Comments on: Opening Day http://jonbowles.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/opening-day/ authentic: human Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:10:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: jon http://jonbowles.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/opening-day/#comment-169 jon Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:10:17 +0000 http://jonbowles.wordpress.com/?p=235#comment-169 These are the days... These are the days…

]]> By: chris http://jonbowles.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/opening-day/#comment-168 chris Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:42:43 +0000 http://jonbowles.wordpress.com/?p=235#comment-168 as far as sports nirvana goes - i mean come on - the jayhawks beat roy williams and north carolina - to get to the championship game - which they win - and then the royals win their home opener - against the yankees - in which the royals pitchers struck out a-rod four times! the only thing that would make my joy complete is if the NCAA came out and said that MU had to forfeit the MU - KU border war at arrowhead because they had a bunch of players that never went to class. as far as sports nirvana goes – i mean come on – the jayhawks beat roy williams and north carolina – to get to the championship game – which they win – and then the royals win their home opener – against the yankees – in which the royals pitchers struck out a-rod four times! the only thing that would make my joy complete is if the NCAA came out and said that MU had to forfeit the MU – KU border war at arrowhead because they had a bunch of players that never went to class.

]]> By: jon http://jonbowles.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/opening-day/#comment-166 jon Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:37:49 +0000 http://jonbowles.wordpress.com/?p=235#comment-166 Good opening day story JP. I would probably attribute it to beer...something else which goes good with opening day. Here's a quote from Chris last Tuesday: "One reason I enjoy baseball more than football - it's harder to enjoy drunk." Good opening day story JP. I would probably attribute it to beer…something else which goes good with opening day. Here’s a quote from Chris last Tuesday: “One reason I enjoy baseball more than football – it’s harder to enjoy drunk.”

]]> By: JP http://jonbowles.wordpress.com/2008/04/11/opening-day/#comment-165 JP Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:26:00 +0000 http://jonbowles.wordpress.com/?p=235#comment-165 In 1997, my friends and I got bleacher seats to Tiger opening day. The game consisted of: - fights all around us - at least 20 people ran out on the field at some point during the game, and one of the 20 people dodged all security people to slide into home plate - Kenny Lofton almost got hit by a flying napkin dispenser from the stands I would agree with your point about football fans transitioning to opening day baseball but Detroit Lion fans have been quiet for decades, so I don't know what to attribute the chaos to that fine opening day in beautiful downtown Detroit. JP In 1997, my friends and I got bleacher seats to Tiger opening day. The game consisted of:
- fights all around us
- at least 20 people ran out on the field at some point during the game, and one of the 20 people dodged all security people to slide into home plate
- Kenny Lofton almost got hit by a flying napkin dispenser from the stands

I would agree with your point about football fans transitioning to opening day baseball but Detroit Lion fans have been quiet for decades, so I don’t know what to attribute the chaos to that fine opening day in beautiful downtown Detroit. JP

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