Big 12 Baseball Trip
"Scattershooting" is a term that long-time columnist Blackie Sherrod used when writing his column when he covered a variety of topics in a single post. I like it, so I'm using it...
Scattershooting about my overnight trip to the Big 12 Baseball Tournament:
* One of my kids (Mitchell) is a huge baseball fan, so for his birthday we went to the tournament in Oklahoma City. We watched the Aggies beat Kansas State and then Texas handle Nebraska. If you know me just a little, then you know how passionate I am about the Longhorns. Texas is ranked 6th in the nation and is expected to advance to Omaha (as usual). They have a sick line-up. Their number nine batter is hitting .286, so they are extremely loaded.
* I have to give Bricktown the big thumbs up. The tournament is held where the Rangers minor league triple A team plays (Redhawks) and the stadium is in the middle of an area like the west end. Good food, excited fans from all over, and cooperative weather made for a festive atmosphere. I have always liked minor league ballparks. You are just so much closer to the game.
* One of life's simple pleasure: An Aggie family took our seats between games, so I got to kick them out. I was polite, but I couldn't resist pointing out the concept of reservations and seat assignments. I received a small ovation from other Longhorn fans. I've sneaked down from the cheap seats myself, so that's not even an issue with me -- there were plenty of empty seats -- it just felt good to kick an Aggie out of my seat...
* For a great aftergame meal I recommend Earls Rib Palace. The 2 meat combo was $8.50. In Dallas, the same meal is $12.00. Speaking of prices -- Gas was $3.18/gallon - Yikes!
* Crocs get mixed fashion reviews at best, but Burnt Orange Texas Crocs in Oklahoma were not well received....oh well I wore them proudly...
* Cruise Control is underrated -- it was around 400 miles round trip and I'm guessing half of it was on Cruise Control -- I've been having a few knee problems, so I really appreciated being able to relax my legs and just steer...