Bo Knows Opening Day

[DSpivack]

Originally Posted by DumpJerry

That home run landed seven rows directly in front of me. If you ever see a clip of it, look for a guy in a brown jacket with a red Sox hat on standing on his seat and then turning to his right to high five his buddies. That's me.

What were we saying while celebrating? "We're in the commercial!" We thought it would be a lock for a Nike commercial.

You had me scared for a second there.

[DumpJerry]

Originally Posted by DSpivack

You had me scared for a second there.

He he. It was my Wilbur Wood/Dick Allen early 70's hat.

[Bobby Thigpen]

Originally Posted by Foulke You

It's the dog days of Spring Training. Should we debate who wins the Cactus League MVP?

I don't know. Just seems like a really silly problem to me.

My initial response when seeing this thread this morning was "Wow. That's nice." I was pretty shocked that it could mushroom to two pages and have actual sides of a debate to it when I checked back in at lunch.

[haganaga]

Originally Posted by blandman

WHAT? His staring role in the Saturday morning cartoon "Pro Stars" in itself is enough to warrant this!

Voiced by the Hulu guy. "This episode is brought to you with limited commercial interruption by..."

[DumpJerry]

Originally Posted by Bobby Thigpen

I don't know. Just seems like a really silly problem to me.

My initial response when seeing this thread this morning was "Wow. That's nice." I was pretty shocked that it could mushroom to two pages and have actual sides of a debate to it when I checked back in at lunch.

We're bored until the Sox season starts, spring training notwithstanding.

[vinny]

Originally Posted by DumpJerry

That home run landed seven rows directly in front of me. If you ever see a clip of it, look for a guy in a brown jacket with a red Sox hat on standing on his seat and then turning to his right to high five his buddies. That's me.

What were we saying while celebrating? "We're in the commercial!" We thought it would be a lock for a Nike commercial.

[Bobby Thigpen]

Originally Posted by DumpJerry

We're bored until the Sox season starts, spring training notwithstanding.

I think this goes beyond boredom.

[DumpJerry]

Originally Posted by vinny

That would be me! It was crazy. We were sitting in RF staring right at the Sox dugout directly across the field from us. When Bo got up to get a bat from the rack (he was a pinch hitter for this at bat), we all stood and started cheering. When he came out of the dugout to go to the Warm Up Circle, the rest of the Comiskey saw what the commotion was about. On the first pitch, Bo swung for the Dan Ryan and missed. We were telling him to "take it easy, you got a new hip." On the next pitch, Bo did the same thing and connected. The ball was coming straight at us. At a certain point, we could see the rotation of the laces and that's when we knew it was GONE.

A few minutes later, a couple of suits showed up and everyone pointed to the seat area where the ball landed. They found the guy with the ball and escorted him to meet Bo.

Very exciting moment indeed.

[DumpJerry]

Originally Posted by Bobby Thigpen

I think this goes beyond boredom.

Who sells the best pizza in Chicago?

[Bobby Thigpen]

Originally Posted by DumpJerry

Who sells the best pizza in Chicago?

I don't know, but it would be better if the Sox would've kept (insert random former player here- Rowand, Swisher, Everett, etc)!

[DSpivack]

Originally Posted by DumpJerry

Who sells the best pizza in Chicago?

Originally Posted by Bobby Thigpen

I don't know, but it would be better if the Sox would've kept (insert random former player here- Rowand, Swisher, Everett, etc)!

Cafe Rowand has mediocre pizza, but I hear the grinders are good.

[DumpJerry]

Originally Posted by Bobby Thigpen

I don't know, but it would be better if the Sox would've kept (insert random former player here- Rowand, Swisher, Everett, etc)!

Rowand is no longer with the team? When did this happen? Did we get 56 MLB-ready players in return for him to make it an even trade?

[blandman]

Originally Posted by haganaga

Voiced by the Hulu guy. "This episode is brought to you with limited commercial interruption by..."

Good lord you're right. Haha...

[SoxandtheCityTee]

Originally Posted by Foulke You

Downplay that HR if you want but it was a memorable night for the team and for Bo Jackson. . . .

It sure was. Ball was popped up but went out. Dude was strong.

[kobo]

Until today I never realized there was criteria for throwing out the first pitch on Opening Day.