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Back home again
Time it took for a cab ride from Wrigley Field to O’Hare airport: 41 minutes.
Time it took for a flight from Chicago to Dayton: 43 minutes.
Time it took for United Airlines to bring my luggage from the airplane to the carousel: 47 minutes.
My buddy, John Robison, smoked an entire Montecristo No. 2 while sitting in the parking lot at the Dayton airport waiting for me from touch down by the plane until my suitcase appeared.
United said they didn’t expect two flights to arrive at the same time (I guess they don’t have schedules handy) and that one worker didn’t show up due to a family crisis. That means they must have had one person unloading two planes.
My seatmate waited 47 minutes, too, only to be told, “Sorry, m’am, your luggage didn’t make it.” Must have been the same guy loading the plane in Chicago as unloaded it in Dayton.
And by the way, I had to furnish my birth certificate recently for a passport and they caught me. I’m actually 10 years younger than people think. I added 10 years when I got this job so the paper wouldn’t think I was too young.
And if you believe that one, you’ll believe that I also once hit a home run off Nolan Ryan. Well, I did. In my dreams.
I was sitting in the Kroger Marketplace sipping my Starbuck’s vente nonfat latte this morning when one of the employees stopped and asked, “It is it true that earthquake that hit this morning was because the Reds won a ballgame?”
Ouch.
Well, the Reds did win a ballgame in Chicago Thursday to break a five-game losing streak and open a seven-game homestand tonight against Milwaukee, a three-game series followed by two with Los Angeles and two with Houston.
It is about four hours until game time and I’m sitting in the pressbox waiting to see if any roster moves are forthcoming. Nothing yet. I’m sure we’ll get them quicker than I got my luggage last night.
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By Steve
April 18, 2008 4:19 PM | Link to this
Time it would have taken you to drive from Wrigley Field to Dayton - 4 hours. I’ll predict (1) Belisle for Coffey, Fogg to long relief; (2) Ross promoted, Valentin to the DL.