Webs’ Random Ideas

First my wife and I saw Dave Coulier at a comedy club close to home. He was one of the stars of Full House. At first I was a little apprehensive because I heard he was funny, but he was also the star of Full House. A show with comedy so dry it would surprise me anyone funny was involved.

He killed the joint! Everyone was laughing their ass off. In fact the only time the place wasn’t rolling with laughter was when he told a Republican joke (these don’t go over well in the Quad Cities). My wife and I told him after the show we appreciated the joke!

Then we got tickets for a Cubs game that ended up being the one that got them into the playoffs. Super exciting! The whole place was going nuts. Fans were chearing and having a great time. Katie and I were interviewed by the Associated Press and ended up making headlines all over. Just check my previous post.

We got to the game early and were able to watch batting practice. This was a blast as we were sitting in the bleachers and were showered with hard hit balls. Now the force of a base ball is pretty damn strong. You have a basball thrown at around 50-60mph (batting practice) plus the force of the bat being swung around by steriod pumping ball players.

Albert Pujols hit one that finally came right to me. I was waiting forever to catch one. I put my hands up (I didn’t have a glove) and for some reason I lost it at the last second. Must have gotten scared…

The ball came down and hit my hand about an inch to the left of fat part of the lower thumb. This was on my right hand BTW. I tried to close on the ball right when it hit, but taking my eyes off the ball didn’t help. It was done and someone else got the ball. But I was stuck with the pain.

Right off the bat it hurt, it stung. But a few seconds later and the pain was gone. I thought I would just get a bruise. But the next morning, today, I have one hell of sore wrist. Nothing broken (sorry for the sensationalism) but I can tell the tendons are sore as all hell and little movements give me the tender feeling within my wrist.

All in all it was a great time and it’s not over yet. A friend called with tickets to today’s game, Sunday. So Katie and I are sticking around for another one.

This time I will use my left hand to try and catch something and this time I will also keep my eyes of the prize!

Check out most of these links on a Google search for “Jon Weber Chicago Cubs”. There are articles upon articles with me mentioned. From the Chicago Tribune:

CHICAGO - The famous Wrigley Field marquee scrolled a celebratory message on Saturday: “2008 NL Central Champs Chicago Cubs.”

The Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 and the Milwaukee Brewers lost, giving Chicago the NL Central title and a trip to the playoffs. In the city’s Wrigleyville neighborhood, tens of thousands of fans erupted into cheers and screams and spilled beers at the game-ending catch.

Patrick Rodriguez, 23, of Chicago and his friend Stan Lasko, 23, of Chicago didn’t have tickets to the game. Instead the friends roamed Wrigleyville listening to the game on a small portable radio.

“It’s always in the back of my mind that something unexpected really could go wrong,” Rodriguez said, standing outside a packed bar across from Wrigley Field. “But I really do think this could be our year.”

In Wrigley Field, the 41,597 Cubs fans in attendance stood and sang in the stands after the game ended. The Cubs haven’t won a World Series for 100 years, since 1908.

Outside Wrigley, revelers celebrated on streets closed to traffic by police outside the ballpark, randomly parading around and high-fiving strangers.

Among those high-fivers were Jon Weber, 26, and his wife Katie Weber, 24. The couple was headed out of Wrigley for a 3 1/2-hour drive home to Rock Island. Jon held up a sign that read: “The Hunt for Blue October” and echoed the day’s confidence.

“I’m convinced that this is the year they’re going to go all the way,” he said.

And I meant every word!

Think you can play a good game of chess. Try this one on for size.

The rules are simple: six rounds of speed chess interlaced with five three-minute rounds in the ring. Each competitor has 12 minutes in total on the chess timer. Victory is by knockout, checkmate or resignation, or failing any of those, by points-based scoring system.

This just adds an interesting twist to the whole game of chess. I am a decent player, but I have many doubts about being able to keep up with this sport.

Found via ***Dave …