I am at the first week through this now 24 day quest. I have made it to every 1st and last pitch of all the games except for having to put Detroit to the 14th of August making the streak attempt 30-24 now. Every day I have been fighting the rain and today in Baltimore was no different. Thundershowers hit Baltimore from the time I landed today. Luckily they all subsided and I made another game. I have STL WED and the most pivotal double header left on thursday with CINCY/CWSOX. If i make both… Continue

So, I am sitting in my car at work when I decided to check on VISA balance for the upcoming trip, (any ballpark chaser dreads the '$200" minimum buy in at the car rentals so it is good to plan ahead), when I realized my Visa Card was gone. Also someone decided to buy a bunch of gas on it. The bottom line is I started to panic since it was my only credit card. I start the streak in 6 days, but I am starting my vacation tomorrow in Vegas. Luckily my card issuing company is going to send it to a… Continue

A few days later a flight crew fell ill landing into Chicago and they could not fly to Toronto for an early morning flight. My mom was supposed to meet me in toronto for an afternoon game versus the Yankees. I could have driven to Cleveland to make up the game a few days prior but I chose family. I still had a shot for 30-27 with some luck. There were four doubleheaders left, although I had to put it to three doubleheaders when I saw the changing of the schedule would have cost a thousand… Continue

Over four years ago I was listening to the "Jim Rome Show" in my hometown of White Rock BC Canada, when he had a special motivational guest speaker come on named "Jim McClaren". I often thought I had a difficult life at that point until I heard his story. Jim, was an all 'American' guy in the mid eighties, playing football in college and aspiring to make it in Hollywood. He stood Six Foot Five And weighed almost 300 pounds. He had life by the tail, until he was riding his bike in New York City… Continue