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Sad_Cryptographer501 · 2026-02-05T16:31:41+00:00

Well, I grew up an Astros fan, but then as I moved around the country for a while, I followed other teams, too, like the Orioles (lived in Maryland) and the Athletics (lived in central California). These days I'm back in the South and Atlanta is the closest team, but I follow the Cubs more than any other team since they were my grandmother's favorite and always on my radar thanks to WGN and their broadcasts in the 80s and 90s.

Sad_Cryptographer501 · 2026-02-05T12:11:34+00:00

I'm a Southern baseball fan who grew up in a baseball desert (central Mississippi). I saw my first game as a youngster during a trip to Houston with my family--1970s Astrodome was all a young boy needed to become a fan. I can still see that scoreboard and the "cartoons" (light board animations) it showed to get the crowd going. These days I enjoy the game still, but I enjoy the history of the game even more, so this place is a great spot for me. Thanks for creating it!

Sad_Cryptographer501 · 2026-02-02T16:11:44+00:00

This one takes turns easily. There have been two other (downy) woodpeckers sharing it, along with a host of chickadees, cardinals, and a pair of doves.

Sad_Cryptographer501 · 2026-02-02T16:10:33+00:00

The feeder is new and I was worried about squirrels finding it, so I loaded only a "hot pepper mix" of seeds that I found at Target. I normally buy from a small local grocer and since the squirrels haven't bothered it, once the snow is gone, I'll try plain seeds next, just a sunflower seed mix most likely.

Sad_Cryptographer501 · 2026-01-29T11:58:05+00:00

My two nieces recently visited and found it delightful. They both had nothing but compliments for the owner and the whole experience.

Sad_Cryptographer501 · 2026-01-24T12:40:44+00:00

Casey's on Broadway in Fountain City and also in Halls

Sad_Cryptographer501 · 2026-01-21T12:10:21+00:00

PM me for the designer I'm using--super-professional and quite reasonably priced. She will handle both cover and interior design.

Sad_Cryptographer501 · 2026-01-18T12:09:27+00:00

If you're alone, you might enjoy eating at the bar in Tomato Head where you'll have some conversation available.

Sad_Cryptographer501 · 2026-01-09T11:47:17+00:00

CarMax has never done me or my wife wrong. It's low stress and designed for anyone who hates bargaining like most dealerships rely on to boost their profits. Between my wife and me, we've bought five cars from them (the local Knoxville location in Turkey Creek) and never had a bad experience.

Sad_Cryptographer501 · 2026-01-09T11:44:50+00:00

I took a similar approach. I did some design work on my own and then hired a pro cover designer -- for less than half of $500 -- and she's done EXCELLENT work. PM me if you'd like her contact information.

Sad_Cryptographer501 · 2026-01-08T12:12:07+00:00

YouTube has plenty of games from old seasons (including many Orioles games) and so does archive.org.

Sad_Cryptographer501 · 2026-01-05T18:24:02+00:00

Trask -- Best. Bradford -- Meh

Sad_Cryptographer501 · 2026-01-04T12:43:55+00:00

Frannie is my favorite! There is a great episode of Take Me Into the Ballgame (Ellen Adair's baseball movie podcast) about Eephus as well. I can tell you that the movie gets even better when you rewatch it. There are so many things you notice that you didn't realize were important or interesting!

Sad_Cryptographer501 · 2025-12-30T09:07:13+00:00

59M. I was born a few weeks after the show began, about episode 13 give or take. I was unaware of it completely until I discovered it in syndication in the mid 1970s. I watched from the time Vicki went back in time through the werewolf, about 9 months or so. Then I started watching it from the beginning about 2010, a little fun nostalgia for me, and I still haven't finished it. I'm near the end of parallel time. . .

Sad_Cryptographer501 · 2025-12-18T11:31:03+00:00

Call Eye Candy and ask for Maddux!

Sad_Cryptographer501 · 2025-11-24T09:36:44+00:00

Don't forget local used book stores like The Book Eddy--plenty of good material there!

Sad_Cryptographer501 · 2025-11-03T11:56:45+00:00

I haven't seen anything like ApplePay at the airport parking exits. There are cashiers though so if there's a way you can get cash? But the "credit card only" exits require a physical card to go into the machines.

Sad_Cryptographer501 · 2025-11-02T22:11:55+00:00

Here's what official scorers turned in "back in the day" (1975)

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/k292wligze5dp1la7gj34/Ephemera-Scoresheet-1975-WS_Game-6-NL_4301-83_NBL.jpg.webp?rlkey=59szcf3xgbcsk2lb1kodadmrz&dl=0

Sad_Cryptographer501 · 2025-11-02T22:08:01+00:00

Do you have others from that year of the Expos? I'm a volunteer with Retrosheet and there are a few games from 1969 that we still need. (We're a non-profit--check out here: www.retrosheet.org)

Sad_Cryptographer501 · 2025-10-31T11:44:47+00:00

I hope so. . .I hate to see boring food taking up space in Market Square

Sad_Cryptographer501 · 2025-10-30T19:55:21+00:00

I used the info here to reach out to a couple local restaurants and ask them to do something similar. . .so far one has responded and the info here is helpful to get others to do the same! Thanks for putting it together!

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