It's Baa-aack...!

It aint BAAAAAA===ck here----BRRRRRRRRR---20 degrees and windy this morning


Thank heaven for warm gyms and college hoops

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Ah yes...spring awakens...in another two or three months!



It was below zero this morning here 44.



Our crocus and daffodils can still be seen on the beaches at Cancun drinking fruity drinks with those little parasols perched on the rim.



I'm glad you're excited...when I put another notch on the handle of my trusty snow shovel after one more successful clearing I'll be thinking of you 44...side-stepping your scattered raindrops!



Here's a little something to keep your vernal momentum going...


Wienerschnitzel irgendjemand? Hab Spass!; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j86qW2mdaPc


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We're in the 30's here in San Antonio. Brrrrrr!

BUT......baseball has begun! Today is the first official day of hs baseball season in Texas and my son's coach is taking full advantage of it. The players had to be at school early this morning for BP at Practice #1 and will be at it again after school for Practice #2. Same drill for tomorrow. Never thought I'd hear about 2-a-days for baseball!

First scrimmage is 2/4 and first district game is 2/19. My family is amped!

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In the 30's...in San Antonio?

Don't worry Infield08...I checked the label...this stuff doesn't freeze up 'til around 25°F...it's got some natural occurring anti-freeze in it.

Lucky you!

We are ready! Practice has been in full swing for 2 weeks and I gotta say the middle infield looks awesome. First scrimmage is a week from today, pre-season tournament two weeks from today, and opening day is Feb 12. Go Blue Wave!!

Well tomorrow it is supposed to be in the 40's with rain here in Nebraska, hopefully the snow will start melting and we can get outside!

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Sorry about that 20 degrees and windy...Yikes!..just remember this immortal words, "There's no place like spring, There's no place like spring..."...and it IS coming...

...And let's see now Woodman...Fires, earthquakes, Mudslides, liberals, $600K for a tract house, budget crisis, Britney/Paris...but early Spring?..Jetzt redest du vernünftig!

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Jetzt redest du vernünftig!

Wow!

I never thought anyone would ever say that about me!

30's and 40's here in South Louisiana, we are not used to this. Also, Rain, Rain, Rain, more Rain. The boys have been in the gym a lot more than outside. First scrimmage is February 9th, hopefully the rain stops and it warms up a little.

Been practicing for ten days...intrasquad the past two days and again tomorrow. Temps in the 30's and 40's...
...must get acclimated because season opener is next Saturday.

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Com'on Woodman...Freu dich nicht zu früh!

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gotwood, all of Texas could use some of that sauce right now!

http://www.weatherunderground.com/radar/mixedcomposite....=c3&size=2x&ID=FWS19

GotWood - Your crocus's and daffodils are vacationing in Cancun? You must pay them a heck of a lot more than I pay mine!

You must be from the northern suburbs of Chicago.

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Originally posted by observer44:
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Com'on Woodman...Freu dich nicht zu früh!

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Wasn't sure about haloo so I Googled© it and the first choice was a naughty site!

Upon further investigation elsewhere I think haloo is short for hallucinate.

With thar said 44...don't worry...I won't!


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I dunno' Infield08...not all of Texas is under heavy clouds...Guadalupe Peak, out in Hudspeth County, looks pretty inviting today......




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Freu dich nicht zu früh!...??

"Don't halloo till you're out of the wood!

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Gitte Haenning Freu dich bloß nicht zu früh Huh?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ-bMZa-wxs


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from Gotwood:

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not all of Texas is under heavy clouds...Guadalupe Peak, out in Hudspeth County, looks pretty inviting today......

Perhaps so, but it's awfully hard to play baseball on that terrain!

(I double dog dare you to find a photo of a baseball diamond on Guadalupe Peak! )

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Woodman tending crocus's and daffodils in the Eastern suburbs of Chicago...



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German pop?...

How about 99luft balloons...Classic! Timeless! Nena!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQYQTFudrqc&feature=related

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C'mon 44,

Put something German on that's a little more manly!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=fLp63WBV-Ic&feature=related

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There's the ballfield Infield08...in the northern part of Hudspeth County...up near the New Mexico line. It's a little hard to see...but it's there all right.






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Here's the entrance to Guadalupe Mountains National Park.

The park playground is located at the end of Guadalupe Peak Trail and includes one youth baseball field equipped with seasonal portable restrooms.

Dimensions of the field: About a mile and a half down both the right and left field lines as the ball flies and around two miles to the centerline on US Route 62 in center field.

Ground rules:If a batted ball is hit in fair territory and crosses US Route 62 on the fly then that is considered one gargantuan home run. If a batted ball hit in fair territory crosses US Route 62 on the ground then that is considered as a ground rule double, gravity assisted.



Now let's have a look Infield08...

Here's home plate.



Here's the view from second base looking out over centerfield...you can see how the outfield slopes away towards the warning track in the distance. This guy, standing on second base, just smacked one of those ground rule doubles.




The base path from home looking towards third base.





The bleachers out in left-center field.




And of course...the foul poles.




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Volkerball!...

Now THAT sounds like something Manly played in latewinter in sold climates...

Good suggestion TGUF!

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Umpires for Guadalupe Peak Baseball

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Really? I thought these two guys were running that concession kiosk next to them ...




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This is lunch and boots

I wondered where my Mottled Rock Rattler Slinky slithered off to...he obviously was interested in seeing some ball played up on Guadalupe Peak!

Grump-grump,....fidget-fidget,...kickin' the ice covered curb & throwin' a tizzie fit tantrum.

Huffin'& puffin',.....mumblin' & spittin'...icicles hangin' off my nose. Cussin' and cursing out the snow stinkin' fairies,....Watch out Miss Mother Nature,...you're next!


-8 here today.


Joy,..oh flippin' joy.

( screaming at the top of my lungs: )
WOULD SOMEBODY PLEEEEEEASE MAKE THE SNOW STOP?????????
After the holidays its not pretty, its not cute, & its no longer new, nor fun.
It needs to go away!!!!! Make it goooo away!!!!

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr grumble grumble.
Off to find a warm rock to crawl under. Perhaps I will get lucky and find some worms to eat while I am there.

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( Is this what people diagnose as " Cabin Fever " ???? )

Local college boys practicing in the snow:

gotta hand it to you, gotwood......you're good!

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Hey Infield08...would you be interested in this stereoscope? It is ideal for finding the ball field on a
pair of aerial photos.




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It is ideal for finding the ball field on a set of aerial photos.

Hey woodsman,...can it locate the sun?
If so,..then I'd like to order a pair, if I may. Pronto!!! ASAP,.....Fed Express over night,.....I dont care what it cost, just get them here!!!!!!!!!!!!
( pretty please,...trying hard not to have a breakdown! )

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Oh I would imagine they work just fine...during the day and when it's not cloudy.

One word of caution though shortstopmom...when cleaning the lens don't get this and your Windex© bottle mixed up.




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If it makes you feel any better ssmom, we have had storm after storm (not snow) but plenty of wet stuff and wind out here in Northern Cali, no sun neither!

iheartbb- I respectfully disagree! We did have snow in Nor CA. I drove over the Santa Cruz Mountains yesterday and the snow covered trees looked beautiful. Crawling along at 10mph wasn't so pretty and it only lasted a few hours before melting but it was a sight to see. Thought I was in Lake Tahoe for awhile. Now it's just wet and windy, definately not baseball weather.

CABB-
It is fun for us to get a little of the white stuff every now and again, I think SSmom is a little tired of it though, just an impression I got
Maybe I'll get a dusting this weekend!

For you Infield08

Sorry, guys. I'm sure you flat-landers were real impressed with Guadalupe "Peak". That ain't no peak. Here in Washington, that would qualify as a speed bump.

Woody, would you drum up a pic of Mt. Rainier so these kind folks know what a real mountain looks like?

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OK Bum...I'll help you out with some pictures and a bit of commentary, but you have to deal with those Texans who surely will come a gunnin' for you and Mt.Rainier.



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Guadalupe Peak, TX - Elevation: 8749'

Considered by Bum to be a mere speed bump
hardly worthy of lifting your foot off the accelerator.





Mt.Rainier, WA - Elevation: 14,410'

It's equipped with glaciers...need I say more?


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Originally posted by Bum:
Sorry, guys. I'm sure you flat-landers were real impressed with Guadalupe "Peak". That ain't no peak. Here in Washington, that would qualify as a speed bump.

Bum--On my very first trip to Oregon, before I got married, I went to "work" in the woods with my soon-to-be-husband. He was a forester. I was scared to pieces, sitting in the truck beside him, as he drove up the mountains...curving and winding, you know, on one "lane"--and NO GUARD RAIL!!!! And we kept going up higher and higher... I thought I would DIE! He just laughed, "These aren't mountains, these are just hills."

They were mountains. Without a guard rail.