Trip Down Memory Lane

I took a trip down memory lane on Wednesday morning starting at 7am. I got up early to head south to cover the Stamford Bulldogs in the Class A State Baseball Tournament.

I haven't gone to that tournament in years, but because of a short staff, I got to make the trip to Round Rock.

A few things hit me on the way down to and back home from the Austin area.

1)The older you get the harder it is to get up in the morning.
-- The last time I went, I hoped right out of bed and hit the road with no trouble. This time around, it was harder to get my 43 year old bones out of bed.

2)Don't drink a 16 ounce bottle of water and a 20 ounce Diet Coke and then a 32 ounce Diet Coke from McDonald's and another 16 ounce bottle of water on the way.
-- I already knew that in theory, but no I know for fact. It makes the trip longer.

3)I am bad luck for Big Country baseball teams.
-- I have never witnessed a victory in the State Baseball Tournament. Stamford's loss to Johnson City continued a long bad history for me and our teams. It started with the Gorman Panthers in 1991, and it continued in 2011 with Stamford. I am guessing that Big Country teams will be paying me to not go to their games at the State Tournament.

4)Problem with #3, I really enjoy going to the State Baseball Tournament. It's the best baseball in the state of Texas. Who doesn't enjoy a day at the ballpark?