by Flack » Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:25 am
MLB does not exist here in Oklahoma. The RedHawks stadium I took you and Vark by is relatively new. Before that they were the OKC 89ers. They played at the fairgrounds and there was no shade. I went to one game there as a kid, on free bat night. I don't remember who we played or if we won but I did get six free OKC 89er bats, most of which mostly got used (a) as fake guitars or (b) in acts of vandalism.
Up until 2010, the RedHawks were the AAA affiliate (farm team) for the Texas Rangers. In 2010 they were sold and are now the AAA affiliate for the Houston Astros. That means, if any player here is any good, they will get shipped 450 miles south to Houston.
The forecast for the rest of this week (Tuesday-Friday) has highs of 99, 99, 100, and 100. Pick which day you want to sit outside on metal bleachers.
Because my dad is from Chicago, I spent a lot of my youth dressed in Chicago duds. I had a Bears' orange and blue vest that got me tormented. I also had a lot of Sox shirts and hats, which I had to quit wearing when gangster rap came out in the early 90s and everyone thought I was just jumping on the bandwagon. I also had to get rid of my Raiders jersey, my do rag, and my AK-47.
The closest I've come to watching an MLB game was during the big McGuire/Sosa home run a thon that was going on. I also watched a Cubs game one time in Chicago while hanging out at a bar with my uncle and my dad, but mostly I just played pool and got hit on by cougars.
I grew up in a world of football and basketball. Here, college football is king, followed closely by ... well, back then it was college basketball, now it's professional basketball, at least that's my perspective. Going to an 89ers game was like going to the dollar movies when I was a kid (roughly the same price, too). My kid's daycare takes him to RedHawk games when the skating rink is closed.
MLB does not exist here in Oklahoma. The RedHawks stadium I took you and Vark by is relatively new. Before that they were the OKC 89ers. They played at the fairgrounds and there was no shade. I went to one game there as a kid, on free bat night. I don't remember who we played or if we won but I did get six free OKC 89er bats, most of which mostly got used (a) as fake guitars or (b) in acts of vandalism.
Up until 2010, the RedHawks were the AAA affiliate (farm team) for the Texas Rangers. In 2010 they were sold and are now the AAA affiliate for the Houston Astros. That means, if any player here is any good, they will get shipped 450 miles south to Houston.
The forecast for the rest of this week (Tuesday-Friday) has highs of 99, 99, 100, and 100. Pick which day you want to sit outside on metal bleachers.
Because my dad is from Chicago, I spent a lot of my youth dressed in Chicago duds. I had a Bears' orange and blue vest that got me tormented. I also had a lot of Sox shirts and hats, which I had to quit wearing when gangster rap came out in the early 90s and everyone thought I was just jumping on the bandwagon. I also had to get rid of my Raiders jersey, my do rag, and my AK-47.
The closest I've come to watching an MLB game was during the big McGuire/Sosa home run a thon that was going on. I also watched a Cubs game one time in Chicago while hanging out at a bar with my uncle and my dad, but mostly I just played pool and got hit on by cougars.
I grew up in a world of football and basketball. Here, college football is king, followed closely by ... well, back then it was college basketball, now it's professional basketball, at least that's my perspective. Going to an 89ers game was like going to the dollar movies when I was a kid (roughly the same price, too). My kid's daycare takes him to RedHawk games when the skating rink is closed.