I Am A Fan...

I am a fan of buying an over-priced hot dog to serve as a delivery mechanism for Stadium Mustard.

I have become a fan of getting together with the crew each year for Opening Day at the Jake.


I was a fan of heading to Municipal Stadium during some afternoons my Senior year of high school and walking up to the gate and getting seats behind the dugout.

I am a fan of watching towering fly balls and wondering whether they will carry over the outfield fence.

I am a fan of plays like seeing a ball bounce off Jose Canseco's head over the fence for a homer.


I am a fan of players that do the little things well.

I am a fan of players, managers and base coaches that have the brass to attempt to steal home.

I am not a fan of the Evil Empire (or other teams that outspend a strong majority of the league each year.)

I am a huge fan of seeing the Evil Empire sitting at home when the playoffs roll around (or better yet - being beat by a small market team in the opening round of the playoffs.)

I was a fan of the Buffalo Bisons but am now a fan of the Columbus Clippers.


I am a fan of players that play the game straight-up.

I am not a fan of players that felt it was necessary to cheat the game, the fans and themselves.

I am even less of a fan of those who lie about the fact they cheated.

I am a fan of the name of a former player - Razor Shines.

I am a fan of the game of baseball.

Fifteen Albums

Another carryover from FB - these are in no particular order...

"Think of 15 albums that had such a profound effect on you they changed your life or the way you looked at it. They sucked you in and took you over for days, weeks, months, years. These are the albums that you can use to identify time, places, people, emotions. These are the albums that no matter what they were thought of musically shaped your world."

+ Toad the Wet Sprocket - Fear

+ Genesis - Genesis

+ Shawn Mullins - Soul's Core

+ Eagles - Hotel California

+ R.E.M. - Automatic for the People

+ Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

+ Don Henley - Building the Perfect Beast

+ U2 - The Joshua Tree

+ AC/DC - Back in Black

+ Eric Clapton - Unplugged

+ Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever

+ Sarah McLachlan - Mirrorball

+ Billy Joel - Piano Man

+ Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse of Reason

+ Crowded House - Crowded House