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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Dec 6, 2019 19:28:49 GMT
SARASOTA, FL—Nervously watching as the suspicious man cheered on the team, the Baltimore Orioles told reporters Tuesday that they were creeped out by a fan who actually followed the ballclub to spring training. “This weirdo in an Orioles jacket has been hanging out around the facilities all week. Did this guy seriously bother to follow us all the way down here?” said first baseman Chris Davis, who claimed the whole team has been unnerved by the idea that some disturbed loner spent hundreds of dollars on travel and accommodations just to watch them play a few meaningless pre-season games. “He’s been here every day just sitting up in the stands. He even brought binoculars so he can watch the players warming up and doing drills on the other side of the field. What kind of creep does that? I hope he didn’t come all the way from Baltimore—this wouldn’t even be worth it if he lived in Florida.” At press time, the Orioles had requested security to remove the fan after he asked if there was any Orioles merchandise available for purchase.
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Dec 6, 2019 19:30:34 GMT
Yes, went to Clearwater once, I think 2010. Day baseball and lots of drinking everyday.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Dec 6, 2019 19:32:38 GMT
Yes, went to Clearwater once, I think 2010. Day baseball and lots of drinking everyday. what team is in clearwater?
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Post by klawrencio79 on Dec 6, 2019 19:32:47 GMT
I went to ST in St. Pete and Bradenton back when I was in college (the drive wasn't so bad from NOLA and my buddy had family in St. Pete that we stayed with). I'd love to go again, hopefully as I build a bigger team of peons to do my bidding, it'll free me up to tackle more leisurely activities.
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Dec 6, 2019 19:42:53 GMT
Yes, went to Clearwater once, I think 2010. Day baseball and lots of drinking everyday. Not the O’s. |
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Dec 6, 2019 19:46:54 GMT
Yes, went to Clearwater once, I think 2010. Day baseball and lots of drinking everyday. Not the O’s. tigers?
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Dec 6, 2019 19:48:22 GMT
I went to ST in St. Pete and Bradenton back when I was in college (the drive wasn't so bad from NOLA and my buddy had family in St. Pete that we stayed with). I'd love to go again, hopefully as I build a bigger team of peons to do my bidding, it'll free me up to tackle more leisurely activities. sounds fun. i think i'm going to arizona this spring. dunno which team.
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Post by millar70 on Dec 6, 2019 19:49:55 GMT
One day I hope to go to Arizona and check out the Giants camp or something. I know a guy who goes every year and says it's an absolute blast.
A couple of times I've done sales jobs in Florida around December and January, right before spring training. You would be stunned to see that many of these towns are really small communities that all of a sudden for two months have major league teams walking around. It's weird to think about when you see these towns. I went to Winter Haven, where the Indians train (and the Red Sox used to), it is basically a backwoods town with like one shopping center. Brandenton, Lakeland, Fort Myers.....you wonder what multi-million dollar pro athletes do for fun in these towns.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Dec 6, 2019 19:52:10 GMT
One day I hope to go to Arizona and check out the Giants camp or something. I know a guy who goes every year and says it's an absolute blast. A couple of times I've done sales jobs in Florida around December and January, right before spring training. You would be stunned to see that many of these towns are really small communities that all of a sudden for two months have major league teams walking around. It's weird to think about when you see these towns. I went to Winter Haven, where the Indians train (and the Red Sox used to), it is basically a backwoods town with like one shopping center. Brandenton, Lakeland, Fort Myers.....you wonder what multi-million dollar pro athletes do for fun in these towns. check out this place i'm sure, i know that's what i'm doing on the w'end. 
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Post by klawrencio79 on Dec 6, 2019 19:54:14 GMT
I went to ST in St. Pete and Bradenton back when I was in college (the drive wasn't so bad from NOLA and my buddy had family in St. Pete that we stayed with). I'd love to go again, hopefully as I build a bigger team of peons to do my bidding, it'll free me up to tackle more leisurely activities. sounds fun. i think i'm going to arizona this spring. dunno which team. Awesome! Make sure to bang your shoes on the ground before slipping them on...
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Post by FrankSobotka1514 on Dec 6, 2019 19:54:36 GMT
Clearwater, in addition to the headquarters for the “church” of Scientology, is the spring training home of the Phillies. Other than the weird Scientology stuff it’s a nice Gulf Coast town next door to Tampa. Not South Beach but nice enough. |
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Dec 6, 2019 19:57:20 GMT
I went to ST in St. Pete and Bradenton back when I was in college (the drive wasn't so bad from NOLA and my buddy had family in St. Pete that we stayed with). I'd love to go again, hopefully as I build a bigger team of peons to do my bidding, it'll free me up to tackle more leisurely activities. any good eats in florida?
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Post by millar70 on Dec 6, 2019 21:40:28 GMT
I went to ST in St. Pete and Bradenton back when I was in college (the drive wasn't so bad from NOLA and my buddy had family in St. Pete that we stayed with). I'd love to go again, hopefully as I build a bigger team of peons to do my bidding, it'll free me up to tackle more leisurely activities. any good eats in florida? One year I worked in the Orlando area and was totally disappointed with the food. Popeyes is considered gourmet there. Next time I went, I was in Ft. Lauderdale and it was waaaaay better. I found some great Italian joints run by guidos who had moved down from New York/New England, much better food. |
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Post by twothousandonemark on Dec 6, 2019 21:46:16 GMT
No but I'd love to.
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Post by poelzig on Dec 7, 2019 6:30:23 GMT
One day I hope to go to Arizona and check out the Giants camp or something. I know a guy who goes every year and says it's an absolute blast. A couple of times I've done sales jobs in Florida around December and January, right before spring training. You would be stunned to see that many of these towns are really small communities that all of a sudden for two months have major league teams walking around. It's weird to think about when you see these towns. I went to Winter Haven, where the Indians train (and the Red Sox used to), it is basically a backwoods town with like one shopping center. Brandenton, Lakeland, Fort Myers.....you wonder what multi-million dollar pro athletes do for fun in these towns. No kidding. Where do the major leaguers get their hookers and drugs from in those small towns? Seems kind of cruel.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2019 6:43:54 GMT
Not baseball, but yeah, I've been to lots of football (soccer) pre-season friendlies.
It's very common to do so.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Dec 12, 2019 22:19:32 GMT
any good eats in florida? One year I worked in the Orlando area and was totally disappointed with the food. Popeyes is considered gourmet there. Next time I went, I was in Ft. Lauderdale and it was waaaaay better. I found some great Italian joints run by guidos who had moved down from New York/New England, much better food. why did the cubs leave Catalina Island?? 
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Post by millar70 on Dec 12, 2019 22:23:39 GMT
One year I worked in the Orlando area and was totally disappointed with the food. Popeyes is considered gourmet there. Next time I went, I was in Ft. Lauderdale and it was waaaaay better. I found some great Italian joints run by guidos who had moved down from New York/New England, much better food. why did the cubs leave Catalina Island?? No kidding, what a cool spot for Spring Training! |
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Post by klawrencio79 on Dec 13, 2019 13:38:39 GMT
I went to ST in St. Pete and Bradenton back when I was in college (the drive wasn't so bad from NOLA and my buddy had family in St. Pete that we stayed with). I'd love to go again, hopefully as I build a bigger team of peons to do my bidding, it'll free me up to tackle more leisurely activities. any good eats in florida? Haven't spent much time in Florida since finishing college so my incomparable taste in food hadn't really developed yet. Still, even back then, tough to go wrong with a nice piece of fresh fish at some beachside grill. Earlier this year, my wife and I went to Taste America, a rotating food and drink expo hosted by the James Beard Foundation, they do it across the county in most major metro areas throughout the year and it's definitely worth checking out if it comes by. This year, Tiffani Faison and CJ Jacobson from Top Chef were there, Tiffani made this cold spicy minestrone that was awesome, just very fresh and clean tasting. But there was one dude there, Brad Kilgore (who I had never heard of but apparently is well regarded in Miami), the description of his dish from the event page is: Soft Egg with Sea Scallop, Gruyère Espuma, Chives, and Osetra Caviar. I'm not a big scallop guy, but this dish was truly outrageous. At the risk of sounding hyperbolic, it was one of the best things I've ever had. The way the event is set up you can basically visit each table as many times as you want and I think based on where his table was set up, he never really had a line or a wait. I must have had 15 of them. It's been 6 months and I still talk to anyone who wants to know about it and every time it makes me want to go to Miami just to eat that dish again. Anyway, if you're in Miami, go to his restaurant. He has one called Ember and a cocktail bar called Kaido. He may have others in the area.
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Post by Beardy McJewsenheimer ESQ on Dec 13, 2019 14:20:58 GMT
any good eats in florida? Haven't spent much time in Florida since finishing college so my incomparable taste in food hadn't really developed yet. Still, even back then, tough to go wrong with a nice piece of fresh fish at some beachside grill. Earlier this year, my wife and I went to Taste America, a rotating food and drink expo hosted by the James Beard Foundation, they do it across the county in most major metro areas throughout the year and it's definitely worth checking out if it comes by. This year, Tiffani Faison and CJ Jacobson from Top Chef were there, Tiffani made this cold spicy minestrone that was awesome, just very fresh and clean tasting. But there was one dude there, Brad Kilgore (who I had never heard of but apparently is well regarded in Miami), the description of his dish from the event page is: Soft Egg with Sea Scallop, Gruyère Espuma, Chives, and Osetra Caviar. I'm not a big scallop guy, but this dish was truly outrageous. At the risk of sounding hyperbolic, it was one of the best things I've ever had. The way the event is set up you can basically visit each table as many times as you want and I think based on where his table was set up, he never really had a line or a wait. I must have had 15 of them. It's been 6 months and I still talk to anyone who wants to know about it and every time it makes me want to go to Miami just to eat that dish again. Anyway, if you're in Miami, go to his restaurant. He has one called Ember and a cocktail bar called Kaido. He may have others in the area. Hey KL. You know what I hate? Moochers that bother people like lawyers and doctors for free medical or legal advice. You know the type: "You're a Doctor? Can you take a look at this???" "Yes sir, that is indeed a genital wart. Now please for goodness sake put that away, we're in an Uber Pool!!!" That being said, I do have a quick question that I would like to ask. My lawyer is away and I won't be able to speak to him till next year. Would it be OK if I sent you a DM? Actually, are DMs a thing here? If they are, would that be OK?
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