My, there are many different Syracuse Chiefs hats. (Photo by Karen Miller Bialczak)
I know, I’m wearing my New York Mets hat in a sea of Syracuse Chiefs caps in the picture above, taken by my dear wife Karen when we visited the ballpark merchandise store Friday night.
What with the Chiefs defeating the Toledo Mud Hens 1-0 Sunday at NBT Bank Stadium in Syracuse, it must might be time for me to swap out.
The victory put my up 3-1 in the gigantic and immensely important bloggers baseball wager between yours truly and Beth of I Didn’t Have My Glasses On.
Game details are always fun when the squad you want to win indeed wins. Taylor Hill tossed a complete game three-hitter, and catcher Jhonatan Solano hit a solo homer in the seventh inning for the only run of the contest.
Both squads play other teams for a stretch before they play four more games in Toledo, May 13 to 16.
The goal is to reach five wins and achieve some very sweet bragging rights over Beth, the very talented blogger from Ann Arbor, a graduate of Michigan and devoted fan of the Wolverines, Red Wings and Tigers. That last tie, of course, makes her root for the Hens, the Triple-A team for Detroit. And Ann Arbor is only 45 minutes from Toledo, she tells me.
The only game the Chiefs lost of the four here in Syracuse was the one Karen and I attended. I’m 0-3 at NBT Bank Stadium so far this season.
With the last four in Toledo … Let’s see how your luck is live and in person at Jamie Farr Stadium, Beth. What, that’s not the name of where the Mud Clucks strike out? Corporal Klinger Field? Holy Toledo Emporium?
Oh, Mark, be careful of what you write, in case you have to eat your words. While I’m rooting for you, I’ve learned over the years that sometimes when the early bird gets the worm, sometimes the worm has just swallowed a black widow spider. That doesn’t make much sense to me either, but not much on wisdom tonight.
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Angie, no fear. All the words are merely in jest. This is just for Beth, I and our many common followers to have some fun with the wager. She is letting me have it with as much vigor on her blog, be certain.
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absolutely right, kyangel, spoken like a wizard.
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Now you’re talking smack.
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Seriously, the game Karen and I went to, I really liked the Mud Hens, Kerbey, but that wouldn’t make for an interesting life-of-the-wager.
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Sports again? Okay, I think I got this post figured out… It’s another “Yay, Mark!” moment. Yay, you! 😀
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and now you are just strutting around like some sort of chief, well, hold onto your hat, because there are still 4 games to go, in a stadium where the hens will come home (plate) to roost.
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The train will remain on the rails for some eggs-cellent play vs. the Hens.
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Cheering wildly over here! (As wildly as possible at 535 am atop my bicycle at my computer desk on a Monday morning!) Wooooooooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooooooo! 🙂
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A quiet roar from Ohio!
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If early indications are trustworthy it looks like the New York Knickerbockers will run away with the AL East and take the Series in 4.
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The Knicks skate past the Russians to win the gold!
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What a great looking hat, Mark. I am not really into sports, but I can appreciate fine head wear. 🙂
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Hats seem to protect my brain, Mer.
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Ha! Too funny, Mark.
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Excellent hat pal! You wear it well. I’m liking these stats so far. I hope the smack down and the smack talk continue!
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We have a week break in between to rest up our smackers!
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You and Beth crack me up!!! Like the hat! 🙂
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We are trying hard to entertain! Thanks, Mrs. B!
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