For the record, it's finally kind of flurrying outside. Not that this redeems Virginia in any way.

[ayrdaomei]

My mom says they got 13 inches where we live in Baltimore County. She's supposed to work today, but she ventured outside only as far as necessary to clean the snow off the satellite dishes and then she called out from work. Heh. I love my mom.

I cannot find my school ID and it is driving me mad. I want to hit up the library early this morning and I'd love to check my mail - my id would be of use in both pursuits. I'm gonna go search my car for the second time, but if it's not there, I'm hoping against hope that it's in my desk in Richmond, because I can't think where else it could be. So annoyed.

OTOH, something that is not annoying:

Okay, sure, the kid's pretty cute, too.

Game 4 of the NLCS and Ensberg just threw Pujols out at home in the 9th. Thom Brennaman's call cracks me up. "And a tapper down to third. Here comes the runner, here comes the throw - SAFE? OUT AT THE PLATE! WHAT A PLAY BY ENSBERG!" It's like seriously dude, it's the ninth inning of a 1 run game, can you not anticipate the call and just wait for the ump to let you know? They got this whole hand signal system worked out and everything. He does the same thing in a few minutes when the ball is headed to Everett and he declares "They're not gonna be able to turn two--" Meanwhile, Everett promptly fires the ball off to first for the game-ending double-play.

Don't worry, Astros fans. I'm totally going hands off on your team come Wednesday. I wouldn't want to jinx anyone if I can help it.

MLB.com says 3 days and 4 hours to Spring Training. Of course, MLB.com also seems to think Brian Roberts and Dave Roberts are the same person, so who knows. [Ha, 24 hours later, someone finally fixed it, but the original caption id'd him as Brian Roberts. -- Ed.]

Alright, off to search my car again. Wish me luck.

ETA: Found my ID ^_^ It was underneath the mat on the passenger side of the car. Which...I don't even know. I'm just glad I found it.

I meant to ask earlier, can any of you Astros fans shed more light on the following bit of Roy O backstory that Steve Lyons brought up during one of the broadcasts?

"Great story that Phil Garner told us about Oswalt. When he was in the minor leagues, his arm started to get sore, [though he] tried to pitch through it for a while. Had this old truck that he used to drive to and from the ballpark, and it broke down on him one day, so he threw up the hood, was tinkering around in there, pulling stuff out. . . put two wires together, and gave himself the shock of a lifetime. He went on to the ballpark that day and has never had a sore arm since. . . . He said he was really afraid of that, had never been sore in his life before that. Was trying to pitch through it, didn't want to tell anybody. Just opened up the hood of his car and found the remedy."

Because [Bad username or site: johnnybvo / @ livejournal.com] and I have decided that's an Origin Story if ever we've heard one ^_~

Comments

[scornedsaint.livejournal.com]

It snowed a ton here overnight. So perhaps there will be no school tomorrow (Fairfax County: If you live less than a mile off a major road, you are not getting plowed for a week)

[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

I'll cross my fingers for you :-P You get something between 6 inches and a foot?

[scornedsaint.livejournal.com]

They just announced it: no school tomorrow! We got about 13 inches, and while probably most of the roads are clear, the ice is going to be hell. There's no way buses should be on the roads at 5:00 tomorrow morning.

Yay!

[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

**tosses confetti** Enjoy your day off ^_^

[cack-handed.livejournal.com]

aw, backe. <3 for the cute. but i miss my academy store now.

Don't worry, Astros fans. I'm totally going hands off on your team come Wednesday. I wouldn't want to jinx anyone if I can help it.

haha good! ;P

and as for the roy o story, first time i've heard it too. crazy roy.

[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

haha good! ;P

Dude, seriously >.> <.< I probably need to back off Roy O. like right away. The guy's had back to back 20 win seasons, I don't even want to know what kind of bad karma I may have already sent his way. You should probably start praying for him, or something.

crazy roy.

**laughs** I know, right? Who starts futzing around under the hood of a truck without any idea of what they're doing? That's just special.

[toughcookie181.livejournal.com]

yup, i live in Baltimore County and we got a good 13 inches last night, at least...i was hoping it would still be snowing this morning!

but, i posted a picture of it on my journal if you wunna check it out!

god do i love snow! I would rather be here then socal ANY day of the week!

<3

[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

Aw, man - thanks so much for the pic!

[toughcookie181.livejournal.com]

aww your welcome.
Sorry if it made you even more homesick :-(
<3<3

[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

Nah, no worries. It was nice to see ^_^

[kmousie.livejournal.com]

Don't worry, Astros fans. I'm totally going hands off on your team come Wednesday. I wouldn't want to jinx anyone if I can help it.

;-) I kinda love that you love my boys...booksandbasebal and I were talking yesterday about how they're kinda treated like second-class citizens by the league media. [The Series program had only one picture of Craig...on the team roster. She was going to have him sign the program, but after seeing that (and how the thing was 99.9% Sox), she decided against it). Also, looking at next season's schedule, we saw only one ESPN-covered game. WTF?] So any kind of love they get outside Houston makes me happy. I understand you don't want to jinx them, and I so appreciate it! But they'll be all right. I'll pray for them even more than I'm doing now. :-)

Hadn't heard the story about Roy...crazy, though. I'll ask booksandbasebal. She might know.

And yeah, Backe's adorable. I'm going to yoink that picture for my collection (and will probably share it with my friend Jen...he's her baseball boyfriend). :-)

[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

Also, looking at next season's schedule, we saw only one ESPN-covered game. WTF?

Wow, that's kinda surprising. The Orioles usually manage something like 3 or 4 a year, and we totally suck (then again, it's usually because we're playing the Sox or the Yanks ^_~). And it's not like Houston's not in any kind of media market, because Texas is pretty sizable. Hmm. Is that ESPN covered game against the Cards, by chance?

I'll ask [Bad username or site: booksandbasebal / @ livejournal.com]. She might know.

And if not, there's always the LexisNexis newspaper search ^_~ Yay for using lawschool resources for more fun stuff :-P

And yeah, Backe's adorable.

**laughs** He is! That's from a signing in late January, just so you know. Enjoy :-P

[kmousie.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Is that ESPN covered game against the Cards, by chance?

I think it's against Atlanta....

Yay for using lawschool resources for more fun stuff :-P

Totally. :-)

He is! That's from a signing in late January, just so you know. Enjoy :-P

Thanks!

[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

I think it's against Atlanta....

**rolls eyes** I hate when ESPN broadcasts Braves games. Is there anyone in America with ESPN in their cable package who does not also have TBS? No, right? So why do we need the Braves on ESPN when their games are already nationally broadcast all season? So annoying. I'd much rather see a Cards/Astros match up or Astros/Anyone Else match up. Bleh. Stupid ESPN.

[kmousie.livejournal.com]

So annoying. I'd much rather see a Cards/Astros match up or Astros/Anyone Else match up. Bleh. Stupid ESPN.

Preach it. I'm finally home and by myself, so I can start my FanFest write-up. :-)

[catslash.livejournal.com]

Super Roy! =D

[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

**laughs** Indeed. No wonder he's so unflappable out there on mound ^_~

[catslash.livejournal.com]

He's invulnerable. For he is Dan Roy!

[bisquickgoddess.livejournal.com]

I'll attempt to redeem Virginia for you by stating that we had 3-4 inches of snow on the grass, and slush on the sidewalk.

I saw the caption, too, and thought someone needed to get their team rosters in order.

That pic is really cute.

[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

we had 3-4 inches of snow on the grass

DAMN IT, WILLIAMSBURG. It is still flurrying though, which I will take, cause it's better than nothing :-P

I saw the caption, too, and thought someone needed to get their team rosters in order.

Seriously! It always annoys me when they get the captions wrong, which is something that seems to happen on a fairly regular basis. Grr.

[candle-beck.livejournal.com]

roy oswalt pitches by day and by night he SOLVES CRIMES! like the pilgrim detectives, man.

[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

**laughs** Sans the butter churning. I like it :-P Maybe I should start after Jen to write an Astros AU ^_~

[soupypictures.livejournal.com]

i heard that roy-o story when they told it on-air. dunno when it originated, if it's even true, or what. so i looked him up on wikipedia, but it doesn't say anything about it.

and backe is one of my heroes. :)

[ayrdaomei.livejournal.com]

I did some poking around and found some verification (after a fashion) in some newspapers. Posted tidbits here (http://ayrdaomei.livejournal.com/241174.html#cutid1). The little details seem to change from story to story, but the basic premise is the same ^_~

and backe is one of my heroes. :)

He seems like a good guy! I remember first watching some of the postseason games and the network had him mic'd and I thought he was funny. And then I started to find him wearisome. But then I saw him come up big in a couple games, and I was really impressed at how he kept his team in it, and his head in the game, for all his looseness off the field, you know? I approve ^_^