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SBG June 22, 2008, at 7:21 am 16 LTEs - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) , , , , , , , , , , ,

Well, the Second Annual SBG Convention is now history. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. We had a beautiful day in the park, a pretty good turnout and a nice Twins win.

I got to Minnehaha Falls Park early in the morning so that I could claim a spot. There were a couple of choice spots that were already taken, but I was able to snag a decent spot, albeit one that was a ways away from the parking lot. All that meant really, was that trips to the car to get stuff took a little longer.

Andrew and his friend Q were the first to arrive. Our guy Andrew ran a 5K Saturday morning, and they came over to the Park from there. Then, my right hand man on the Convention, Banjo showed up and we started cooking. Pretty soon, the other people showed up and we had a nice picnic. Folks were talking baseball, visiting in general and having a good time. BabySBG was there, and most folks got to "hear" what a fish said. Folks got a chance to meet the inimitable ubelmann. I didn't get a chance to talk to him as much as I would have liked, but that's okay. It was fun to actually met him and put a face to all the writings.

Will Young brought a delicious birthday cake in honor of Sheenie, his wife and SBG Nation citizen and Andrew, both of whom were celebrating birthdays that day. I was not celebrating my birthday, but I enjoyed the cake nonetheless.

It seemed like the day just flew by. I think we could have started the thing at 12 Noon and people would still have been reluctant to head out at 5 PM. But, we had to get to the game. So, off we went. The game itself was fast moving, with very little offense until the Twins exploded for six runs in the seventh inning. New Guy made a number of predictions, and I'm pretty sure all of them came true. Ha!

John Bonnes, AKA, "The Twins Geek" stopped by at the game and gave us all free copies of his wonderful "Game Day" program. Thanks, John.

All in all, it was a fun day. I got to spend some time talking with pretty much everyone, which was cool. Anytime you get to talk Twins with the likes of Aaron, Seth, Nick and all the rest of the guys is a good time. Thanks to everyone who came to the Convention and thanks to Banjo for all your help. It was a fun time. Hopefully, next year's convention will be even better.

Convention Dry Run

SBG June 1, 2008, at 11:07 am 10 LTEs - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) , , , , , ,

On Saturday, we had a little dry run for the SBG Convention. Banjo hosted E-6 and I for a little barbeque and Twayn met us at the Yankees game. I learned a little bit about the logistics of what it takes for the Convention.

Lucy, BabySBG and I arrived at Banjo's place about 3:30. I figured that a couple of hours would be enough time to enjoy a barbeque and get to the game. Wrong. We had a couple of brews, chatted for a while and then Banjo fired up the grill and made some great kabobs. We're sitting around, visiting and my cell phone rings. It's Twayn, wondering where we are at. Oh, crap! The game was starting in 15 minutes and we're still eating. So, we scramble to get to the dome in the duct-tape-mobile. By the time we get there, it's raining, the game is in the bottom of the first. Never fear, though, the game went 12 innings, so we saw plenty of baseball. I don't normally boo, but the Yankees were playing so slow that I couldn't take it. I mean, have these guys never played before? Do they really need to have 10 conferences on the mound every inning? It was freaking ridiculous.

Anyway, the second annual SBG Convention is Saturday June 21. I'm thinking about 2:00 or so we'll start. I'm not sure where yet, but the key is going to be to get together and visit. I've always had a good time visiting with Citizens. I'll be bringing Lucy and the always charming BabySBG (actually, Lucy is always charming, too). We want to have the barbeque at a park. I'm going to bring my glove so we can at least play catch. Bring the wife and kids, if you've got them.

The game is against the AZ Diamondbacks. They are a good team. We'll be sitting in upper deck reserved. The tickets are $20 a piece. I'm going to buy the tickets about ten days or so before the convention. So, please let me know how many tickets you need. As far as the bar-b-que is concerned, I think $5 a person/$7 a family would be good. I'll kick in the difference. We'll have something relatively easy to make and I'll bring softdrinks on ice. If you want something more adult to drink, you'll have to bring your own. If you want to just go to the game, that's fine. If you just want to go to the picnic, that's fine, too. I hope you can make it. Please e-mail me at sbg at stickandballguy dot com to reserve your spot.

Andrew and Banjo have expressed interest in helping out. I'm hoping we'll have a big turnout. Come and be a part of the Convention!

for Lucy, from baby SBG

brianS April 11, 2007, at 2:00 pm 7 LTEs - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) , ,

We want you to join us in a big ol' great big bottle of gin