What's better than living in the Valley?

Do you play baseball during the heat of the summer there or is this just a more comfortable time to play?

Here in Northern Cal. there are tournaments year around. Can be a little chilly in the winter months but nothing that would stop the hard core types. AZ would scare me in the middle of summer (although I hear we may be playing there next summer ) I'll take my Cal. weather any day.

Let's just say that tournaments are scheduled in the summer, but most choose to play out of the Valley. Flagstaff is very popular. A lot of teams shut down for the summer. Time to travel. Omaha, Colorado, New York, lots of tournaments elsewhere when school is out. A traditional baseball, family vacation.

Everyone has played at least one tournament in July at home. We call it home field advantage. But usually not two.

Playing year round would just get in the way of playing basketball. The skiing stinks in AZ too.

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What's better than living in the Valley?

Living in Pacific Palisades. You can walk to the beach, a drive to the the desert, mountains, and inner city is about an hour away. I won't mention the nightlife, because it dosent compare to NY or Europe.

The best thing is that we can really play bb all year round. I actually asked a teacher yesterday what an ice storm really was, cuz I saw that on the news..lol...

Last night it was down to 49 degrees and we consider that freezing.

Living in the Northeast !!!!

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inner city (LA) is about an hour away.

When? At 3am? I used to live in the area.

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Originally posted by RJM:

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inner city (LA) is about an hour away.

When? At 3am? I used to live in the area.

"When I die, I may not go to heaven. I don't know if they let cowboys in. If they don't, just let me go to Texas. 'Cause Texas is as close as I've been."

Disclaimer: Not theologically correct, but expresses the sentiment.

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Originally posted by Texan:
"When I die, I may not go to heaven. I don't know if they let cowboys in. If they don't, just let me go to Texas. 'Cause Texas is as close as I've been."

Disclaimer: Not theologically correct, but expresses the sentiment.

Being descended from Texas families on both sides, including an ancestor who fought alongside Sam Houston (and then was left to rot in a prison in Mexico by him), I'd have to ask why you'd say "Not theologically correct"?

On the other hand, having been there in the summer "heaven" might not be the word I'd use.

Its nice to have 4 weeks off living in Virginia, weight training for HS has started and sign up for senior league was Saturday. And the season start


drill

living in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia

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Originally posted by CADad:
Being descended from Texas families on both sides, including an ancestor who fought alongside Sam Houston (and then was left to rot in a prison in Mexico by him), I'd have to ask why you'd say "Not theologically correct"?

On the other hand, having been there in the summer "heaven" might not be the word I'd use.

Like the old joke about Texans not being bothered by hades. Said the heat wasn't bad at all, because there was no humidity. But if you wanted to be miserable, go to Houston in August...

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Originally posted by Texan:


Like the old joke about Texans not being bothered by hades. Said the heat wasn't bad at all, because there was no humidity. But if you wanted to be miserable, go to Houston in August...

We played 5 games in Brownsville this past summer and 5 games in Arizona last summer. I am not sure where our thought process was. At least we were able to go out in the gulf and fish in Brownsville. May be this year we can go to Colorado in August. Never mind we are going to "Remember the Alamo!"

Have a Merry CHRISTmas, Y'ALL

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Originally posted by RJM:
Playing year round would just get in the way of playing basketball. The skiing stinks in AZ too.

http://www.arizonasnowbowl.com/winter/snow_report.html

That's a mole hill. Only four lifts. Vertical drop less than 2,000 feet. Only a handful of diamond trails. No double diamond. Like I said, the skiing in AZ stinks.

That, my friends, is why California is the best. Skiing close by, ocean close by. Warm weather for baseball but just enough cool temperature to take time off around the Holidays.

Ahh, California. The granola bar. What ain't fruits & nuts is flakes...

Hey now, just cause we came from a nut farm (almond ranch) doesn't mean you have to call names

Texan-
Our beautiful Cali offers so many wonders of nature, I invite you to come out West and see it for yourself. The Pacific Ocean, North - Rocky beaches with Sea Lions and wonderous Tide Pools,
South, warm sandy beaches, surfing, endless summers...The Sierra Nevada Mountains -World Class Skiing/Snowboarding-Whatever. Lake Tahoe - Just come and see it! Death Valley, Yosemite, San Franciso, San Diego, The Redwoods, Los Angeles,
San Jose, Napa Wine Country, Mt. Shasta,San Joaquin Valley, Malibu, Orange County, Sacramento, our great Capitol, Sutter's Fort, So much for you to see - our State is HUGE, just like yours.
Please don't put us all in the fruit and nut catagory ---- Lots of citizens of our great state are actually FROM somewhere other than California. Come on out and see our Cali - she's a beauty- and guess what, Most of us here will welcome you, no matter where your're from - even Texas

Hey fellow "Texan", are they inviting us to this place? Cali

Or this more cali

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Originally posted by iheartbb:
Texan-
Our beautiful Cali offers so many wonders of nature, I invite you to come out West and see it for yourself. ...

I have driven through most of the state. Pretty much the entire coastline from San Diego up to Oregon, Yosemite, San Joaquin valley, Cajon Pass, even the Mojave. Spent a lot of time in the San Diego, Escondido area, as well as LA & those beautiful little metropolises of Ridgecrest & Inyokern.

The countryside is beautiful. It's the people who are strange... Present company excluded, of course.

No, more like this 3BD:

Was going to put some San Francisco people pictures up, but didn't think they were appropriate for a family venue...

Our guy is better


Big Tex

Texan-
What, no earthquake footage, come on, your're just slacking! Too bad on all your travels in our great state you met 'strange' people. I am a third generation native and my experience has been quite the opposite. Mostly just good folks here.
Like I said earlier, we have people moving here everyday from 'somewhere else'. Maybe those are the 'strange' ones you met

[QUOTE]Originally posted by iheartbb:
Texan-
What, no earthquake footage, come on, your're just slacking! Too bad on all your travels in our great state you met 'strange' people. I am a third generation native and my experience has been quite the opposite. Mostly just good folks here.
Like I said earlier, we have people moving here everyday from 'somewhere else'. Maybe those are the 'strange' ones you met

iheart, We are just playing around. I want to get up to northern cal as I have not been there. I loved skiing at Lake Tahoe! So just relax just pok'n fun at y'all. Oh and by the way we have these things A little Texas wind

Texan- I really hope you are kidding about the California cracks. As a whole, Texas is a hole. Nothing really to brag about anymore. As a rule, your weather sucks and most of the terrain is ugly (save Austin and a few select places). Oh btw- the people there are generally loud and obnoxious.

I'm kinda kidding (only a little).