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Baseball. Blogging. Whenever.Thursday, October 29, 2009My Morning in ExileColumbus, Ohio has the highly annoying habit of scheduling trick-or-treating on nights other than Halloween. They call it "beggar's night" and after 18 years in this town, I've still never heard an adequate explanation for why kids can't go door-to-door on the 31st. Some have suggested non-interference with high school or college football, but they move it even when Halloween falls on a Monday-Thursday. Some have claimed that, many years ago, Columbus held some city-wide Halloween party on the 31st and they wanted people to be able to do both, but no such beast exists today. There's really no good explanation. My suburb actually does it on the 31st most years, but this year they're falling in with Columbus. So we go trick-or-treating with the kids tonight, 6pm-8pm, followed by a good hour of trying to bring my children down from their sugar highs before bed.So I guess what I'm saying is, no one email me with mid-game spoilers, because I'm going to be DVRing that bad boy and watching it late. In the meantime: And if anyone cares, my daughter is dressing up like a witch, my son is dressing up like a construction worker, and my wife and I are dressing up like two suburban parents carrying travel mugs filled with liquor around the neighborhood while hoping nobody notices. Posted by Craig Calcaterra at 11:57am Comments
Ron said...
I’m watching on ESPN America. We get Sutcliffe, and whoever his partner is. I didn’t pay attention. It ain’t great, but it ain’t McCarver/Buck. USA 0, rest of the world 1. Posted 10/29 at 02:25 PM
Kevin S. said...
Actually, I find Sutcliffe to be utterly atrocious. I think the only reason he doesn’t draw the same rancor as Morgan, McCarver and Caray is he doesn’t do the spotlight games. Posted 10/29 at 02:37 PM
Matt said...
Craig, Posted 10/29 at 02:40 PM
Wooden U. Lykteneau said...
Perhaps, given the state of things in Ohio, cabbage night can make its way there. Posted 10/29 at 02:54 PM
YankeesfanLen said...
In this part of Jersey, the night before T&T is called “Goosey Night”. Have no idea where this comes from, it’s the equivalent of Mischief Night, nowhere near as expansive as Detroit’s, though. Posted 10/29 at 04:10 PM
Megary said...
I’m soooooo ‘90’s. Tonic or otherwise. Posted 10/29 at 05:01 PM
YankeesfanLen said...
@Megary- Posted 10/29 at 05:31 PM
Jack Marshall said...
You are right about Bryant, though there is a big difference, as I see it, between Ortiz’s and McGwire’s situations. Ortiz has denied using steroids—-ever—-and says his positive test must have come from some other sobstance. The Union essentially said that the positive test result was not necessarily at odds with his explanation. McGwire refused to state under oath that he had not used PEDs. There is no reasonable inference to be made from this other than McGwire HAD knowingly used PEDs. Posted 10/29 at 05:59 PM
Dr Paisley said...
my daughter is dressing up like a witch, my son is dressing up like a construction worker I am assuming this is some kind of bizarre Harry Potter/Village People mashup, but what are the rest of the characters? Posted 10/29 at 10:06 PM
Craig Calcaterra said...
Freddie Mercury, bathhouse-era Bette Midler and Raistlin Majere. Posted 10/29 at 10:10 PM
Kevin S. said...
Well Jack, if we’re going to compare Ortiz and McGwire, let’s control the variables. Until Ortiz has to testify under oath and denies it, I’m not willing to compare the two. If you’ll recall, Mac also denied allegations until he had to put his hand on the Bible (or whatever they make you swear on these days). Posted 10/29 at 11:39 PM
Jack Marshall said...
Kevin S.: Point taken. Although for anyone of integrity, a public statement requires exactly the same level of honesty as a sworn statement. A lie’s a lie. And, by the way, if McGwire was at Ortiz’s point, I’d believe him too. That’s what I was saying: their circumstances are different, and the reasonable and fair assumptions about them are different. Posted 10/30 at 12:17 AM
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I seem to recall McCarver saying after one of Utley’s home runs that he’s a gamer, and that was the highest compliment you could give a player. It irritated me almost as much as the home run itself did.