Well, just discovered tonight that Innocent Bystander's son, Chad, was placed on the Lexington Legends! We'll forgive dad for not sharing the scoop earlier with us!

I look forward to being able to seeing him throw! Congrats Chad and family!!

I was wondering what Chad has been up to

Sure nice of IB to keep us all up to date on things Just kidding IB!

Seriously, I have seen several of IB's posts in some of the threads where players have been released and didn't quite know how to interpret that. I am glad to hear that the dream continues

Well, I'll now bring up the obvious -- when should we plan the next HSBBW OH/KY/PA/WV "field trip"??

Congrats Chad.

I hope to get to a game to watch him play.

To his defense....I was with IB in Cleveland over the weekend and he said he wasn't sure where he was headed basically until he got to the airport and instructed where to go (or something along those lines). I'm sure IB can elaborate but it didn't seem like they knew until the last minute.

Laf - you get to watch a great kid pitch!!!

I didn't find out until after I spoke with Beez (saw him with some chic an two boys) for sure where he was going, then I thought we'd lay low for a bit to see how he did (you know, just in case) before ya'll found out where he was. But Laf caught me hiding in her back yard and outed me with that spotlight.
Season starts tomorrow, (5th) and he's seen some of his friends sent packing so he understands that he's on a short leash being a 22nd rounder.(Some would say he doesn't get it) But he loves baseball and say's he'll play as long as they let him. He's got his college degree, no college debt and great medical insurance and wants to see how far he can go. I hoped he'd be good enough to play in high school so he's done way more than I ever dreamt.
I think he's staying with a host family (he did that in DC 4yrs ago) so we'll see how that works out. Last year he shared an apt. with some other players but the numbers didn't work out right so him and atleast 1 other player are staying with host families.
Thanks for the well wishes and hopefully he gets off to a good start.

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I hoped he'd be good enough to play in high school so he's done way more than I ever dreamt.

A classic over-achiever IB! A HUGE congrats, and I look forward to following another one of OUR boys. Do you have a link to their website?

who-hoo!

sounds like a road trip

Hey Bee -- I'll assume you have some family member with connections to some food establishment in Lexington? Let's figure out the day and time to meet, and I'm there!

We'll actually be driving by Lexington tomorrow, but won't be stopping this time as we will be hurrying down to see our little grandson. Maybe by the time we pass Lexington, we'll be thawed out from our Reds game that we will be attending at noon.

IB: Tell Chad to bundle up for the game tomorrow. It's a cold one!!

oops, no fam in Lex!!! just Char

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IB: Tell Chad to bundle up for the game tommorrow. It's a cold one!!

if you saw what he played thru growin' up ... a few snowflakes, hail, or iceburgs aren't gonna bother him too nuch

My bad -- I guess I momentarily forgot that he hails from NE Ohio and went to Kent. This little cold snap ain't nothin...

Seriously, we would be remiss if we didn't get down to Lexington to visit both Char and Chad. And if you haven't been to Applebee's Park, you are missing a great experience!

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Seriously, we would be remiss if we didn't get down to Lexington to visit both Char and Chad. And if you haven't been to Applebee's Park, you are missing a great experience!

Okay...I'm going to have to get on Mapquest and see how long of a drive it will be for me to get to Lexington! Charlotte, never been to Kentucky before....can we try "hot browns" if we all get together?

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if you saw what he played thru growin' up ... a few snowflakes, hail, or iceburgs aren't gonna bother him too nuch

LOL...sounds like OUR game vs. Kent State last night! But add "sleet" to that mixture too.

Didn't seem to slow down Joe, 3 for 3 with a dbl and 2 walks!
Is he like the official poster boy (man) for your baseball team or what!?

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s he like the official poster boy (man) for your baseball team or what!?

Well...perhaps THIS week IB! We all know how quickly things can change tho! Baseball is humbling.

If you're coming to Lexington to watch the ball game, IB, we do have to teach you a few things:

1) They serve "Hot Browns" mostly in Louvuhl. (make sure you get the pronunciation correct)

2) Horses we like fast and young, bourbon slow and aged, and everyone in this town has an opinion on both.

3) Come to Applebee's Park on Friday night, you can get a free haircut. (not making this up, it's a promotion)

4) When you drive through town, the roads do NOT keep the same name for any length of time. When I first moved here, I decided that it was to scare away visitors.

5) If you come here the first weekend in May, be prepared to hear a lot about some little horse race they hold over on the other side of the state. Oh, and bring a nice hat.

6) Be careful staying too long...you'll fall in love with the place...I did.

Oh my word, another webster from Lexington! Forgive me for not noticing.
We might sneak down a few times this year, maybe we could grab a pepsi or a coffee sometime.
I like baseball and would love to come to a high school game when I'm down, would that be ok?

It would be fantastic...particularly if you wanted to watch a Lafayette Generals game. Not only another webster from Lexington, but another General. (in the spirit of full disclosure, my son played with Lafmom's son for 2 years and is a senior at Lafayette thsi year)

Out of town here folks... not in hiding from sharing IB's news!

Of course, a get together is called for! I'm thinking in a few weeks here when all our boys (most of our boys) finish college seasons. IB, if you go to a Lafayette game, you'd better not go without telling me!

Luvbb - Hot Brown is on me! I just took Playbaseball and son for hot browns last week!

lhpx2 - You know to let me know if y'all are here before any formal get together as well! I'll feed you too!

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Originally posted by JohnLex7:
If you're coming to Lexington to watch the ball game, IB, we do have to teach you a few things:

1) They serve "Hot Browns" mostly in Louvuhl. (make sure you get the pronunciation correct)

Son you need to stop by Jazzman in Winchester for THE best hotbrown ever.