BETTER THINK OF SOMETHIN’
So, my wife and I have signed up to help with the Trunk or Treat part of the Halloween event at church.
That is cool and all, but now we have to decorate my Xterra in the spirit of the Fest and we need costumes. So now we have to come up with something by Friday. I have no idea what we should do.
SO I AM LOOKING FOR HELP. If you have any ideas, let me know. We could use help coming up with a good plan.
Below is some info we got about the event that might be of use if you are the creative type and want to get me ideas (email, leave a comment or use the the contact form).
Our theme for this year is “PumpkinLand”, (kind of like the game Candyland…). Please don’t be ” too scary”. The kids that are coming to Trunk or Treat are all younger than 5th grade and we certainly are not out to scare anybody with our decorations and costumes. Feel free to dress-up in costume and plan to have a lot of fun!!! The kids will be coming around to all of our “trunks” to trunk or treat and get candy.
LikeLIFE DON’T GO QUITE LIKE YOU PLANNED IT
Sadly, Rocktober 2009 ended pretty quickly. So I will not be going to anymore Rockies game this year. So I thought I would take a moment to recap on the games I went to this year and reflect on what I learned.
- For the season, the Rockies record for games I went to was 7-4 (7-2 in the regular season, 0-2 in the playoffs). Three of the four loses were to the Phillies.
- The temperatures for the three games against Philly that I went to were 40, 35, and 48 at game time. However, they got much, much colder as the games went on.
- All three of the Philly games I saw involved the Phillies winning in the ninth. All had Huston Street blowing it in the top of the ninth and taking the lost. All involved Lidge pitching the bottom of the ninth for Philly and getting the save. All ended with Tulo getting the last out with two runs on base and two outs when he came up to bat (how weird is that). Below are links of the box scores/recaps/play by play of those three games:
April 12, 2009 (Easter)
Oct 11, 2009 (NLDS Game 3)
Oct 12, 2009 (NLDS Game 4) - Tulo continues to look nervous in big situational at bats. I guess he and Street are still young and human.
- I believe that Game 3 of the NLDS is the first time I was at a game that ended after midnight.
- Here in Colorado during the singing of “God Bless America” in the seventh inning, we cheer after the line ‘from the mountains’. I wonder in other cities, do they cheer after the line ‘to the prairies’?
- After a few years of singing “Hey, Hey Baby” after “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” during the seventh inning stretch, I still prefer singing “Mountain Music”.
- Maybe there should be a rule that you have to have attended a regular baseball game in the past few years before you can be allowed to attend a playoff baseball game. It makes me sad for real fans who can’t go to playoff games because the bandwagon fans with no knowledge of teams, season, or baseball attend games during the playoffs
- For the third year in a row we got to go to a game on Faith Day. It was about 60-65 degrees hotter than Game 3 of the NLDS was and everyone left a lot happier with the outcome.
- I was wrong, Carlos Gonzalez is a really good ball player. I thought he was going to be average, but he has skills.
- Seth Smith is really great in late games at bats and Torrealba is still clutch.
- This year I saw another Rockies player get a cycle (Tulo). I have now seen three of the five cycles in Rockies history.
- I have still not gotten to a game with Josh.
- October 1st continues to be a great day to go to Rockies games.
- I have seen the Rockies clinch a playoff spot two out of the three times they have done it.
- Watching the Rockies this year, it was clear that they played the best baseball they had ever played during a season.
- Going to the ballpark with family and friends is just precious gift that I still really enjoy.
2009 NLDS – Game 3 – Midnight at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado
SOMETHING YOU GOTTA GAIN OR PROVE BY WINNING SOME SILLY FIGHT
With the regular season ending for baseball, here is the third annual Admirable Thoughts Awards.
- Code Monkey’s Jim Leyland Award
Description: Given to someone who quits on their team early in the season
Nominees: Pirates, Pirates, and Pirates
Winner: The Pirates ownership/GM proved to the fans and players that they had given up very early in 2009. So much so that players (Wilson and Sanchez) rejected contract extensions and then at the trading deadline a lot of players were traded for a major salary dumping. After 17 losing seasons, the Pirates organization is still giving up. - Code Monkey’s Cubbie Choking Award
Description: Given to someone that falls-apart when it matters
Nominees: Dodgers, Cubs, and Tigers
Winner: The Tigers let their lead become a play-in game and then lost. - Code Monkey’s Jose Canseco Award
Description: Given to the player or team who who had the worst defensive day
Nominees: Eric Byrnes, Luis Castillo, and the Cubs in just about every game.
Winner: Luis Castillo drop let the Yankees win and it was on every Sport Show for days. - Code Monkey’s Terry Tate Award
Description: Given to the best home plate collision of the year
Nominees: May 20, 2009 – Jordan Schafer (ATL) into Chris Iannetta (COL), May 25, 2009 – Adam Kennedy (OAK) into Kenji Johjima (SEA), and Sept 18, 2009 – Matt Diaz (ATL) into Carlos Ruiz (PHI)
Winner: Iannetta held onto the ball, took a bone crushing hit, did not get hurt, and got the out; therefore, I will give him the best collision at home. - Code Monkey’s Hatfields & McCoys Award
Description: Giving for the best brawl
Nominees: Brewers and Pirates on 7/20/2009, Tigers and Red Soxs on 8//11/2009, Dodgers and Giants on 8/12/2009
Winner: Brewers and Pirates is the winner. After losing to the Brewers 17 straight times, the Pirates finally beat them and show some fight at the same time. - Code Monkey’s Congressional Award
Description: Given for the biggest waste of money
Nominees: The New Yankee Stadium, Oliver Perez, and Milton Bradley
Winner: It is close, but the Cubs can get rid of Bradley next year. However, the Yankees will need to spend more and lower ticket prices to make the new stadium better. - Code Monkey’s Deer Meat Award
Description: Given to weirdest injury of the year
Nominees: Ricky Romero (oblique by sneezing), Chris Dickerson (knocked out by revolving glass door), and Carlos González (cut hand by dropping a knife doing dishes).
Winner: I am going with Ricky Romero. To me sneezing while listening to rap music causing his oblique muscle to be injured is just plain weird and maybe a warning for listening to rap. - Code Monkey’s Michael Jackson Award
Description: Given to the weirdest event of the season
Nominees: Shin-Soo Choo game-winning, 10th-inning single off a sea gull, Delay of Game Due To Bee Swarm, Back to Back milestone 300 home runs.
Winner: The winner is Delay of Game Due To Bee Swarm is very unique. Too bad it did not involved the Triple A, Salt Lake City Bees team. - Code Monkey’s Overcoming Hardship Award (new this year)
Description: Giving to those who had to overcome the most hardship during a year
Nominees: Angels, Scott Schoeneweis, and Ernie Harwell
Winner: It is a tie between the Angels and Scott Schoeneweis. People dying because of drunk drivers really ticks me off. The Angels lost Rookie Pitcher Nick Adenhart in early April after his first career win to a drunk. The team did a good job of dealing with it. Scott Schoeneweis’ wife died in May while he was on the road with the team and that is a tough lost, too.
My favorite quote for the year:
“Manny Ramirez is being suspended for 50 games for taking a banned substance believed to be a woman’s fertility drug. While some people are calling it a suspension, Manny’s calling it maternity leave.” – Jay Leno
