Three & Out...

1. Starting the baseball season with a BIG ... loss! We are the Angels this year. And we are 0-1. We lost last night, 3-2. It's a huge jump for the kids this year, as they do all of the pitching. That leads to tons of walks, as well as tons of hit batters. Last night we scored two runs while getting just one hit the entire game. We scored all of our runs on walks and/or hit batters. The Playmaker was 0-1, with a walk. (His walk tied the game in the 5th inning.) On defense he started in center field, before playing two innings at first base and two innings at catcher. He executed all of his opportunities in the field, including tagging a runner out at home to keep the game tied. *****We are not the manager of the team this year.***** The league cut back from 12 teams (last year) to 10 this year. Because we were a "new" manager last year, we lost out on seniority this year. So we are "just" the assistant coach this time around. (Bill Simmons Moment: Upon learning that news, Our Dad opined: "Do you think they wanted you out because you always win your games?!?")

2. Did you know?!? Today is National Pretzel Day! Really, it is.

3. We are OLD! We were leaving for work this morning and bitched to The Wife that we had hurt our back. She logically asked, "Did you hurt it working out?!?" Sadly we did not. We hurt it walking down the basement steps to get to the elliptical. That's when you know you're old -- when you get hurt getting ready to work out. Ugh. It hurt like a witch. Clearly we need more Favre Pills.