tick tock tick tock

Hey A’s,

Happy Tuesday!  I’m having a particularly good one because the clock is counting down and our 2012 adventure is so close I can taste it (and it tastes like sweet, delicious canned beer).  We are now just one week away from the official start of the effing onslaught that will befall the CSL this season, at the hands of the First Effing Amendments.  Next Tuesday we will begin to exact our revenge on the Sons of Pitches, sponsored by ELO (no, probably not that ELO).  We’ll bring them down as we hold on tight to our dreams of victory, turning them to stone in the process.  Ok, I’m sorry, that was just gratuitous.

So I can now once again ask you all to let me know if you plan on playing.  The game will start around 6:30 or whenever we get enough people, hopefully on what became our home field last season (Google Map).  Because apparently DC has claimed eminent domain on our old home field and is turning it into a new museum (I hear there’s going to be an A’s exhibit).  I’ll be grabbing the field after work so there’s a slight chance we won’t end up there. Keep in mind that we also have a game on Thursday of next week (2 in our first week!) against the One Hitters, sponsored by Capitol Hemp.

Beverages are taken care of, but please consider sponsoring a future game.  Also, this game would be an excellent opportunity for you to pay your team fee, if you haven’t yet.  I have not ordered jerseys yet so you’ll have to squeeze into that one from last year – I’ll be ordering them soon, though, and let everyone know the price.  So get your orders in asap.

Finally, I’m happy to hold a practice this weekend if anyone’s interested.  Let me know if you’d like to come out, and which day/time works best for you.

I’ll of course send around another email on Monday, but feel free to let me know if you’re playing in our season opener before then.

Effing A,


Mike