Another traveler!

Dude is a Phillies fan here for the BlueClaws. He is doing a 10 game trip. He is leaving tonight for Myrtle Beach.
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Jeremy, Sally and Adam tailgating

I drove to Kannapolis to visit with Jeremy and Adam. They were wrapping up their baseball trip in K-town on July 4th. It was awesome seeing them and hearing their tales from the road.
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Tractor picture

In bobs grill
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Ugly Uniforms

The Augusta Green Jackets have regular pants and an orange t-shirt on today. YUCK!
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Moon over Kannapolis

A hot sticky June moon in Kannapolis.
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People will act like fools for a free shirt.

K-town has upgraded to pneumatic t-shirt guns. No more slingshot t's.

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Asheville Tourists Employee of the Game

Jon Magee was a breath of fresh air in Asheville. We had a very poor employee experience the night before in Rome. Jon was very welcoming and helped us have a great time!

Mayberry Day in Asheville

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The Tailgaters

I won a team signed bat

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Made it to Augusta

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My new best friend in K-town

I have a new best friend in K-town.  I thought my night was made by all the antique tractors parked outside.  I was wrong!  My new BFF picked me out of the crowd of 3,000+ to sit and tell his life story.

I learned that he LOVES Footloose, and owns the VHS version.  He recently acquired the CD of the soundtrack and LOVES Let's hear it for the boy!

He has been having trouble with his 1996 Chrysler, um who isn't.

He is a 1986 grad of North West Cabbarus and is still upset with the mascot change!



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I woke to find the follwoing email in my in box!


Now that Ronnie is finished with his kids for the year he has time to think and plan.

3 days, 3 games...weather looks good, cheap budgeting...under a hundred dollars. take a look at this.

 

 

Friday June 18---7:05pm---Augusta Green Jackets vs Savannah Sand Gnats----

Promotion: Superhero night.

Distance/Driving: Mooresville to Augusta---3 hr, 31 mins. 191 miles

Weather forecast: High 94, Overnight Low 73, chance of isolated thunderstorm…30% chance of precipitation.

 

Saturday June 19---7:00pm---Rome Braves vs Charleston River Dogs---          

Promotion: Batting Glove Giveaway--First 1000 fans with paid admission.           

Distance/Driving: Augusta to Rome---3 hr 54 mins. 221 miles.                                

Weather Forecast: Mostly sunny, High 91, 10% chance of rain. Overnight Low 69.                    

                                                                  

Sunday June 20---2:05pm---Asheville Tourists vs Greensboro Grasshoppers---  

Promotion: Mayberry Day, the 50th Anniversary of the Andy Griffith Show.              

Distance/Driving: Rome to Asheville---4 hr 16 mins. 227 miles                        

Weather forecast: High 86. Mostly sunny 0% chance of precipitation.

For the first 1,000 fans entering the stadium every 50th fan will receive a gift from Mt. Airy businesses the home of Andy Griffith. One of the prizes will be a special getaway package that will include a stay at Andy's Homestead where he grew up a tour courtesy of Squad Car tours, meals, and tickets to The Andy Griffith Museum. There will be a drawing for a chance to have lunch with Thelma Lou in Mt. Airy, Mayberry Trivia, Photo ops with Andy's squad car. Also there will be Aunt Bee's muffin eating contest and you have to whistle the Mayberry theme song after eating the muffins. Appearances by locals Otis and Ernest T. Post-Game Autographs and Kid's Run the Bases. Every Sunday is family fun day and following every Sunday home game kid's can run the bases and there will be post-game autographs.

        

 

Mileage---Round Trip, Mooresville to Mooresville---

Total driving distance 761 miles (13 hr-46 mins)------ estimate 40mpg@ $2.75 gal + m roughly about $70

 

Tickets---3 games

estimated at $8 each= $24

 

Food/Drinks---

we take.

 

Lodging---options below:

Camping estimate at $30 per night...

 

Rome---Camping at Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation Authority: Lock and Dam Park for $14 a night, two night minimum= $28

http://www.rfpra.com/

http://www.rfpra.com/park_Lock%20Dam.html

 

 

Augusta---multiple options

http://www.gastateparks.org/Mistletoe

http://www.hikercentral.com/metros/12260.html

 

 

Ballpark eastimates---each person

Gas------$35

Tix-------$24

Camping-$30

     $89-----under a hundred

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Moved seats

We have taken a stroll to the outfield seats. They are very nice.

7 nothing crawdads

Power fan of the game!

Toast!

West virginia has an uber fan that heckles players. When a crawdad strikes out he tosses toast into the crowd. I caught one!

Ronnie and Power

Ronnie and I took the opportunity to get a photo -op with Joe Nuxhall's statue.

Ronnie and family

We have tracked down ronnie's family in the 500 section.

My brick

When Great American Ballpark was built I bought a brick for my uncle Bert. I found it today!

Golden arches for lunch

On the sly photos

Mile post 84

Listening to Frank Zappa talking bout work still. Both of us have had interesting weeks that have to be released before can get to ball talk. Did discuss '91 series and johhny cueto's game last night

Eve of the first overnight road trip of 2010

Ronnie and I head out for the first overnight Sally League trip of 2010 in the morning. We are heading out for a three day, three game adventure. First up is the Lexington Legends, then a Reds game in Cincinnati then off to Charleston for an afternoon game with the West Virginia Power.