ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL?

I know one thing for sure...

baby steps, Magic... baby steps.

We're baby steps closer to the real deal.

And the onslaught of prognosticating excellence that is associated with the ColtsKurt-meister. I've learned a few lessons over the past two years...
All I can say is watch out.

My friends at Indiana Insurance Co. treated me well again today... got the corp tix for the Reds game Saturday. Diamond Club seats. Free buffet pre-during-post game. Free drinks pre-during-post game. 4 rows up behind the plate. $200/ticket... got two. The lady and I will be slummin' it with the VP of Marketing and his lady, the commercial lines Underwriting VP and his lady, and some other scumbag agent and his old lady... LOL.

Been my summer of baseball... Monday evening I went to the play-ins for the LL World Series. Ohio beat Indiana 2-0. I love kid's baseball, HS baseball, college baseball, and going to pro ball parks. Don't like the pro game, but the ball parks are always outstanding.

Oh, I almost forgot...


GO COLTS!

Yeah buddy!!! Cant wait to kick the Colts Asses come Dec 9th..And if you havent figured it out, the Cravn Curse is very much alive and well. 1st it was Glenn pulling a fast one..Did you all catch the interview with Manning tonite on the NFL Channel?? he sounds real worried about Glenn's rash retirement. 2ndly all the personnel that has flown the corral. than the massive injury.

Oh and Kurt, I love the LL World Series, Im spoiled, The youngest and soon to be rookie of the year in the BC, played in a qualifier 5 years ago, good stuff!! Dont forget about the Cal Ripken LL World Series either, FOX will be carrying that Tourney. Ill miss Gary Thornes coverage of the LLWS, cant believe he left ESPN to announce for the lowly Orioles.

Hey Crav, them pesky Ohio boys beat our IN boys to go to Williamsport today. Good Luck to them!

The Reds beat up on the Padres late to get the win this afternoon. Ended up w/ 4 tix to the game, so my son and his wife joined the lady and I. Free food and drink, beautiful weather, baseball, family and friends... it was the best. Great American Ballpark is a great ballpark.

Next up, Colts scrubs v Bears scrubs. It should be cool, given its the first home game since a little contest last February... maybe they'll talk about our new stadium as much as they did Dallas' on Thursday. [Gag]

Did you hear Aikman boasting about how their new stadium can literally hold the statue of liberty?


I heard that and I'm thinking.......WHO GIVES A SHIT??? That has exactly WHAT to do with football?? Is THAT the Cowboys goal?? To build a stadium that can hold a statue?? LOSERS

All booked up and heading up to Seattle for the opener!

Does it bother me that the Bucs can't win shit on the West Coast?

Yep


Does it give me hope that the last time they did (besides the SB), it was in Seattle?

Yep




Where's that damn hawkfan?

NBC's pushing the opening game of the season. "It is so on."

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2240258559095467926&q=Saints+vs+Colts+commercial&total=9&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0

Magic wrote:

You're coming up here to the Great Northwest Buc????


Hawk is over in Roslyn south of North Bend on the hiway there (you can email him) and I am on the Olympic Peninsula.

All my friends here are damn Seatoucan fans........I finally got the last laugh


You're welcome to cruise over here and check the best part of the state out if you like.

Yep, but my visit will likely be limited to the area between the cheap hotel I'm at by the airport and wherever the game is. I fly into Seatac on Sat afternoon and leave Monday noon, so I'll have a couple of nights to get a taste of the Seattle nightlife, have at least one cup'o'coffee (haha). Any suggestion would be appreciated..

BTW, I've been up to the great northwest before, had a buddy who lived in Shelton for awhile. Went to see Aerosmith and Pat Travers up there once, but that was way back circa 1980 or so. Beautiful country, but not enough for this So Cali homer..

It'd be cool if one of youse guys was going to the game, it's always fun to crash a tailgate party..

Go Bucs!

I'll go anywhere that has good atmosphere, and likely take a cab rather than waste time driving in circles. Made that mistake when I went to San Fran for a game a couple years ago. Parking absolutely sucks there..

There are a couple of Buc fan groups congregating around town, including a few from Cali that I'll probably hook up with.


I'll look for that 13 Coins place. Looks like the SeaTac location is about a half-mile from where I'm staying. If it's good enough for one Laker fan, it's good enough for another...

Yep, driving in "The City" sucks sometimes, but it gets easier as you get used to it. Many of the streets, like Broadway, all run one-way, so you have to go around the block to head in the opposite direction. Also, you'd better have an automatic tranny, because if you get stuck in stop-and-go traffic on one of those 90 degree inclines, you'll burn your clutch up!!

But if you're going to be hitting a lot of shops, maybe hitting Pier 39 or Fisherman's Wharf or whatever, it is probably better to take a cab......and/or take the trolley car as far as you can