought back on a nice play by the Astros left fielder. Man, Young was wondering what he had done wrong? (Does make you wonder if you happen to see both of his almost homers?) Another A's rookie, Big 6-8 Nate Freiman had 4 hits and 4 rbi's in the 5-0 victory. Freiman, a Duke Grad, is married to a touring LPGA pro. (That is the Women's Pro Golf Tour.) With that pedigree, and because I always like Big guys to protect me, Big Nate can chill in the Lounge any time!
*Speaking of fan bases, I am a little concerned about Raider Nation. The Silver and Black are rolling into New Orleans for a preseason tilt, and well, I just don't want my brethren all salty for the entire weekend if things don't go well this evening in the French Quarter!
*The A's Postseason Playoff Ticket Application arrived in the mail, today and that got me thinking, in a perfect world what opponent would bring the most value for the buck. Naturally, the Giants came to mind, but that ain't happening in 2013. Then, all of a sudden, I started to see blue, as in Dodger Blue. Hum, A's beat Dodgers in '74, A's got the Orel treament in '88, so, isn't it about time for Round 3? Cespy vs. Puig.
No one East of the Rockies will care, but, oh well? Kind of like the Stanley Cup in reverse? I know, I know, don't put the cart before the apples, or is it the horse before the dog, or tail the wag--oh you know what I am talking about. Dream big baby, dream BIG!
*A's postsesason tickets actually pretty family friendly financially speaking. Bleachers baby, that's where I will be! I am NOT telling you how much, because when you Dodger fans hit me up later, well, let's just say, Ticketmaster has a few fees when tickets are purchased and so will I. (Besides we all know you Hollywood types reside in the Uptown Demographic! Cash only please.) My daugter for some reason determined to see a World Series Game in O-Town. Good kid, and really smart. All of her teachers love her. Still, when it comes to sealing the deal, nothing like hearing the "O.K." from the spouse on making the purchase. Once I get the go ahead, I don't look back! By the way, once again, some of you will NOT be receiving Christmas presents again this year. Sorry Man.
*Great, great article in SI by Thomas Lake in SI. Great, Great article in the January 2014 edition on what it is like being an Atlanta Falcon. Great read for anyone who enjoys sports. Billy White Shoes Johnson, and Steve Bartkowski always welcome in the Lounge by the way. Nobody dance after a TD like Billy, and Bart is a former Caliornia Golden Bear. Bart and Jim Plunkett the last to wear the funky, kind of small, weird, double bar looking face masks. (Why Plunkett not in the Hall of Fame a topic for another day by the way!) Lake wrote just how exciting it is the make the big stage, but then how dissappointing it was as fan to no quite make it. Great read. So, back to the O.Co, dear Mr. Beane, please pull some magic out of your book cover and find a bat and power arm. Please.
*Kind of weird today being interviewed for a story in the local paper. The reporter was great, but still, a little weird. Cool, humbling, but a little weird--I did try to sneak the Ole 100%3G in there!
*So today, I raise my Diet Coke (with maybe a splash of Captain Morghan's and lime, it that is how you roll?) to the spouse, and to all those Atlanta Falcons fans out there--to a World Series in the East Bay, and a Lombardi Trophy in Atlanta!
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