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{ September 22, 2008 @ 10:01 am } · { Baseball, Football, Home, MON. MOMENT, TAG }
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Heather at Heather’s Recipes is hosting our Fun Monday this week. She asks us to tell her about a sport, or a team we continually follow – AND [I'll probably get lynched on this] to also add a little bit about what team you love to hate!

First off, I love baseball. I love to watch it, I love to play it [tho I haven't in years since we retired 'cause our family outings with everyone else in the family came to a screeching halt when we moved out of Colorado and the big family get togethers]. I have three professional teams that I follow. Two of those teams I was privileged to see from their inaugural seasons. One of those teams we went to every home game up until we retired and left Colorado. We even followed them to Tucson Arizona for Spring Training games. Then, when we actually retired and relocated to Tucson, we went to several of the Spring Training games…I especially loved the St. Patrick’s Day traditional Spring Training Game – the Cactus League Games – ’cause that day, every year was pitted between the two teams I followed at the time. The Colorado Rockies and The Arizona Diamondbacks. Always fun….and GREEN BEER!

There are two training fields in Tucson. One – Tucson Electric Park [Arizona Diamondbacks] and the other Reid Park in Tucson for the Colorado Rockies. I always loved to go to the Rockies’ “home games” during their Cactus League training in the Spring. The park is beautiful…a golf course, a lake, and a wonderful stadium and in the midst of downtown Tucson. Tucson Electric Park was more or less new and real close to ‘desolation in the desert’…but all in all a nice facility. [The Chicago White Sox also train in that park so we saw quite a few of those games there also.]

Then….getting really ‘burned out’ with the desert heat of the summer months, we wanted to relocate to an area with beach. Texas Coastal Bend, here we are. Which makes me follow the Houston Astros baseball. As you can see I’m a National League follower, so I don’t watch or follow the Texas Rangers…they’re American League. Occasionally I will watch their games when televised. But only if the Astros aren’t playing.

Baseball memorabilia? Oh yes…much much too much I have. I’m almost embarrassed to say just HOW much. T-shirts, caps, golf shirts with logos, sutffed mascots, foul balls I’ve been happy to catch during the games and lucky enough to have the seat where the ball flew from home plate, baseball cards, hat pins, and more.

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The team I LOVE TO HATE? Ewwwwww, Dallas Cowboys!!!! Reason? For years they were oftentimes pitted against my ‘home team’ – Denver Broncos. This team too I followed. The Denver Broncos that is. Another Colorado team. I’ve followed the Broncos since childhood and ended up going to many many home games; from the 1960′s to when we retired and left Colorado in 1996…. From the ugly orange jerseys with just the big white “D” to the new sleek gorgeous ‘”wind swept’ Bronco design! From players of the past like #33 Billy Joe who was the first Rookie of the Year, #25 Haven Moses, #77 Lyle Alzado. My memory of the past quarterback starts with nope, not John Elway but the goofy one that wasn’t too good in performing most times…Craig Morton. Way back in the early 70′s. But…mmmmm, mmmm, mmm…..John Elway. YES!!! He and his teammates with the likes of my favorite player now retired, #87, Ed McCaffrey!!! I still miss him and try to keep on, from reading the ‘net and talking with my sister in Montrose, about what he’s doing now – “my Ed”. [John Elway is coaching football...and coaching his own son Jack.] Oh ya…why I love to hate the Cowboys? For one, mentioned above, they always beat the Broncos!! Always. The first super bowl that the Broncos actually played…the Cowboys whipped some butt! I remember at half time the score was something like 13-0!! And they went on to beat “my” Broncos! Big Time! After years and years of defeats and big losses, they finally did make it to the Super Bowls…lost to the Cowboys…but then….won!!! TWO times. Hey, it’s not quite the record of Dallas, but at least they did win a few. :o )

This isn’t very clear, nor is it even close to a professional clip, but it shows a lot of great plays that Ed McCaffrey made in his career with the Broncos. [neat music too!] It’s a short clip I found at You Tube. Awwwwwwwwww, I do miss this dude. Wish sometimes we could turn the clock back and have that team once again, that actually WERE Super Bowl Winners!!! But, what can I say? I still have my memories of the more or less ‘not so headliner player’…but he was good in my opinion.

My all time favorite players? Baseball? Ummmmm Derek Jeter [Yankee? How did that come about y'wonder?]. Football? Mentioned above – Ed McCaffrey.

~…end Fun Monday
[comment link -HERE- to skip over my TAG blog]

I was tagged by Shadow for the list of 6 quirky things about me:

    1]I have big sanitary issues with those ‘manicure-pedicure parlors’ -they’re dirty to me, and full of disease.
    2] On those terms from above in #1…I love to eat out; thing is, I probably wouldn’t if I saw the kitchens!!
    3] I dislike hair nets! [They're creepy & webby-looking!]
    4] My popcorn has to have butter…real butter!
    5] I detest the news media…but am compelled to watch news often.
    6] As much as I love Halloween, Orange is my least favorite color, but I love black.

{ June 23, 2008 @ 10:01 am } · { AWARD, Baseball, CHRISTMAS, Football, Home, MON. MOMENT }
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Hula Girl has challenged us with going through our closets in search of something of sentimental value…something we just can’t part with on any terms. This is rather difficult since I love to shop and I clean my closets out twice a year and get rid of things I don’t wear. Let me see….[insert rubbing my chin with my fingers and a perplexed look on my face-searching] —-

Oh wait…I thought of something. Actually, a ‘couple of somethings’. It’s my baseball [and one pro football team] fetish! I have baseball caps from ‘my teams’ where I have lived and attended ball games. And some team logo t-shirts I have worn to the games! Not much to really get all over-whelmed at the value, but I’m a team-backer, and love baseball. So, they remain in my closet until they rot from over-wear or old age whichever comes first. I have given some away to my grandsons who both love baseball too, but I have kept some of my favorites. And the second would be my holiday ‘wearables’. I have some for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas [no photos tho, 'cause they're way in back of the closet right now 'til the holidays get closer]. I never get rid of them either.

So, here we go —ready?


I happen to be wearing this from my closet–it’ll never be tossed! It’s a
Texas Longhorn™
[University of Texas]
tank top!

[all photos have mouseover captions]

I have more Broncos™ and Rockies™ shirts since I lived there most of my life, and a few more ball caps such as the ‘Cancer’ pink ones and one that is green for St. Patrick’s day Rockies, and a stuffed “Dinger” – the Colorado mascot and a stuffed vintage Denver Bronco™ teddy bear [with the old logo --instead of the horse it's a BIG "D"]. Also, I don’t have any of the new color for the team the Arizona D’Backs –sonoran red and desert tan…I like the purple and teal team colors from the ‘old days’ better.

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Last week, with Fun Monday’s theme – walls [this should open in a new window] , I showed the wooden cross [4th photo down] that Bud had carved for me after I begged him to carve one when he was finished making the 1st one for our son, Erik. I liked it so much…well, I wanted one too. I had mentioned that the whole cross idea had come from Guns n Roses Album cover [since Erik loved Guns n Roses --so did I, and still do - especially November Rain, Sweet Child of Mine, Patience, and Civil War!] A few who know my email had asked me from what album cover…so, here is the image Bud used to create the crosses.

Guns N Roses
“Don’t Cry”

I’ve been meaning to add this to my blog entries for some time now and finally, I remembered to show it with great pride! I want to thank Jeanette at Jen’s Chronicles for thinking of me as she handed them to all of us! You, my dear Jen, are a treasure. And the fact that you gave it to me is truly an honor! Thank you very much!

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