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bertha katzenengel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 10:19 AM
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My First Season Tickets: Southern Maryland Blue Crabs!
Edited on Thu Nov-15-07 10:29 AM by bertha katzenengel
(Actually, I only have a 25-game plan.)

My seat selection is today!

The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, partly owned by Brooks Robinson, is a new team in the Atlantic League. The stadium they're building is maybe a mile from my house. We can walk or ride our bikes to games. No messing with parking!

Blue Crabs http://www.somdbluecrabs.com/index.cfm

The independent Atlantic League http://www.atlanticleague.com/cgi-bin/news/news.cgi?id=1194028612

We're talkin' baseball...
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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 10:49 AM
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1. Pretty good level of play
I saw several Atlantic League games when the Nashua Pride were in the league (they downshifted to the Can-Am League, along with Atlantic City, last season). It's a solid level of play, although the pitching can be a bit of an adventure at times.

One of the cool things about indy ball is that you'll also have a chance to see some familiar faces trying to make a comeback. Nashua signed Rich Garces, aka "El Guapo", a former Red Sox reliever and a cult hero in New England. Don't be surprised to see some odd duck from the Orioles or Nats show up on the roster.
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bertha katzenengel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 10:56 AM
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2. I already anticpated the adventurous pitching...
Good to know we'll see some good play. :hi:
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 11:23 AM
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3. I got to see the Bridgeport Bluefish several years ago, before we
moved down here. That is actually some exciting ball!

BTW, Tommy John is their coach. The same guy as the surgery is named for!
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bertha katzenengel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 11:51 AM
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4. Oh, I know from Tommy John, sweetie -- Dodgers, then Angels
way back when.

:hi:
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 01:14 PM
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7. I was always amazed at the comeback he made and pitched well
into his 40's. I think this is his second year there.
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kwassa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 12:03 PM
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5. Do you put Old Bay seasoning on them when you boil them?
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bertha katzenengel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 01:41 PM
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8. Ha! I don't eat crabs, but yeah, around here they're boiled in it.
I can just see the signs the fans at other ballparks will wave: "Boil the Crabs!" "Crack the Crabs!" etc. People get creative.
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Tommy_Carcetti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 01:43 PM
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9. How long have you lived in Southern Maryland, Bertha? n/t
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bertha katzenengel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 02:20 PM
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12. 6 1/2 years. We'll be here for about another 8. When Mrs. V. retires,
we're moving to Southern California. We were going to move to Arizona, until she experienced a couple of Februarys in So. Cal., and she decided the weather was mild enough there, too. :)
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Tommy_Carcetti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 12:05 PM
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6. You're a Waldorf folk, Bertha?
Very cool. Born and bred across the Patuxent in Calvert County and lived there my first 18 years of my life.

I wish Southern Maryland had minor league baseball when I was growing up. For minor league ball, my friends and I would drive to Richmond or Bowie.
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bertha katzenengel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 01:43 PM
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10. Yep. I'm a temporary So. California transplant, but I really love it here.
Edited on Thu Nov-15-07 01:43 PM by bertha katzenengel
We go to see the Baysox regularly, and w/ the Blue Crabs, we'll probably make that trek less often.

:hi:
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Tommy_Carcetti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 01:48 PM
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11. It's nice
Waldorf gets a bit sprawlly, but get out into the more rural areas and it's quite nice.

Have you gotten a chance to explore Calvert County yet? You might like Solomons.
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bertha katzenengel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 02:21 PM
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13. Have been to Solomon's Island several times, but i know that i
must be missing a lot. I love to drive down in St. Mary's & Calvert.

And Waldorf sprawl. It's literally all around me. The stadium just down the street; houses and a new school down the street in the other direction... sigh. :(
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Parche Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-15-07 02:28 PM
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14. You Got The Crabs?
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :hi:
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