Make your October plans now!

It's funny, because I can recall saying a few weeks ago to someone: "It's sad, because it's not even Thanksgiving yet and I can't wait for baseball to start"...and that was BEFORE the tigers make a blockbuster trade to get a surefire Hall of Famer who isn't even 25 years old yet. This guy is gonna be in Detroit for a long time. Brace yourself for a crazy year of baseball in Detroit. I can't wait for when the Tigers start dismantling those pukes over in Cleveland. The Tigers had the 2nd best offense in all of baseball last year with a hurt Gary Sheffield for most of the year, now they're adding Renteria and Cabrera. This team could be setting records. It wasn't too long ago when the Tigers were unwatchable. In the early part of this decade, they were a minor league team. It's amazing how far they've come in a few seasons. Anyhow, I managed to talk my dad into upgrading to a full season ticket package (again, before the trade), so we're sitting pretty with tickets this summer.

In other news, I ref'd my first varsity basketball game this past Friday night. It was truly a blast. I really fit in and don't think anyone noticed that I had never done the three man system before. I didnt hear a peep from either coach which, from what I've seen, seems to be rare at the varsity level. The atmosphere was great. I've had a few packed gyms before when I was doing JV games before a big varsity game, but I don't think I've ever had this many people in the gym at the start of a game. Friday night basketball with the pep band playing can sure get the adrenaline going.

The trip to Key West was a great time. The weather was impeccable and the drinks tasted even better. Unfortunately, there wern't many drunken pirate activities to speak of, though at times they could be seen drinking in the bars. It kind of lost its luster, though, when one of em started singing karaoke and sung "what a wonderful life". That's no joke, I couldn't make that up.


At least he didnt sing the Lord's Prayer.

-Michael