Things to do in Columbus during the tournament...

[fightonusc]

I'm not even going into the concept of getting a luxury box for the game...

Cooper Stadium is the oldest stadium in the International League. My dad used to go there as a kid...also, Riley and I were there about every weekend as kids...getting autographs. I probably have about 1000 autographs from when I was a kid and Riley and I went...I'd even had willing players a stack of their cards and they'd sign 'em all (for some reason, I recall Charlie Puleo and Bob Brower signed 10-20 cards at a time for me)...

Are you guys talking about going to the game on Friday night? Saturday won't work, for obvious reasons...

Yeah, we're talking about going on Friday night.

[Nacho]

I once went to my town's gay pride festival when I was 19.  I felt totally out of place and even scared.  Perhaps I was less comfortable with myself than I had previously thought.

I've been to gay bars on a few occasions, always feeling a bit uncomfortable though not extremely so.  The last time I went to one (in October), I had a friend in town (who was a lesbian) and we decided to hit up my town's only gay bar.  I ended up making out with some chick all night at the bar, which made me feel even more out of place, though I think it provided me adequate protection.  Much needed protection.

[TbT]

just grape vine type shit, but i hear that sometimes women who are tired with the whole drunk guys hittin on em sometiems mosey over into gay bars.  of course then they got the lesbos gettin drunk and hittin on em though.  change of scenery i suppose.

[JoeDirt]

The last time I went to one (in October), I had a friend in town (who was a lesbian) and we decided to hit up my town's only gay bar.

Was this Ryno?

I ended up making out with some chick all night at the bar, which made me feel even more out of place, though I think it provided me adequate protection. Much needed protection.

Was this Ryno?

[Gantry]

As long as the beer is cheap and there is no dress code, I'll drink anywhere.  If I can't get a beer for under $4, I'm immediately uncomfortable.  50 cent draft night at a gay bar sounds perfect to me...

[malnuboy]

I'm in for this minor league game thing, I say we get ourselves a luxory box.

[Gantry]

One thing we have to figure out is how many people can make the game.  Assuming the game starts at 7:20pm, then we probably have to leave the hotel by 7pm. 

Are people who are arriving on Friday going to be at the hotel and checked in by 7pm?  Are there people who won't want to go to the game? 

Those who are going to the game - are we staying the full 9 innings?  I can safely say that I won't be down for 9 innings of minor league baseball... 

[Attezzobal]

I'm down for the game, the full 9 innings, meeting Hojo (getting him to sign RBI and a pic of him and my bro who was maybe 5 at the time on Shea Stadium), drinking a shit ton, and having a taxi take me back to the hotel, I can get Malnu and TBT checked into our room so they could just meet us at the stadium if they don't get in in time...

Also down for a luxury box, although bleachers are sweeter...

And I've performed over a dozen times at gay bars/coffee houses in DC/Baltimore...So I'm cool with that as well.

[fightonusc]

- Luxury boxes are $30 per person, so I'm thinking that's a no.

- fknmclane and I should be checked in well before 7 p.m. If we want HoJo to autograph a copy of RBI Baseball, we'll need to get there for batting practice, I would think.

- I don't need to stay for all nine innings, although we can just play that by ear.

[Gantry]

Yeah, and I don't think that $30 per covers food or drink.  And it's $300 even if you have less than 10, if you have more than 10, you pay extra.  Pass on that... 

[TbT]

i arrive 6-ish, maybe 6:15.  however i'll need to make some calls here to figure out just in what proximity i am to the hotel and such from the station, since im a loser and am getting a 100 hundred dollar round trip bus ticket from iowa.  fuck, cant beat the price, and i know i couldnt drive there that cheaply.   

I'll get on that tommoro, or even maybe before softball tonight.  id be down for a game i guess.  I should make a gigantic sign with peter mcGrath on it wearing full baseball garb that says "hit it here, and win a lifetime supply of retard"

[JoeDirt]

i arrive 6-ish, maybe 6:15. however i'll need to make some calls here to figure out just in what proximity i am to the hotel and such from the station, since im a loser and am getting a 100 hundred dollar round trip bus ticket from iowa. fuck, cant beat the price, and i know i couldnt drive there that cheaply.

The bus depot address you gave me is downtown--and Cooper Stadium is right outside of downtown.  They're probably within 5 miles of each other...

[TbT]

where is the hotel in relevance to the downtown area?(miles/minutes?)  i probably need to drop my bags off at the hotel, the motel, the holiday inn..say what........ if that bitch starts fuckin up...i'll just fuck her friend....ooops, sorry, just had another NWA attack.  gangster outbreaks man.

those happen from time to time.  oh back to the task at hand, drop off them bags at the hotel, the motel, the holiday inn....before attending the game.

[RedBarron]

And I've performed over a dozen times at gay bars/coffee houses in DC/Baltimore...So I'm cool with that as well.

mmmmkay

[JoeDirt]

where is the hotel in relevance to the downtown area?(miles/minutes?)

It's probably about 25 mins or so...

[TbT]

i did a quick yahoo map, says its about 8 miles thru town to get there.  columbus looks about the size of des moines so i'll definatley take the "over" on their 12 minutes estimated time to get there with city traffic.

since the hotel is smack dab next to the airport, should be a snap for me to snag a bus from downtown to the airport/hotel...im sure they constantly run shit back and forth.  i'll hunt down a phone # for cota or whatever and I might not even need to be picked up.  save some time on the round trip and gas as well.

[JoeDirt]

I was just kidding when I said I was afraid to pick you up.  Between Attezz and I, you're covered!

[TbT]

we'll work it out.  i just doidnt initially know how big columbus was and didnt want to cause some hassels, hour long trek thru a metropolis.

[JoeDirt]

doidnt

This is pretty damn close to the sound of a BOP on the game...

I'd guess the bus station is about 25 mins from the hotel...

[malnuboy]

I was just kidding when I said I was afraid to pick you up.  Between Attezz and I, you're covered!

I have already determined that my first responce after meeting TBT is going to be "look at this fucking guy". No offense I use it alot