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Title: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: BudGirl on March 29, 2018, 05:35:15 pm
Starts at Shiloh (1321 Studewood) at 11:00 am. 
Spanish Flowers (4701 N. Main) at 1:00 pm
Flying Saucer, after, if you want.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: Ty in Tampa on March 29, 2018, 05:43:47 pm
Woo! I can't wait!
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: Ron Brand on March 29, 2018, 08:56:19 pm
I'm wedging in a run by Alice's Tall Texan between Shiloh and SF, if anyone else would like to continue the tradition.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: Ty in Tampa on March 29, 2018, 09:05:11 pm
I’d love a goblet of Shiner so count me in.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: chuck on March 29, 2018, 09:21:22 pm
I’d love a goblet of Shiner so count me in.

Post some pictures to Facebook.
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Post by: The Spleen on March 29, 2018, 10:13:37 pm
Wait, the game doesn't start until 6? This is going to be savage...
I can't wait.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: austro on March 29, 2018, 10:34:09 pm
Wait, the game doesn't start until 6? This is going to be savage...
I can't wait.

You'll have to change your handle to "The Liver".
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: Ty in Tampa on March 30, 2018, 05:56:31 am
Post some pictures to Facebook.

Am I friends with you?
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Post by: NeilT on March 30, 2018, 06:29:12 am
Post some pictures to Facebook.

I’ll post telephone and credit card number so you can call us.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: HudsonHawk on March 30, 2018, 08:51:27 am
Wait, the game doesn't start until 6? This is going to be savage...
I can't wait.

Savage alright. We’re only going to have five hours for beer and queso. Well have to be on top of our game.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: MusicMan on March 30, 2018, 10:52:29 am
Am I friends with you?

DID WE JUST BECOME BEST FRIENDS?!


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Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: MusicMan on March 30, 2018, 10:53:58 am
Btw- kids are off school that day so I’ll have to meet everyone at the game.


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Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on March 30, 2018, 11:21:12 am
 What time will the doors open Monday?

Has anyone seen an itinerary for (official) pre-game stuff?
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: JimR on March 30, 2018, 05:39:00 pm
What time will the doors open Monday?

Has anyone seen an itinerary for (official) pre-game stuff?

BudGirl posted one yesterday. Separate thread.


NO! THIS IS THE THREAD! Read it from the top
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: HudsonHawk on March 30, 2018, 06:43:18 pm
BudGirl posted one yesterday. Separate thread.


NO! THIS IS THE THREAD! Read it from the top

I think he was asking about the Astros official on-field festivities, such as the banner unveiling, speeches, introductions, etc.  I'm assuming that they'll start around 5:30, but I haven't seen that anywhere. 
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: JimR on March 30, 2018, 06:59:54 pm
I think he was asking about the Astros official on-field festivities, such as the banner unveiling, speeches, introductions, etc.  I'm assuming that they'll start around 5:30, but I haven't seen that anywhere.

Oh. If so, my bad.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: BudGirl on March 30, 2018, 07:45:47 pm
According to McTaggart on Twitter

Home opener details for Monday:
- Gates open: 3 p.m.
- Giveaway: schedule magnet
- Pregame pomp: Clydesdales, 2017 banner unveiling
- Flyover: US Navy Training Air Wing 2
- Anthem: Clay Walker
- First pitch: Rich Dauer
- Uniform: gold-accented jerseys/hats
- First pitch: 6:10pm
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on March 30, 2018, 09:32:33 pm
Clay Walker has to be moving near the top for most National Anthems sung at an Astros game.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: HudsonHawk on March 30, 2018, 10:30:15 pm
Clay Walker has to be moving near the top for most National Anthems sung at an Astros game.

Has he done anything else in the last 20 years *other* than sing the National Anthem at Astros and Texans games?
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on March 31, 2018, 10:34:51 am
Oh. If so, my bad.

No worries.   I was asking about the official stuff.

Wife and I will be driving down so I don't think we'll have time to hit the OWA pregame festivities.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: JimR on March 31, 2018, 01:08:27 pm
No worries.   I was asking about the official stuff.

Wife and I will be driving down so I don't think we'll have time to hit the OWA pregame festivities.

Of course you do. Leave earlier.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: The Spleen on April 01, 2018, 10:59:45 am
I didn't realize how far the first two stops are from downtown (I thought it was going to a traditional bar crawl on foot because the Flying Saucer, the only place on the list I'm familiar with, is downtown). Is going up N. Main from downtown a quick way to get up there or is I-10 to Studewood faster?

(My apologies, have not lived in Houston since 2003)
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: HudsonHawk on April 01, 2018, 11:35:15 am
I didn't realize how far the first two stops are from downtown (I thought it was going to a traditional bar crawl on foot because the Flying Saucer, the only place on the list I'm familiar with, is downtown). Is going up N. Main from downtown a quick way to get up there or is I-10 to Studewood faster?

(My apologies, have not lived in Houston since 2003)

Going 10 to Studewood is probably a whole three minutes faster. Either way is good though.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: The Spleen on April 01, 2018, 11:53:44 am
Thanks.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: Reuben on April 01, 2018, 03:16:29 pm
Starts at Shiloh (1321 Studewood) at 11:00 am. 
Spanish Flowers (4701 N. Main) at 1:00 pm
Flying Saucer, after, if you want.
Just to confirm, since I don’t know what any of you people look like, we’re all wearing Junction Jack costumes, right? Should be easy enough to find each other if that’s the case.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: chuck on April 01, 2018, 03:25:34 pm
Just to confirm, since I don’t know what any of you people look like, we’re all wearing Junction Jack costumes, right? Should be easy enough to find each other if that’s the case.

If you go to the bar at 11 they’ll be the people in there that somehow don’t look like they’re in there every morning at 11.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: HudsonHawk on April 01, 2018, 05:49:08 pm
Just to confirm, since I don’t know what any of you people look like, we’re all wearing Junction Jack costumes, right? Should be easy enough to find each other if that’s the case.

You'll figure it out.  Hostros7 figured out ETA, Astrojo and myself the other day.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: MusicMan on April 01, 2018, 07:55:08 pm
Just to confirm, since I don’t know what any of you people look like, we’re all wearing Junction Jack costumes, right? Should be easy enough to find each other if that’s the case.

Yes.  Do that.


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Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: doyce7 on April 01, 2018, 08:42:12 pm
Yes.  Do that.


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Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: Ron Brand on April 01, 2018, 10:58:09 pm
Just to confirm, since I don’t know what any of you people look like, we’re all wearing Junction Jack costumes, right? Should be easy enough to find each other if that’s the case.

Salt and pepper Jewfro, cargo pants and a Fuck Satan t-shirt.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: Reuben on April 02, 2018, 12:12:17 am
Salt and pepper Jewfro, cargo pants and a Fuck Satan t-shirt.
I will be deeply disappointed if that’s not what you look like tomorrow.

I’ll probably catch up with y’all at Spanish Flowers, and I may or may not have my dad with me.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: NeilT on April 02, 2018, 07:04:53 am
I will be deeply disappointed if that’s not what you look like tomorrow.

He doesn’t really wear cargo pants.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: BudGirl on April 02, 2018, 07:24:37 am
You'll figure it out.  Hostros7 figured out ETA, Astrojo and myself the other day.

Yeah but he went to Dartmouth and has met Brad.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: austro on April 02, 2018, 07:26:29 am
Sorry I'll be missing you characters this year. Have a few beers for me, and let me know where you're sitting so I can keep an eye out on the telecast. With any luck you'll get to see another Correa moonshot cruise by at eye level like last year.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: chuck on April 02, 2018, 10:46:37 am
He doesn’t really wear cargo pants.

How the hell can you be so sure? You haven't seen him in a full year, and fashion trends move swiftly in a place like Austin.

I mean, for all I know, madras capri pants are totally out for the gentleman this season.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: Ron Brand on April 02, 2018, 11:00:17 am
How the hell can you be so sure? You haven't seen him in a full year, and fashion trends move swiftly in a place like Austin.

I mean, for all I know, madras capri pants are totally out for the gentleman this season.

Paisley silk, baby.
Title: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: hostros7 on April 02, 2018, 11:04:07 am
You'll figure it out.  Hostros7 figured out ETA, Astrojo and myself the other day.

My strategy was to scan the room for an upstanding, yet disparate group of individuals seemingly bound only by an intense rooting interest in Astros baseball and then look for context clues such as the presence of beer and/or queso. Admittedly, this approach is bound to produce many false positives.

I’ve got a lunch meeting today, so may be a little late to SF but looking forward to it and Second Lunch (beer) there.


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Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: chuck on April 02, 2018, 11:09:47 am
Paisley silk, baby.

As a dedicated reader of Dress For Success you should certainly know that paisley silk never goes out of fashion. It is a cornerstone of any man's closet, like a good Chelsea boot, and will be employed either as a shirt or a cravat, or, among the more fashion-forward, both simultaneously.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: Ron Brand on April 02, 2018, 11:21:55 am
My strategy was to scan the room for an upstanding, yet disparate group of individuals seemingly bound only by an intense rooting interest in Astros baseball and then look for context clues such as the presence of beer and/or queso. Admittedly, this approach is bound to produce many false positives.

I’ve got a lunch meeting today, so may be a little late to SF but looking forward to it and Second Lunch (beer) there.


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Look for the drunken apes flinging food and shit at each other and youll be close.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: Ron Brand on April 02, 2018, 11:25:37 am
As a dedicated reader of Dress For Success you should certainly know that paisley silk never goes out of fashion. It is a cornerstone of any man's closet, like a good Chelsea boot, and will be employed either as a shirt or a cravat, or, among the more fashion-forward, both simultaneously.

Certainly, sir. You and I are faithful followers of the same manual.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: chuck on April 02, 2018, 11:38:47 am
Certainly, sir. You and I are faithful followers of the same manual.

Indeed. Alas, my hair does not curl in the pleasing, semitic manner as does yours.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: PCOL2000 on April 02, 2018, 11:41:04 am
We are shooting for Spanish flowers at 1. 
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: Bench on April 02, 2018, 11:57:53 am
If you go to the bar at 11 they’ll be the people in there that somehow don’t look like they’re in there every morning at 11.

That might be the most charitable description of talkzone denizens that I've ever seen. 
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: chuck on April 02, 2018, 12:12:26 pm
That might be the most charitable description of talkzone denizens that I've ever seen.

You know me, always looking for the best in people.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: Bench on April 02, 2018, 03:38:53 pm
You know me, always looking for the best in people.

Someone has to.

I can confirm that Spanish Flowers still knows how to cook tex-mex and the OWA contingent is a group of mighty fine people.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: EasTexAstro on April 02, 2018, 03:58:45 pm
Someone has to.

I can confirm that Spanish Flowers still knows how to cook tex-mex and the OWA contingent is a group of mighty fine people.

That was fun! We should do it again someday. Maybe next year?
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: das on April 02, 2018, 05:26:18 pm
That was fun! We should do it again someday. Maybe next year?

+1. I’ve already started the negotiations with Mrs. das to be there for opening day next year. It would be a package deal for y’all; two for the price of one…
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Post by: The Spleen on April 02, 2018, 10:29:42 pm
To quote the great philosopher Brad Lidge... FUCKING  HUGE.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: BudGirl on April 02, 2018, 10:30:55 pm
Today was great.  I met a lot of new people and saw some friends.  Days like today make the world a better place.
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Post by: Ty in Tampa on April 02, 2018, 10:48:31 pm
Out-fucking-standing! Sorry I missed some proper goodbyes. Let’s do it again!!
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Post by: Ty in Tampa on April 02, 2018, 10:50:13 pm
To quote the great philosopher Brad Lidge... FUCKING  HUGE.
I met The Spleen!!
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on April 02, 2018, 11:09:41 pm
Thanks to BG for being our ticket office.

Enjoyed meeting those I met.

Little Waldo gets my game ball for outstanding Astros spirit.  (Big Waldo, get him a ball and say it's from me)
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: PCOL2000 on April 02, 2018, 11:11:42 pm
It was great to meet you guys.  I will say - next year I’ll push for the pre-opening day golf outing.  (Gives me an excuse  for golf at least once a year).
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Post by: NeilT on April 03, 2018, 06:03:19 am
Thanks BG, outstanding tickets. Outstanding game!
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Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on April 03, 2018, 09:34:26 am
Great time. Good to see everyone.
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Post by: das on April 03, 2018, 11:17:27 am
For those that were there:  is this right?  The left tower has the 2005 NL pennant but not the 2017 AL pennant?  I wonder why. It does not seem to be represented anywhere in the building.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/article/On-a-banner-night-some-changes-at-Minute-Maid-12798949.php?utm_campaign=twitter-premium&utm_source=CMS%20Sharing%20Button&utm_medium=social
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: Astros Fan in Big D on April 03, 2018, 11:35:40 am
That is correct.

I also did not see any mention of the 2017 division title.
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Post by: Reuben on April 03, 2018, 11:50:29 am
That was a truly excellent day. Thank you all for your gracious hospitality towards my dad and I at SF and FS, and I sincerely apologize for all of the rude things I’ve written in response to some of you over the years. I guess looking at a computer brings out my angry side. But what a great time, capped off by a nearly perfect game that served as a great reminder of why baseball is such a beautiful game to watch in person.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: JimR on April 03, 2018, 12:24:57 pm
Great fun yesterday! Thanks to all the new folks who joined us. See you next year?
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Post by: HudsonHawk on April 03, 2018, 12:41:58 pm
That is correct.

I also did not see any mention of the 2017 division title.

Running out of room for the small potatoes.  Time to start celebrating pennants and WS championships.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: MusicMan on April 03, 2018, 12:57:16 pm
Running out of room for the small potatoes.

Terrible thing to say about Altuve.


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Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: NeilT on April 03, 2018, 01:07:48 pm
Running out of room for the small potatoes.  Time to start celebrating pennants and WS championships.

They're assumed.
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Post by: geezerdonk on April 03, 2018, 02:06:02 pm
What a blast! Great food, great beer, great game, great fellowship. Many thanks to Leslie for getting it rolling and buying the tickets. Advice to non- attendees - don't wait 20 years like I did. You are missing a special experience. I will be back if at all possible.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: BudGirl on April 03, 2018, 02:33:40 pm
Thanks for the accolades, I will try and get things organized a bit sooner.  So, if any of you yahoos are thinking about joining next year then get ready, because the discounted ticket rate we get is going to be due in October (I assume).

And if we wanted to do a mid-season group, we could definitely get that arranged.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: DVauthrin on April 03, 2018, 03:55:26 pm
Thanks for the accolades, I will try and get things organized a bit sooner.  So, if any of you yahoos are thinking about joining next year then get ready, because the discounted ticket rate we get is going to be due in October (I assume).

And if we wanted to do a mid-season group, we could definitely get that arranged.

Thanks for setting this up as always, Leslie.  I'd be interested in a midseason gathering, though I'm definitely taking the day off work for these get-togethers moving forward.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: DVauthrin on April 03, 2018, 03:57:37 pm
Thanks to BG for being our ticket office.

Enjoyed meeting those I met.

Little Waldo gets my game ball for outstanding Astros spirit.  (Big Waldo, get him a ball and say it's from me)

Little Waldo was awesome.  Most impressive, he never got tired and finished strong.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on April 03, 2018, 06:08:37 pm
As a dedicated reader of Dress For Success you should certainly know that paisley silk never goes out of fashion. It is a cornerstone of any man's closet, like a good Chelsea boot, and will be employed either as a shirt or a cravat, or, among the more fashion-forward, both simultaneously.
I like to pair my silk paisley capris with a colorful brocade Nehru jacket.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: NeilT on April 03, 2018, 06:16:47 pm
Little Waldo was awesome.  Most impressive, he never got tired and finished strong.

So that was Little Waldo yelling? I thought it was Waldo.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: DVauthrin on April 03, 2018, 07:13:58 pm
So that was Little Waldo yelling? I thought it was Waldo.

Yep.  At one point around the 7th inning, Waldo asked him to tone it down because he had a headache.  Little Waldo told him that he would be quiet the entire car ride back to Austin, but he wasn’t going to stop yelling/screaming while the game was going on.

Little Waldo was the one that got the Let’s Go Springer, Let’s Go McHugh, Let’s Go Marwin chants going.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: chuck on April 03, 2018, 08:07:06 pm
I like to pair my silk paisley capris with a colorful brocade Nehru jacket.

Well, obviously. And of course you can go with some nice linen espadrilles or a smart pair of saddle bucks.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: NeilT on April 03, 2018, 10:49:02 pm
Well, obviously. And of course you can go with some nice linen espadrilles or a smart pair of saddle bucks.

So do you go with the blue or the orange Astros cap?
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: chuck on April 03, 2018, 11:22:46 pm
So do you go with the blue or the orange Astros cap?

That entirely depends on your socks, doesn’t it?
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Post by: Waldo on April 04, 2018, 08:02:21 am
Yep.  At one point around the 7th inning, Waldo asked him to tone it down because he had a headache.  Little Waldo told him that he would be quiet the entire car ride back to Austin, but he wasn’t going to stop yelling/screaming while the game was going on.

His exact words were, "I'll be quiet on the way home, but you're going to have a headache for the rest of the game."

I've created a monster.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: Col. Sphinx Drummond on April 04, 2018, 08:05:55 am
Well, obviously. And of course you can go with some nice linen espadrilles or a smart pair of saddle bucks.
I go with the espadrilles that have the curved-up toes and color match them with my kurta.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: BudGirl on April 04, 2018, 08:29:53 am
His exact words were, "I'll be quiet on the way home, but you're going to have a headache for the rest of the game."

I've created a monster.

I wish he had sat by us.  He sounds great!
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: HudsonHawk on April 04, 2018, 08:50:10 am
Little Waldo was like a pitcher whose 112th pitch was still 96 mph.  It was the 9th inning, 6-run lead and the kid was still bringing it strong. 
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: BudGirl on April 04, 2018, 09:32:58 am
Little Waldo was like a pitcher whose 112th pitch was still 96 mph.  It was the 9th inning, 6-run lead and the kid was still bringing it strong. 

Waldo, I would have traded seats with you!  I love those kids!  I would have bought him more sugar to make it even better!
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: Ty in Tampa on April 04, 2018, 09:47:07 am
Little Waldo was relentless! Every time I thought he would tire, it got louder. He’s a gamer.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: astrojo on April 04, 2018, 01:44:37 pm
Anyone here today? I’m in sec 208
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: BudGirl on April 04, 2018, 01:51:33 pm
Not today, I have to log some time at the job.

But, I have realized that Facebook does a good job of doing play-by-play.
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: NeilT on April 04, 2018, 02:33:03 pm
Anyone here today? I’m in sec 208

Do you need me to come by and spill some beer?
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: MusicMan on April 04, 2018, 03:57:13 pm
Do you need me to come by and spill some beer?

Excuse me, this man is being inconsiderate and I would like to report him.


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Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: astrojo on April 04, 2018, 04:40:52 pm
Do you need me to come by and spill some beer?

Nah, I’m good, thanks! In the club section, they only spill vodka and bourbon on people’s heads! 😜
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: astrojo on April 04, 2018, 04:43:14 pm
Excuse me, this man is being inconsiderate and I would like to report him.


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Yes! Exactly! He could have at least let me wear his 45 gallon hat to cover my swill-soaked hairdo!
Title: Re: OWA Opening Day Schedule
Post by: Waldo on April 04, 2018, 11:23:20 pm
Little Waldo was like a pitcher whose 112th pitch was still 96 mph.  It was the 9th inning, 6-run lead and the kid was still bringing it strong.

ADHD is a helluva drug.