back from mesa!

well i cant say it feels good to be back weather wise from 10 days of in the ninety's, but it is nice to be home.
i was able to see 5 games while on vacation and make it to fitch park for an afternoon.
first i would like to say Les Walrond has very nice parents, sorry for them that their son cant pitch in the major leagues.
while talking to mr. walrond, he said that if les cant make the team (and i hope he doesnt) he is more than likely heading for japan.
i wish him luck over there.

who is the real angel guzman? this guy at times this spring looked good, and then you flip the coin and the white sox light him up. i wish he could get it together because miller just doesnt look like the miller of old, and i for one like to see a pitcher that can throw the ball by someone every now and then.

sean marshall, i'm sure none of you remember when i posted a diary from the cubs caravan in merrillville, but one thing i remember is sean being honest with me when i asked him how the arm was doing, when he told me he was working on trying to get the strenth back i thought, wow this is a guy that isnt trying to hide the fact that he has a problem (take a hint from him mark prior and tell the truth sometime) i hope he can get well and make it back.

ryne sandberg! what a nice guy, after workouts at fitch park he always made time to sign for fans and to talk for awhile. i wish more player could take a page from him for awhile.

fergie!!! it was worth the 10 bucks donated for charity to have him sign my program and to talk to him for a bit, i felt sorry for ron laflore sitting next to him, no one was wanting anything to do with him and he was a good player for a time.

matt murton!! if lou doesnt bat him 2nd, he's a dumb as toothpick, this guy can flat out play the game. he's the most patient hitter on the club. the shot he hit in tucson landed about 20 feet to the right of me and about 15 behind me just in front of the scoreboard, it bounced under the bottom of it and then went on to bounce across the street. a massive shot.

cliff ole' floyd. very nice bat, but i think i saw a few of the zombies from night of the living dead move better than he does in the field.

aramis.. drives me nuts! so much talent, so much agravation. he was on first, d-lee on second, i had my wife watch the difference between them on what they did on base. on every pitch d-lee would take an agressive lead off of second in case of a hit, aram (lazy ass) even though he had the first baseman not within 20 feet of the bag, would take a one step lead with the pitch. wouldn't you know it, the ball is hit to center for a base hit, d-lee was off like a rocket and scores on a bang bang play at the plate, aramass saunters into 2nd and watches the play at the plate.
this guy is never going to change. and yes i know he's the best third baseman we have had in like forever, but what gets me is that he could be something SPECIAL! oh well, such is life.

surprise of the spring, rocky cherry. this guy might just make the club. no fear out of this kid.

the shark from ND! no fear from this kid also. could be up for good by next year if they needed him the pen. i think he pitched very well out of the pen this spring.

for those who fly, skyvalue out of the gary airport was fantastic, we had our bags checked and was waiting to get on the plane in 15 mins. it landed at the williams gateway airport in mesa, and all i can say is WOW! no hassle's or crowds like midway or ohare, and for $79 with no parking fees you cant beat it! i rented a chryler 300 at the williams airport from enterprise for $39 a day. no more showing up 2 or 3 hours in advance for your flight. you are the only flight going out of gary so they treat you like a king.