My Quarterly Post

It seems as though I am now treating this as my " step " child.I wont bore you with details but what I do want to do is Thank those of you who have sent Kyle cards. Jeff who writes at 2x3 Heroes has been overly gracious with this and although my game plan this weekend failed due to a certain 2nd baseman , who is down in AAA on rehab , failed to make himself available , forced me to a back up plan to be put into effect later.Anyways ,

Kyle finally got in to do what he loves most ,

Coach put him in with a 6-0 lead and well the jitters came into play and he ended up getting out of the inning with the score 6-5. We have been concentrating on his batting so much , we forgot to put in some throwing time.

Our first game at the ballpark came and was it a special one. The 2013 Pepsi Max field of Dreams was in town ( If you want more info here's a link ). 2 contest winners were to go against each other with help from some HoF'rs and their family / friends.
The AL had Frank Thomas , Wade Boggs , Reggie Jackson , Pedro Martinez and Rickey Henderson.
The NL had Johnny Bench , Trevor Hoffman , Ozzie Smith , Mike Schmidt  and Fred McGriff. The game was exibition at best , it was hard to watch some of those guys try to get to first. Bench was more a cheerleader but it was what I expected and we had a great time.Kyle was his usual self and came away with these.

On another note , Kyles Grandmother brought this home for him from spring training

Yep , 1 of the guys who was just here , The " Crime Dog " Fred McGriff..

I will leave you now with whatever pictures I can fit here from the game. Thanks for reading and again Thanks for Kyles PWE's..

                                 Wade and Mr Baseball ( Rochesters version ) Joe Altobelli

                                                                             Ozzie

                                                                           Crime Dog

                                            Reggie spent his birthday here with Rochester

                                                                           Big Hurt

                                                             Schmidt and Wade
                                    Schmidt was hiding the ball hoping to get Wade of the base.

Time , where does it go?

First off , a Thank you to The Diamond King for his envelope to Kyle. My only regret to these acts of kindness is that I am way behind the times. I wish I could take pictures and post them from all who has sent to him but by the time I get home they are put away and I am busy the next with " Kitchen Shrapnel " as I like to call it. This consists of the rooms connecting to the kitchen that was just remodeled.Any ways ,
my previous post which didn't get posted as the author thought was just posted.
I am headed down a path that is going to have big changes soon , i dont want to put anything out there , but know that i check out blogs atleast 1 or twice a day. you guys keep me going ( and the kitchen not so much ) so thanks for that. Kyle has started baseball and his arm is looking real good.I am glad he did the spring training warm up to shake off the rust.
As far as cards , I 've been noticing alot of great hits and cards being posted. That makes for happy bloggers and great posts for sure.

Until next time ,

No Kate Upton here but it's still worth a read.

I am beginning to think that Kate Upton is becoming the new "PWE BOMB ". I'm reading these blogs and BOOM...There she is..Hmmmmmm...Dreamy......I had a comment for Jeff @ 2x3 Heroes about , yeah , can't remember now.She was at the bottom.Anyways ,

Kyle had an opportunity to have some Grandma & Grandpa time.This time was a week in NYC.Heres the highlight of the trip.

 Welcome to Yankee Stadium..

 This is Thurman Munsons locker. Left untouched after he past..

In all , he had a great time.Alot of food and fun.They crossed the Brooklyn bridge , saw all of the sights ( 911 memorial , Statue of Liberty , Went to the top of the Empire State building and Times Square)

When he returned , he had PWE's from Jim @ GCRL and Nick @ DimeBoxes. Thanks so much for the kindness .

The Chronicles of FUJI has a question..and a contest

The great Fuji is having a contest and you can get in on it here .All you have to do is answer his question , Vintage ,  oddballs or ??

Calling All Twins fans..

Ok Twinkies , How that nickname stuck , I have no idea , here's the deal, I live in Rochester , NY ,yeah I know but your AAA team is here so gimme a break ( Man that has got to be a grammatical error , look at all those commas') And I happen to go to some games so here's  a chance to put your name in the comment box and get some free swag. ( finally a period )

I cant say what will or whom will sign it but rest assured , it will be a Twins minor leaguer. 1st pitch is 9 days away but this will give me time to get some ideas as to who and what.

If  you have something you would like signed , I can try that too. Just leave a comment as to your interest and if you have questions , feel free to email me parq1@yahoo.com

Otherwise , just leave a comment  and I will try to get something baseball related signed sealed and delivered to your door.

It's a long season and I go to the games when I can so no promises but i will do my best..

The list is growing for their appearances this year , have a look. ( 2 openings left )





Should be some good baseball this year , or atleast some good signings.. Too bad Ryne Sandberg left for the big leagues but i did get him.you can read about that here

Thanks for reading ..

PWE Bombs and info on a gift for followers

First off , Thanks to Jeff who writes 2x3 Heroes and there is a mystery Bomber out there who also sent some Yankee love to my son Kyle.He absolutely loves coming home and checking the mailbox. I have to think that will change when he gets his own address and he gets alot more mail but with numbers and some guy who goes by the name of BILL. But for now we Thank you.

I hit up the card show today. 1 of the dealers told me Kyle is becoming known as he has learned to go through the room and look and haggle the 2nd time around.Todays example

This card laying in the case for $5.00

Kyle; " Would you take $3 for this ?"

Dealer; " Nope..."

Kyle; " Hmmmmmm...."

Dealer; " $2 is the highest I'll go.."

SOLD!!!!!!!

That kid can stretch a $5 like no other these days. I got some great deals too..None for me but some are being sent to " Credit " a sender and the others are for an Underdog Collector who was very kind to Kyle.

I am thinking of an idea to continue this " Pay it forward " or PWE Bomb thing. I'm thinking that with our local show being monthly , i am going to start by doing a randomizing of my followers and the person who gets the top billing will get a little something from Kyle and myself. When you " win " you have to sit out the next drawing. No one will " win " Back to Back.. The winnings would come from the search of your blog from your want list.If I dont see anything , I will do some investigative work and get a sense of who or what you follow or would like.

Thanks again for reading and Spring is around the corner..I'm just glad with the clocks moving forward , it was 1 hour less working on the kitchen..

Apologies and Thanks..

It's no secret that I am not the 1 a day , 1 a week type blogger.Even more so that I am locked in on this Kitchen Re-Do.  I am greatful that my father in law gave us a much needed day off today. We have been going strong since Feb 1st..This is where we are at this point.

Kyle was given 1st crack..Or if you believe Jeff over at 2x3 Heroes  
I am a big proponent of child labor..

And this is where we are today.

In the meantime, we ( Kyle and I ) worked out a trade with 2x3 and got some great cards. My apologies for not posting them , but I was able to get these up which were sent out of the kindness of his heart to Kyle.

A CC and Sweet Jeter Shiny.. I seriously have some competition here.. I immediately ran out and bought the kid a Mantle rookie to reclaim my spot at the top.( OK , you got me ) I meant a 2013 Blaster of Topps. which had some cards that were shipped out to a few of you.
 In ending , I appreciate the patience I am getting from Zach who has The Underdog Blog. His generosity is much appreciated and hopefully my additions to his package will be worth the wait..