I can't be in Jerseyville over the next several days, but our Fox Lake Bulldogs Post 703 American Legion team has advanced past the 2nd Division tournament and now finds itself with the best of the best teams in the state with play starting tomorrow, July 27th.
Teams playing will be Jerseyville 8-13, who are there because they are hosting the tournament., Danville 31-4-1, Fox Lake 15-2, Highland 19-8, Mt. Prospect 20-1 and Quincy 30-6.
Congratulations to our boys and good luck!!
--RoadDog
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Showing posts with label American Legion Baseball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American Legion Baseball. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Monday, July 18, 2016
Congratulations to the Fox Lake Bulldogs, 10 District Illinois American Legion Baseball Champs
This past Saturday, American Legion Post 703's (Fox Lake, Illinois) baseball team won their first-ever 10th District championship by defeating Lake Villa.
They were 9-1 regular season and 3-1 in the playoffs.
Next they go on to the Division 2 round in Barrington, Illinois.
Here's hoping for North Carolina where the American Legion World Series will be played.
Way to Go, Boys!! --RoadDog
AIN'T IT THE TRUTH: Of course I talk to myself; sometimes I need some good advice.
They were 9-1 regular season and 3-1 in the playoffs.
Next they go on to the Division 2 round in Barrington, Illinois.
Here's hoping for North Carolina where the American Legion World Series will be played.
Way to Go, Boys!! --RoadDog
AIN'T IT THE TRUTH: Of course I talk to myself; sometimes I need some good advice.
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Great Time Around Here Last Week-- Part 1
TUESDAY, JULY 5TH-- Did some shopping in McHenry and then watched our Fox Lake American Legion Baseball team defeat Lake Forest 14-4. Our guys hit back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the third and then the second guy came up and hit another one later in the inning where we scored 9 runs. I came home and had a bonfire out on the Grand Strand.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6TH-- Met friends Kevin and Kelly at Donovan's Reef in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, and had those great Wednesday special jumbo chicken wings for 40 cents.
THURSDAY, JULY 7TH-- Worked in the yard and then met Kevin and Kelly at Bootleggers and enjoyed the $1 draft pints and 50 cent wings. Liz and I then went to It's Thursday in Antioch, Illinois, and met up with a lot of friends while watching an Irish musician and then Johnny Russell & the Beach Bumz Band playing all that good Beach music.
A Good Time Had By All. --RoadDog
AIN'T IT THE TRUTH: When i was a child I thought "Nap Time" was a punishment. Now, as a grownup, it feels like a small vacation.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6TH-- Met friends Kevin and Kelly at Donovan's Reef in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, and had those great Wednesday special jumbo chicken wings for 40 cents.
THURSDAY, JULY 7TH-- Worked in the yard and then met Kevin and Kelly at Bootleggers and enjoyed the $1 draft pints and 50 cent wings. Liz and I then went to It's Thursday in Antioch, Illinois, and met up with a lot of friends while watching an Irish musician and then Johnny Russell & the Beach Bumz Band playing all that good Beach music.
A Good Time Had By All. --RoadDog
AIN'T IT THE TRUTH: When i was a child I thought "Nap Time" was a punishment. Now, as a grownup, it feels like a small vacation.
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
The '85 Firebird Got Hit By a Foul Ball
I figured I was lucky to get a parking spot right next to the gate at this evening's American Legion Baseball game between our Fox Lake Bulldogs and Lake Villa. I soon found out why I was so lucky. A Lake Villa player hit a towering foul ball that went over the huge screen and out into the parking lot where everyone heard a thud when it hit a vehicle.
This was about where I parked the Firebird, but I didn't go to see as a kid said it hit some Honda. Plus, the Firebird is in bad shape both exterior and interior and there is a problem with the engine. Right now I am figuring on driving it until it quits on me. A dent from a baseball would be no real big deal.
Later the same kid came back and said that someone had looked all over the car but couldn't find anywhere a baseball had hit. He then described it as a real ugly Corvette. Of course, an '85 Firebird did closely resemble a Corvette, but, how dare he refer to my car as ugly!! Well, it is.
When I left, I looked at the exterior and found the same rust and dents as I had when I arrived, so no harm done.
Ugly!! Ugly!! How Dare the Kid!! -- RoadUglyDog
This was about where I parked the Firebird, but I didn't go to see as a kid said it hit some Honda. Plus, the Firebird is in bad shape both exterior and interior and there is a problem with the engine. Right now I am figuring on driving it until it quits on me. A dent from a baseball would be no real big deal.
Later the same kid came back and said that someone had looked all over the car but couldn't find anywhere a baseball had hit. He then described it as a real ugly Corvette. Of course, an '85 Firebird did closely resemble a Corvette, but, how dare he refer to my car as ugly!! Well, it is.
When I left, I looked at the exterior and found the same rust and dents as I had when I arrived, so no harm done.
Ugly!! Ugly!! How Dare the Kid!! -- RoadUglyDog
A Movie, Boating, a Baseball Game and a Bonfire Today
After doing some yardwork today, I went to see the movie "Independence Day: Resurgence" where those pesky aliens come back for another shot at earth, twenty years later and we manage to beat them with seconds to spare before we were annihilated. I'm so proud of those guys.
I then took the boat out for a cruise through Fox Lake, Nippersink Lake and Pistakee Lake to McDonald's in Fox lake where I had one of those great jalapeno chicken sandwiches.
I then went over to Grant High School to see our Fox Lake American Legion Baseball team play Lake Villa in the first round of a double elimination playoffs. We were leading 6-3 when I left in the bottom of the sixth (they only play seven innings) so hope they won.
Came home and had a bonfire out on the Strand.
Not a Bad Way to Pass a Day. --RoadDog
I then took the boat out for a cruise through Fox Lake, Nippersink Lake and Pistakee Lake to McDonald's in Fox lake where I had one of those great jalapeno chicken sandwiches.
I then went over to Grant High School to see our Fox Lake American Legion Baseball team play Lake Villa in the first round of a double elimination playoffs. We were leading 6-3 when I left in the bottom of the sixth (they only play seven innings) so hope they won.
Came home and had a bonfire out on the Strand.
Not a Bad Way to Pass a Day. --RoadDog
Thursday, July 7, 2016
No Clang of the Bat for Me
Over this past week or so, I have attended three American Legion Baseball games, pulling for the Fox Lake Bulldogs which are sponsored by our Legion Post 703.
We won all three, despite getting behind in two of them. The last one against Lake Forest, we took a 2-0 lead, then got behind 4-2 in the second before scoring nine runs in a big third inning, featuring three home runs, two by the same boy.
What's more American than baseball?
But, I just can't get used to the noise their metal bats make when the hit the ball.
Bats are supposed to go "CRACK!!"
Metal Just Doesn't Make It For Me. --RoadDog
AIN'T IT THE TRUTH: I decided to change calling the bathroom the John and renamed it the Jim. I feel so much better saying that I went to the Jim this morning.
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