Off to Florida!!

Good Luck Frank and have fun.

Good luck and have fun Frank. I wish I was there. My sons team, Illinois-Chicago will be playing Miami 3/19-21 and then 2 other teams on the 23&24. Ryan will get the Miami start on 3/19 and I wish I was there to see how those Northern boys match up with the Canes. Who knows they may surprise 'em. The 4-3 loss and 9-1 win at Arkansas last weekend was a nice tuneup.

FrankF,
Enjoy the "Sunshine" state and the time with your son. Enjoy some baseball without snow piled against the fences. Hey just have a good time.

OPP

p.s. Remember to not take a lot of "metal" items to the airport, people get tired of all the buzzing.

Thanks all, will do. Been halfway around the world, but never to FL. Who'd a thunk.

Tar,

Leaving tomorrow morning. Flying into Tampa. Thanks to a tip by OPP, I'll be staying at the Days Inn by the Gulf (even though you can't see it from there ).

Son plays for Dartmouth and all their games (except for Florida in Gainesville) will be at the IMG Academies. Not sure, but he thinks he will throw on the 19th against Iowa.

Not sure what hat I'll bring. Coaches might not appreciate my Yankee hat . I'll be sitting in the Dartmouth section and wife will probably be keeping a scorebook (keeps her attention). Just ask where the Pueblo parents are. I'd love to meet you.

PS - Wear your shades. You'll need them because of the glare from my white legs.

Frank

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Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you don't have a leg to stand on.

Have fun,

I love to watch the college games, no better feeling than watching son do well and team win. Team wins and son does bad Ok. Just the thought of ten days in Fl. watching baseball...PRICELESS

Hope you have a great time in Florida...and I promise not to be jealous since I am already here In fact going to a game in just a few minutes....Florida the land of sunshine and baseball

sampb

Headed for Ft. Lauderdale myself in the AM. Four days of baseball, sunshine, beaches, oysters and cold beverages.

- Whoever said a walk was as good as a hit, couldn't hit.

Dartmouth swept Northwestern yesterday and Frank's son Josh won the first game 10-1.

White legs...Yankee hat...and a big W.
Life is good.

Sort of the same deal, my son's D-2 school just completed a one week trip to Hawaii, playing 3 DH's against Hawaiian Pacific, and touristing for 3 days, so I feel your joy. Lessons we learned:

1. Those coconut shells that the gals wear aren't insulated.

2. It does rain in Hawaii.

3. Who cares????

4. A week of sun and baseball can't be beat.

5. Anyone offered a scholly at HPU or U. of Hawaii has to be crazy to say no.

6. 50% of the tourists there are from Japan.

7. Hilo Hattie's is the place to buy shirts. (and they do come in purple JustMom)

8. Sunscreen.

9. sunscreen.

10. Don't wander too far South on Wakiki Beach- at one end, the beach "runs out of females."

11. Any spring break trip to a warmer climate is a good thing. Not a cheap thing, but a very good thing.

hokieone,
We've found that you can find the shirts for less at Wal-Mart or K-Mart, heresy!

I'm back, unfortunately . Had a great time. Got to meet young OPP, Zach. He's definitely a great young man who has a plan and is mature beyond his years. Got to pick his brain a little about life in the minors. Kudo's to Mr. and Mrs. Duke for a job well done.

Dartmouth didn't play quite as well as I had hoped, but they looked at a lot of kids in a lot of different situations so that's a plus. Josh went 1-1 with a 4-3 loss to Iowa giving up six hits and one earned run (5 errors did us in). As Chill said he beat Northwestern after pitching out of jams almost every inning. Ended up giving up 2 earned runs in 15 innings.

Wore shorts and sandals on Friday, needed a parka and umbrella at the local DII game on Saturday.

Frank