Far-off question...

by GoodKeith on Aug 23, 2007 10:17 PM PDT

But any LL'ers up near Bellingham who plan to go down to the softball game? I know this is a super longshot but I thought it was worth asking. Once.

And AK1984, you will be alright. Take a little time and get another job, and everything will take care of itself.

300 write-up: I was watching the game 8/23 @ TEX with family, and my aunt predicted a score of either 6-4 or 7-5. I made the remark that "Well, 9-4 would be nice."

Adam Jones made that dream a reality.

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Dude, nice call on the final score.

Stupidly, I always get the urge to gamble after correctly guessing something like that.

by AK1984 on Aug 23, 2007 10:25 PM PDT reply actions

The reason I don't gamble on baseball.

Okay. In my off-hours I've been doing stats for various basketball programs (some of my work can be seen here in the statistics section) so I deal with numbers. A LOT. In various forms. My rate of calculating percentages has increased to where I'm about 1.5% off on numbers under 1000.

With traditional baseball lines, I can't figure any of that crap out. That also equates to baccarat, keno, half a craps table, and slot machines.

Sure, sometimes I play the Lotto despite horrendous odds. But the payoff's not double or nothing there.

--GoodKeith

Jason Ellison, your Seattle Mariners legacy will not be forgotten.

by GoodKeith on Aug 23, 2007 10:30 PM PDT up reply actions

I live in bellingham

don't plan on driving up to seattle though. Just curious, what part are you from? I live right by fairhaven park near the middle school.

by Eldukey on Aug 23, 2007 11:10 PM PDT reply actions

Alabama Hill.

I'm usually seen watching Mariners games at either the QB Pub or the Rogue Hero with a rowdy group of fans around me and a frosty one in front of me.

Jason Ellison, your Seattle Mariners legacy will not be forgotten.

by GoodKeith on Aug 23, 2007 11:13 PM PDT up reply actions

QB pub, that's on meridian, right?

i'm only 20, so no bars for me until next summer

by Eldukey on Aug 23, 2007 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions

QB Pub = Sehome Village

They let people like you (minors) in until 9 PM. Free Pool on Tuesdays.

And next summer? Who knows if there will be a bar to drink at when that comes around. I've heard so many rumblings...

Jason Ellison, your Seattle Mariners legacy will not be forgotten.

by GoodKeith on Aug 23, 2007 11:22 PM PDT up reply actions

I live over by Barkley Haggens

but I can't go down this weekend for the softball game

Not a big fan of the QB but I do love the Rouge. And Bellingham needs to stop shutting down bars its only going to make things worse

Shop smart......Shop s-mart...... YOU GOT THAT!!!!

by Scruffy Lefty on Aug 23, 2007 11:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Clean up Bellingham...

...by sending people from bars that are not in the sightlines of Railroad Avenue junkies to a bar SUPER CLOSE to Railroad Avenue and their junkies.

I swear, just look at that place from the old bus depot to Everyday Music at any time during any day. It's like a collaboration of society's misfits.

Jason Ellison, your Seattle Mariners legacy will not be forgotten.

by GoodKeith on Aug 23, 2007 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions

I lived in bellingham many many years ago

for about 9 months when i was in the 8th grade, had season tickets to the bellingham mariners, didnt live to far away from the ballpark there

Be quiet, Brain, or I'll stab you with a Q-tip

by wadswerth on Aug 23, 2007 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions

hey

you guys interested in carpooling? thats 2 more people and it gets us really close

by marinerschas2 on Aug 24, 2007 1:05 AM PDT reply actions

Dude I'm in.

Jason Ellison, your Seattle Mariners legacy will not be forgotten.

by GoodKeith on Aug 24, 2007 1:07 AM PDT up reply actions

thank you

see if you can bring 1 other.. we are really close now

by marinerschas2 on Aug 24, 2007 1:09 AM PDT up reply actions

Wait, hold up...

I may have to retract said statement after consulting instant replay.

My situation: No car, may have to work that day, in Bellingham. So if I could get a ride I would totally do it, and I thought you were giving a ride down there. If you are... then I am in. If not, it's networking time.

Jason Ellison, your Seattle Mariners legacy will not be forgotten.

by GoodKeith on Aug 24, 2007 1:12 AM PDT up reply actions

no ride, try and get one man

yeah, bonney lake to bellingham is pushing it. especially when i get off work at 1pm.

try and talk thingray into going and driving, pitch him a few bucks for gas

by marinerschas2 on Aug 24, 2007 1:14 AM PDT up reply actions

How did I get roped into this?

Besides, I live in Everett, so cruising up to Bellingham just to come back south to Seattle, then back to Bellingham, then back down to Everett doesn't sound like much fun for a Saturday.

I can't actually make the softball game anyway, my GF is coming back from being out of town for a week, and I need to clean up the house and mow the lawn so it doesn't look like I've been out drinking beer every night while she's been gone!

On a side note, my grandparents have lived in Bellingham my whole life, so I'm pretty familiar with the city. They live up off Northwest Ave.

"If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit" Mitch Hedberg

by Thingray on Aug 24, 2007 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions

never mind

i was under the impression you were in bellingham, my bad thingray

by marinerschas2 on Aug 24, 2007 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions

No biggie...

I wish I could have helped, and attended, but the scheduling and distances don't really work for me.

If it were in Everett or Lynnwood, I could run in, play some ball, and fly back home to get my stuff done. But with it being in Seattle, there just isn't any way I could do it.

"Two ice creams today bitches..."

by Thingray on Aug 24, 2007 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions