As I sit in my living room on Friday night watching Reds phenom, Jay Bruce, single in the top of the first against Atlanta, I recall his Major League debut only 3 nights ago. I was in attendance at Great American Ball Park and watched him go 3-3 with 2 singles, 1 double, 2 BB, 2 R, 2 RBI, and 1 SB against the Pirates. But I don't want to discuss his incredible start or his vast potential. Nor do I want to discuss the conflicting feelings I get watching the team of my youth face off against the team that plays 2 miles from my current home (especially when they're both desperately fighting to get to .500, and no, I have no such conflict when it comes to the NFL).
What I would like to discuss is a unique string of events I witnessed in the Reds' half of the 6th inning: 3 times in a row when the Reds had bases loaded, the play resulted in no one making an out plus only 1 run scoring. Twice, it was the result of singles, and once, it was the result of a walk. Has this ever happened 3 times in 1 game, let alone in 1 inning, let alone in a row? I imagine if it has happened before, it was a result of all bases loaded walks. So has this ever happened three times in an inning, with at most 1 bases loaded walk and the rest from hits?
Friday, May 30, 2008
Baby Ross Pool
As you know, we haven't found out if we are having a boy or girl...so we thought it would be fun to set up a baby pool...take your best guess...we will close the pool and lock it early next week...what do you get if you win? You won't know unless you try...
To participate, go to: http://www.expectnet.com/games/ROSS41071 or go to ExpectNet.com and enter ROSS41071 as thegame name in the space indicated on the home page.
To participate, go to: http://www.expectnet.com/games/ROSS41071 or go to ExpectNet.com and enter ROSS41071 as thegame name in the space indicated on the home page.
Blogger Under Pressure
So, I must admit that this blog is mostly (and by that I mean 100%) Dave's idea...but I've been told it is OUR blog, so I'll do my best to post interesting tidbits/thoughts.
Pregnancy Update
The days are definitely becoming longer - my due date is creeping closer and closer...I'm now 37-1/2 weeks pregnant and completely understand why so many women complain during their final month of pregnancy. Every part of my body feels different - strange back pains, leg pains, sleepless nights, uncomfortable dr. visits, fatigue...I could go on, but won't. I've had a relatively easy and painfree pregnancy, so I try my best to not complain...it will all be over soon, and these are moments that I'm told I will treasure for a lifetime...so I'm trying to not take anything (even the bad stuff) for granted.
Today's Thought
Dave reminded me that this would be a good place to post anything that I'm passionate about. Lately I've been doing a lot of thinking about litter, specifically cigarette butts...if you smoke, PLEASE dispose of your cigarette butts properly. As a non-smoker, it is so frustrating to see people flick their butts on the street, sidewalk, grass, etc. Of course, my first request is to ask anyone who smokes - PLEASE STOP! You all know the dangers of smoking...but if you won't quit or don't want to...PLEASE STOP LITTERING!!!
Please visit http://www.cigarettelitter.org to learn more about the negative impact of cigarette butt litter, including the following facts:
Pregnancy Update
The days are definitely becoming longer - my due date is creeping closer and closer...I'm now 37-1/2 weeks pregnant and completely understand why so many women complain during their final month of pregnancy. Every part of my body feels different - strange back pains, leg pains, sleepless nights, uncomfortable dr. visits, fatigue...I could go on, but won't. I've had a relatively easy and painfree pregnancy, so I try my best to not complain...it will all be over soon, and these are moments that I'm told I will treasure for a lifetime...so I'm trying to not take anything (even the bad stuff) for granted.
Today's Thought
Dave reminded me that this would be a good place to post anything that I'm passionate about. Lately I've been doing a lot of thinking about litter, specifically cigarette butts...if you smoke, PLEASE dispose of your cigarette butts properly. As a non-smoker, it is so frustrating to see people flick their butts on the street, sidewalk, grass, etc. Of course, my first request is to ask anyone who smokes - PLEASE STOP! You all know the dangers of smoking...but if you won't quit or don't want to...PLEASE STOP LITTERING!!!
Please visit http://www.cigarettelitter.org to learn more about the negative impact of cigarette butt litter, including the following facts:
- Cigarettes are the number one source of litter in the world, with an estimated several trillion littered annually.
- Cigarette butts are NOT biodegradable -- they are made of plastic fibers.
- Littered cigarette filters contain toxic chemicals which are released into the environment.
- Cigarette litter causes numerous fires every year, many of which are fatal.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Welcome
The Rosses of Northern Kentucky have finally embraced the 21st century! We haven’t posted embarrassing college photos on Facebook or formed a 527 group to fund an exploratory committee for Dennis Kucinich’s hopeless yet inevitable 2012 presidential bid. We have, however, started our first attempt at a blog!
The premise is simple. Mindy and I plan to post on a wide array of subjects from our life events (if you haven’t heard, we’re having a kid in a couple weeks) to our opinions on hot button issues of the day (can you believe what [insert public figure here] said/thinks about [insert current event here]?) to celebrity sightings and gossip (does standing behind Ken Broo from Channel 5 at Habanero in Clifton count?). We intend to do this often as we are able (people seem to think that this baby will occupy a significant portion of our time in the near future).
The target audience is you, friends and family that have received this URL either directly from us or through word of mouth. And even though I’m not quite sure how you’d find this, feel free to read about the Rosses of Northern Kentucky until your heart’s content, random internet user.
Not only do we want you to read these posts, we strongly encourage your comments. I picked a blog site that’s affiliated with Google because for many of you that know me well, I strive for every aspect of my life to be synchronized with Google (I’m still waiting Google House Cleaning). So the best way to comment is to set up a Google account and log in with your gmail address and password (though for the time being, we are allowing non-Google users to comment as well). Who knows? A regular commenter that really brings something to the table may be asked to join as a contributor. But for now all original posts will come from Mindy or me.
Let’s see if this grand experiment works out. If it doesn’t, I guess we’ll start gathering donors for that 527!
The premise is simple. Mindy and I plan to post on a wide array of subjects from our life events (if you haven’t heard, we’re having a kid in a couple weeks) to our opinions on hot button issues of the day (can you believe what [insert public figure here] said/thinks about [insert current event here]?) to celebrity sightings and gossip (does standing behind Ken Broo from Channel 5 at Habanero in Clifton count?). We intend to do this often as we are able (people seem to think that this baby will occupy a significant portion of our time in the near future).
The target audience is you, friends and family that have received this URL either directly from us or through word of mouth. And even though I’m not quite sure how you’d find this, feel free to read about the Rosses of Northern Kentucky until your heart’s content, random internet user.
Not only do we want you to read these posts, we strongly encourage your comments. I picked a blog site that’s affiliated with Google because for many of you that know me well, I strive for every aspect of my life to be synchronized with Google (I’m still waiting Google House Cleaning). So the best way to comment is to set up a Google account and log in with your gmail address and password (though for the time being, we are allowing non-Google users to comment as well). Who knows? A regular commenter that really brings something to the table may be asked to join as a contributor. But for now all original posts will come from Mindy or me.
Let’s see if this grand experiment works out. If it doesn’t, I guess we’ll start gathering donors for that 527!
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