Here's a picture of Victoria. I have no idea where the ballpark is on the island, nor the conference center, I just nabbed this photo at Google. Wish I were there. Almost hard to post a picture of how splendid it would all be. Alas...we had some beautiful weather in Chico the past two or three days, complete with a cool, but quick rain shower last night, so I'm happy about that.
In Victoria's inaugural season in the GBL, the Outlaws will be making their one stop at Royal Athletic Park. Mike Walker will be handling the play-by-play and he does a great job. You'll be able to find the link at their website http://www.victoriaseals.ca
Been keeping busy at the office. We had Thursday night Market last night, and I took one shift, a short shift in the Rascal outfit. Chico compeletly shuts down some downtown streets for a few blocks, and there's always a ton of people, food, crafts, etc. The Outlaws have had a booth since the second day I arrived in Chico, a the last Thursday in April, I worked the market night with everyone. And of course, the cool weather had a lot of people saying "October" by the time market wrapped up at 9pm.
The weekend series in Victoria, followed by a final leg of the trip in Los Angeles the better part of next week, and then home a week from today.
After last trip to Orange County why would the team want to arrive there Monday to spend an extra night in the roach motel? Wouldn't an extra day in Victoria or a stop home en route be more conducive to team morale and winning? Or have the Flyers been required to improve the accommodations?
ReplyDeleteHey Joe,Joe. Can you hear me? Are you still there? Hope nothing untoward has happened, what with all the strange personnel moves. Hope all is well. You provide good conversation and a good forum for baseball purists like myself to blather on with, as you called it, "ballyhoo". With so much going on and no comment or info, it seems odd.
ReplyDeleteWell, Joe, if you are still there and able to read this, I am assuming that the blog may no longer be functional since it is no longer on the Outlaws menu. If that is the case, I hope that your broadcast is still intact. If not, know that I wish you the best.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, I do not work for the Outlaws anymore. Had the best time of my life, but a disagreement lead to my resignation. I think they have someone new who will call the rest of the season.
ReplyDeleteSay it ain't so Joe. I'm not surprised unfortunately. The Outlaws used to be a team of integrity from top to bottom. Now it's got problems at the top. These problems usually resolve either through turnover at the top or dissolution of the franchise. When management blew out the whole of last year's team in the spring, it became obvious that integrity was not part of the new regime. Now that has reached you. I'm sorry, I know you, like many of the dumped players, had hopes of something beautiful. As many of the players that remain will soon see, their positions on the roster are as fragile as the moods and money of the GM. Truly Joe, all the best in your endeavors, I'm confident you will succeed.
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