Spring Training Sabbatical - 2011 Edition

[xpress34]

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Hey Chris-
Caught the Rox\Rangers game on MLB network last nite and immediately thought of "The Sabbatical"!!Have fun on your trip,brother...and good luck with Giambi-and if he's got any of those nifty "23" armbands around..well,tell him they're the only item not currently on display at the Giambi Museum of Woodbridge,NJ!!

Have a ball,dude!!
Joe

Joe -

I'll tell him!!!

Happy St Pat'!!! Tommorow is THE dya - hitting the road tomorrow afternoon!

- Smitty

[jobathenut]

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Please chris-Have a safe and fun trip my friend- And tell giambi that his #1 fan up here in the freezer says hey,and where the hell are my photos??? I means its been 3 years,how long does it take,i mean come on bro!!!! Seriously chris-have fun!!!!

[2000mvpfan]

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Hey Butch-
PM me your mailing address,pal.I have something for you..

Joe

[xpress34]

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Joe, Butch and everyone else...

about 3 hours til I hit the road... making final preps - fueled the car, checked the tires, loaded the baseball gear, loading the clothes and toiletries and then the road trip food...

Head to downtown Denver and pick up the wife at about 4pm (MDT) and should be in Surprise, AZ at the brother's house about 6 or 7 tomorrow morning... drop the wife off for some sleep and I'll be heading right over to Surprise for the Rangers to try and get my Hambone and Ryan stuff knocked out... well, started at least!

My 'Sabbatical' this year will be tracked on my MLB Blog here:

Smitty's Blog

Everyone have a safe week! Only 2 weeks until Rockies Opening Day!

All the best -

Smitty

[xpress34]

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Got here safe and sound! Posting on the blog in a couple of minutes!

[xpress34]

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Well, Spring Training 2011 has come to a close - you can read about it here:

smitty.mlblogs.com

Unfortunately it closed on a very sad note for me - I lost my beloved cat MoMo while we were on the road driving home Sunday night and my 17 year old son and my buddy Erik had to take care of everything for me.

All the best -

Smitty

[xpress34]

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Corrected Link:

Smitty Blog

- Smitty

[jobathenut]

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XPRESS-Let me first say i am so sorry to hear about your lost.My thoughts and prayers go out to you.I was following the first couple posts on your blog.I will have to read the rest to see how it turned out for you.I hope you had fun-

[xpress34]

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XPRESS-Let me first say i am so sorry to hear about your lost.My thoughts and prayers go out to you.I was following the first couple posts on your blog.I will have to read the rest to see how it turned out for you.I hope you had fun-

Butch -

Thanks for the kind words... Rays54 sent me an eMail earlier...

Kind of hard to be in a baseball mood for me right now.

- Smitty

[island_style]

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Smitty,

Please e-mail me. Thanks.

Kind Regards,

Ron.

Rsamiano@aol.com

[2000mvpfan]

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Chris-
That sucks.They're part of the family,and when they die,it hurts just as much.Been there myself..had to take my beagle I had for 12 years to be euthanized after he developed bladder cancer and they couldn't help him.Cry like a baby?You betcha.

Hang in there buddy.
Joe

[sox83cubs84]

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Chris-
That sucks.They're part of the family,and when they die,it hurts just as much.Been there myself..had to take my beagle I had for 12 years to be euthanized after he developed bladder cancer and they couldn't help him.Cry like a baby?You betcha.

Hang in there buddy.
Joe

Joe:

My sympathies are extended to both of you. I know that feeling as well...I shed many tears as a 20-year-old when my beagle, Lucky, had to be put down due to a heart attack. I also had to let 3 living dogs go after a spat between my wife and I (since resolved) caused her to move out and left me in a house I couldn't pay for without her help One found a home, one ran away, and the third died of a grand mal seizure 48 hours after being given to a shelter. I still haven't gotten over the last three and likely never will...it has soured me like no other life experience I've ever endured.

Dave Miedema

[xpress34]

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Smitty,

Please e-mail me. Thanks.

Kind Regards,

Ron.

Rsamiano@aol.com

Ron -

eMail sent.

- Smitty

[xpress34]

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Joe and Dave -

Thanks for the kind words... it means a lot.

All the best -

Smitty

[LastingsMilledge85]

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Joe and Dave -

Thanks for the kind words... it means a lot.

All the best -

Smitty

Read your blog...good stuff, and you were very fortunate to get McKenry's auto since he was traded not too long after your trip. Nice story and best wishes.