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SBG August 10, 2009, at 5:57 am 9 LTEs - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired)

Just a reminder that the SBG Convention is this Saturday. You still have time to "register" for both the picnic (12N-5PM at Minnehaha Falls Park) and the game. I'll buy tickets on Thursday night.

C'mon! It'll be fun!

2nd Annual SBG Convention in Pictures

Andrew June 24, 2008, at 8:28 am 22 LTEs - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Hey everyone. Here are some pictures from this weekend's convention. I posted these in kind of a rush. I haven't had a chance to tweak them in Photoshop yet, so some of the pictures are a little dark. I'll re-post them when I have a chance to clean them up. Also, I know I have pictures of New Guy and Greenmachine somewhere too, so I'll make sure they get up.


Our picnic spot SBG snagged for us. It wasn't his first choice, but it turned out to be an excellent spot.


Banjo on the grill. The brats were excellent.


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Convention Round Up

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.

Game 75: Arizona vs. Minnesota — Convention!

ubelmann June 21, 2008, at 5:00 pm 166 LTEs - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) , , ,

Owings vs. Blackburn

78 OPS+ -- Micah Owings, 2008
120 OPS+ -- Micah Owings, career

I heard some talk that he might DH today, but it kind of seems like the D-Backs have better position player options? Everyone in yesterday's game has an OPS+ better than 78 so far this season except for Montero, who was catching. Still, it would be a Convention-worthy move for the D-Backs to play with no DH, so I hope it happens.

Convention Saturday Morning Update

Banjo June 21, 2008, at 9:38 am 3 LTEs - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) ,

Good morning folks, Banjo here, with a few convention updates per the Boss. It seems our fearless leader was up at the crack of dawn and at the site of the convention. After "rastlin'" with an unruly gaggle of picnic-grounds squatters, he secured the spot. From his description you will find the SBG 2nd Annual Convention located here:

" The convention picnic at Minnehaha Falls can be found at the farthest spot back from the main parking lot, down the hill to the east of the main building toward the Mississippi River."

I am told corn on the cob has been shucked. Pop is on ice. Watermelon has been sliced and diced and a lovely pasta salad is waiting to be picked up from SBG's palatial estate in Eagan. The current head count is 26.

Well, I'm off the market to pick up some onions. Leave a comment if you have any questions.

CONVENTION

SBG June 20, 2008, at 3:42 pm 2 LTEs - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired) ,

When: 2:00PM - until it's time to go to the game.
Where: Minnehaha Falls Park, east of roundabout on 46th street (I think) and south in the picnic area. I will be wearing a New York Yankees jersey, just so that you can recognize me.

If you have ANY QUESTIONS, please email me at sbg at stickandballguy dot com and send me your cell number. I think it's a good idea to do that anyway. I'm not going to publish my cell number for the world, but I will give it to you in case you are lost, unable to come or what ever.

Tomorrow looks like a great day. We should have a pretty good crew there, so be ready to have some fun. Our tickets are in section 221. Closed circuit to Algonad -- I have one for you if you need it.

If you are thinking that you want to join us at the last minute, drop me a line. I think we can accommodate a few more at the picnic.

Last Chance Convention!

SBG June 16, 2008, at 8:35 am 9 LTEs - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired)

Today is your last chance to sign up for the Convention, at least if you want to sit with us at the game. It promises to be a great time. Banjo and I'll be there. Andrew, Will, Aaron Gleeman, Seth, ubelmann, Nick N., and others. It promises to be a lot of fun. The picnic should be a good time to visit. BabySBG'll tell you what a fish says. How can you turn that down?

Convention Update

SBG June 9, 2008, at 10:02 pm 13 LTEs - (Sorry, but the time to add LTEs has expired)

I'm tentatively planning on the bar-b-que being at Minnehaha Falls Park. Apparently, they have a bar-b-que area large enough to accommodate our crew that is first come, first served. So, I'm planning on getting there when the park opens to claim it. Yep, that's a scant eight hours before the picnic starts. Sigh. I should have tried to get a reserved spot before then. (Note to self: do that a couple of months early next year.) I'm thinking that I'll have a little breakfast there and do some food preparation as well. You are invited to show up early! If you are a Iowan running in a 5K that day, just hop on the Light Rail after the race and get off at 50th Street. Then, mosey on over and I'll cook you breakfast. Plus, if there's anyone else around to save the place, I can take to my chateau so that you can get cleaned up.

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!