FB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

[KYGrizzly]

haha...70. 

So I'm hurting today.  At 31, I don't recover like I used to..

We played and drank for three softball games last night...finally leaving the park at 1am.  We arrived at 5:30pm to start the festivities.  We did go 2-1....scoring 30 runs in the first two games....but lost the 3rd one to a team of turds because 1/2 the team was fall down drunk by the time the last game started at 11:40.  There was also the most redneck action you can witness in this last game...a fight between our two teams.  The other team was talking chit after TAKING WALKS the whole game......finally most of us snapped....between trying to hit their pitcher and yelling from the OF for their hitters to "take off their skirts"....the other team had a player get mad and slide into our 2nd baseman.  The riot ensued....and I was the first one to reach the infield from the OF.  Today, I'm sore....not sure if its from the 3 games or the elbows and haymakers that I landed while being punched. 

Funny thing is that one of the girls I'm dating was there to witness it all.  I know that I'm going to continue to date her because she ended up talking smack to one of the other teams female fans. 

I thought I put a message on here earlier. Will try again.

Sounded like an exciting night of softball. We will be playing up at expressway park this weekend in a USSSA C/D NIT. We open up with TPE out of Trenton, Oh. Do you know anything about them?

[SaintsFAN]

KY Grzz,

I "retired" from competitive softball after the World Tourny in 2005 in Orlando.  I played for Goodtimers (originally Greene's Flower Shop and Dawg Pack), Big O Softball, and Bobby Mackey's Softball in my illustrious career.  I played CF in the three man OF's and after 2005 I was beat up.  I ended up having knee surgery that November and shoulder surgery two months later.  I only play one night a week now and in a Sunday beer league (with wooden bats).

I do know TPE though...they are from Middletown/Dayton area...  they hit the ball very well, have played together for years and have a very good pitcher in Dave Grooms.  Depending on how good your team is....they should be a very worthy opponent.  Good luck.

I may be making an appearance at Expressway this weekend though...on Sunday.  Some of my buddies who still play these tournaments have been on me to stop by...and one of our old teams is being brought back to life.  I want to see how they do.

[KYGrizzly]

Thanks Saintsfan,

At times we are okay, we won the NSA "D" Super Worlds Series in 2006. My oldest son is on this team. I mainly just help with coaching and occasionally catch for them when we play in tournaments. I am playing mostly in 50 nd over now. If you happen to be up there on Sunday and Galaxy Softball is still playing look for the old guy coaching fitsy base, I'm sure there will be a few cold ones in my cooler.

I just got back from Florence wathing my youngset son pitch tonight. He is now 4 - 0. I will drive back up to Cincy in the morning had to get the wife and daughter home for baby shower.

[70_dc_alum]

Last time a i played in one of those beer tourney's was still when i was up in DC and i had a truck full of 40's from the Budweiser plant.  buy the last game i was so smashed i struckout 3 times..............swinging

[SaintsFAN]

Struck out swinging!!!   

[cave2bens]

A wild swinger? Striking out three times?  In Defiance?  Oh My, am I sorry...

Hope you found solace, 70, at Kistner's "working mans' bar."  

[70_dc_alum]

Struck out swinging!!!   

you drink a truck ful of King Kobra 40's and see if you strike out swinging

[dc_has_been]

Just like you used to strike out w/ the Alpha's

[cave2bens]

Struck out swinging!!!   

you drink a truck ful of King Kobra 40's and see if you strike out swinging

Maybe switch to Pinot Grigio or a crisp chablis (along with some alternative websites  ), and the "batting average" might improve?  Gotta love those extra base hits  

Careful about dem Alpha jokes, Has Been - Mrs. Cave was their 1972 pledge trainer until she discovered the dark side of the DC campus - the freaks, Zappa, and the Dead.
8)

[dc_has_been]

My bad Bob, but I'm sure the Alpha's had a different code of ethics after 72.

you drink a truck ful of King Kobra 40's and see if you strike out swinging

Think of King Kobra's just gave me an instant headache. 
When 70_dc_alum worked for the beer company I think I drank more beer than water that summer.

[formerd3db]

Hello all my HCAC friends:

You and I know that the fact we are speaking about "beer, softball, and various miscreant activities" means indeed it is the "off-season" and we might just have "too much time on our hands".  Well...perhaps the latter statement is stretching it a bit - actually a "big" bit so to speak!  

At any rate, since Pat posted the poll question in front, personally I am getting excited about the upcoming d3 football season (and college football season in general), although I will admit that as there still is some summer left, I want to enjoy that.  Which is why I haven't voted in his poll as there was no choice saying..."Yes, I am excited but not quite ready for the kickoff to start yet as there still is some summer left which I would like to enjoy"!

However, since the topic here recently has been beer, please allow me to submit the following question to all of you.  What do you think about the now probable buy-out of Anheisuer-Busch Company in St. Louis by that overseas brewing giant?  Kind of sad that an "American Institution" will be no more.  Then again, can you blame the owners of AB for taking the money? - although I would think they had enough personal wealth already.  Perhaps they just wanted to "get out of the business" and time to "retire"??  Your opinions/thoughts will be interesting.  I will admit that while it is good, AB was not my favorite, although I am not a big or regular beer drinker - guess I like other types of "drink refreshments" when I do partake on special occasions.  (Like my daughter's upcoming wedding this week!).

Anyway, I hope you all are enjoying the summer - as usual, it is passing by all too quickly.  Later, friends.

[dc_has_been]

formerd3db- first of congrats on your daughter's upcoming wedding.  I hope you have enjoyed writing check after check .   To address your initial question I think it is a bummer when any U.S. company sells out to an international one.  Look out for that to happen with the big 3 automotive companies too.  You can't blame them though, especially the way the economy is now. 
I think that the U.S. should put tariffs on every good to help improve the U.S market, but with lobbyist involved I can't see anything improving.

[formerd3db]

dc_has_been:

Thank you very much for the congrats.  Yes, indeed, the checks have been "flying off the pad", although I must admit, my wife and daughter's have done a great job in helping to keep the cost down.  Still, this just means I can't start thinking about retirement just yet as our other daughter is getting married next summer and I still have to pay off her last year at Hope this year and our other daughter's last year there as well   Also, you can perhaps understand the "roller coaster" of emotions that I am going through with this upcoming event - while we are obviously happy for her (and us), it still a bit melencholy yet this is just one of life's milestones we all face.  On the other hand, I'm old and you're not so you might just think I'm kind of strange about all that!   Anyway, thanks again for your congrats.

I agee with you on your comments regarding the beer situation.  Too bad, but that is, as you say, just what the current economic situation here is.  Things have been bad in many years past, however, while something needs to be done, I still have

hope

(and confidence) that things will turn out okay eventually.  We all must "Keep the Faith".  Hope your summer is going well.  I look forward to posting with you guys again this year when the season starts.   

[cave2bens]

Just razzin' you, Brad - Alphas had no ethics (except dating Thetas, footballers, or being cheerleaders in no particular order).  The aforementioned maiden looked northward, through a debilitating haze eminating from the Pilgrim Halls (RIP), surrendered her "pay-to-play" status, and fell in with evil, longhaired companions.  

As far as Budweiser goes, it is a sad state of affairs, but not dissimilar to what's transpired with domestic control/ownership of telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, or medical diagnostics.  The only mild surprise with "The King" is that it wasn't Kirin, Ashai, or Tsing Tao - given the rice component in the Anheuser Busch products, vs an EU conglomerate.  Most of the Belgian and German concerns still adhere to Reinheitsgebot    

[SaintsFAN]

70,

You have a message on here from me.