Update to Update PO Jr. Dl to Dll to MBA...Engaged!

Outstanding.  Congratulations.

Congratulations to PO jr and continued success. I loved the last sentence in your post.

@Ripken Fan posted:

Congratulations to PO jr and continued success. I loved the last sentence in your post.

I did too. That’s the reason to play for 99.9% that ever get on a baseball field.

Congrats!  Austin is a great place.

@baseballhs posted:

Congrats!  Austin is a great place.

Used to be

@adbono posted:

Used to be

Still is in the burbs.  They are ruining the city.

@baseballhs posted:

Still is in the burbs.  They are ruining the city.

Is Katz’ still open? Best hangover cure food ever!!

Awesome stuff, congrats, a lot to be proud of right there!   Help him keep Austin weird ~

Awesome PO.  Congrats to your son and all he has accomplished. 

Awesome. Congratulations. Giving up nights and Saturdays to get an MBA is hard to do. But baseball players understand having all their time committed and how to manage it.

My daughter said the time management, discipline and composure she learned playing softball in college made law school a lot easier than a lot of her classmates perceived it to be.

Lake Travis is incredible, I’d prefer Lago Vista or Westlake. I lived there many years ago BK and loved it! I still have friends there and visit, it’s the most liberal, hippie-centric city in Texas but man is the music, food and vibe pretty cool. I’m sure he’ll love it.

Congrats. I guess shoes are optional at graduations in the sunny west coast

@2022NYC posted:

Congrats. I guess shoes are optional at graduations in the sunny west coast

Good catch!

@Shoveit4Ks posted:

Lake Travis is incredible, I’d prefer Lago Vista or Westlake. I lived there many years ago BK and loved it! I still have friends there and visit, it’s the most liberal, hippie-centric city in Texas but man is the music, food and vibe pretty cool. I’m sure he’ll love it.

Coming from San Francisco so he should fit right in with that vibe. He spent 2 months there earlier in the year and loved the food and all the outdoor activities. Several of his former teammates have landed in Austin so I'm guessing adult league ball of some sort in the future.

@Picked Off posted:

I don't post as much as I used to but I still read most posts. This site has been great to many families, ours being one of them. PO Jr playing days ended in 2018 with a loss in the schools first ever playoff appearance. After graduation, full time job accepted with a mobile app marketing company. Working full time during the day and MBA school at night. Two and half years later, and several promotions we are proud to say that he's done with school. PO Jr graduated with his MBA in December. He is moving out of CA with plans to buy a home in Austin TX.

Life after baseball exists, success because of baseball continues.

Update 1/15/21...Engaged!

Congrats!  My instinct is to say, hey, if you need a truly great wedding photographer, I'm married to her, but then I remember that she has retired. Oh, well, we know other great ones in the bay area if they need recommendations.

@Picked Off posted:

Coming from San Francisco so he should fit right in with that vibe. He spent 2 months there earlier in the year and loved the food and all the outdoor activities. Several of his former teammates have landed in Austin so I'm guessing adult league ball of some sort in the future.

I'm in Lake Travis.  Good place to raise kids, which he may consider now that he's engaged. Westlake, Lakeway, Bee Cave, Dripping Springs are all good suburbs that are in that area.  There are great ones North too, I'm just not familiar with them.  

@JCG posted:

Congrats!  My instinct is to say, hey, if you need a truly great wedding photographer, I'm married to her, but then I remember that she has retired. Oh, well, we know other great ones in the bay area if they need recommendations.

Thanks, I may take you up on that.

@baseballhs posted:

I'm in Lake Travis.  Good place to raise kids, which he may consider now that he's engaged. Westlake, Lakeway, Bee Cave, Dripping Springs are all good suburbs that are in that area.  There are great ones North too, I'm just not familiar with them.  

Thanks @baseballhs! Not sure where they will land yet. Two former teammates live in the area, one in Leander and the other in Dripping Springs. They will rent for a couple of months while looking for the right house to buy. Based on what I've seen, houses are selling quickly and most seem to get multiple offers.

They are. Very little for sale for more than a couple days. Lots of people getting offers on houses not for sale.it’s an interesting time.

Congratulations! Your son finally said the three words every woman longs to hear ...

Oh, all right. 😁

Have him take her to the Oasis at Lake Travis for a sunset dinner, it’s a hit for sure. My wife and I went the first time she visited me in Austin in 91 and we’re going on 30 years together.

@Shoveit4Ks posted:

Have him take her to the Oasis at Lake Travis for a sunset dinner, it’s a hit for sure. My wife and I went the first time she visited me in Austin in 91 and we’re going on 30 years together.

Be sure to take an Uber home