Random Thoughts

I haven't posted many random thoughts, instead a lot of fun stuff and factual evidence...Here is a chapter of random thoughts...I can't believe there are just nine games remaining in the season...

I'd feel better about having six of the final nine at home if the team weren't just 24-24 this season at Wuerfel Park with a .229 average...The bottom line is this...One game at a time...Rockford, Gateway, and Washington are all in the race along with the Beach Bums for one thing, the final playoff slot...At the beginning of the season I felt as though this was a championship team and I still feel that way...It has been a long season, but one goal remains in the final week and a half, the first ever playoff spot...I'm hoping the offday yesterday helped to refocus and that guys will realize this is it...for some players maybe this is it for good...Finish strong...One at bat, one pitch at a time...Make the most of the opportunities and there is no doubt in my mind that this team can make some noise down the stretch run...Now I sound like a motivational speaker...

The series with Southern Illinois didn't go well, but it had the feel of a playoff series, three close games decided by a total of six runs and all three games could have just as easily swung in the direction of the Beach Bums...But they didn't...it's over, in the past...While ground was lost the team is still in a good spot with nine games to go...It is important tonight to set the tone of the game early against Florence...To make the playoffs these are the playoffs...All the work all season long comes down to this...Nine Games...

The question is always asked of me what I do in the offseason...Well I'll be going back to Chicago when the time comes and attempting to find some form of work...I also get asked a lot about the future here for me in TC...I love it here and am staying until the good Lord give me another opportunity, when and where that will be who knows but I think the goal of all of us in the broadcast business is to take a step forward so we'll see what happens this offseason...