Monday, June 11, 2007

Back on the Air

It's been a few years, but I'm back on the air waves broadcasting ball games! I called a game Friday night, and I didn't realize until today how excited I am to do games again. I was a little worried about taking up too much of my free time and spending too much on gas, but I only average two games a week and gas is mostly covered. Throw in a small payment per game, and I feel I'm getting paid to have fun. It's kind of like playing in the NFL, only the lack of a good pension plan doesn't matter as much since I don't beat up my body...

Anyway, I'm calling about 15 games for the Waynesboro Generals, part of the Valley Baseball League. The league is 11 teams up and down the Shenandoah Valley. Each team is filled with college players from NAIA and JCs to big D-I prgrams. The goal of the league is to show talent to the scouts and provide college kids a chance to improve their skills.

Enough background...our games are webcast, so any of you can listen to me on the internet! Not sure if it's aired live, but I know they are archived, so you can listen afterwards. Here is the link:

http://www.futuremediaworld.com/waynesboro.htm

And here is the list of games I'm doing this year:
6-8: vs Haymarket
6-13: vs Covington
6-16: vs Luray
6-20: vs New Market
6-27: at Woodstock
6-28: at Staunton
7-7: vs Harrisonburg
7-13: at Staunton
7-14: vs Covington
7-15: at Front Royal
7-18: vs New Market
7-20: at Winchester
7-23: at Harrisonburg
7-27: at Haymarket

Hope you get a chance to listen to me.

99 Comments:

At 12:05 PM, June 12, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

haha

 
At 6:44 AM, June 13, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Glad to have you back doing this, El! Seemed like you always liked it and people enjoy listening to you! Will have to see if I can listen to a few bites and pieces...

 
At 1:07 PM, June 14, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I had a brat for lunch today!
(Huh, that can be said different ways. No matter! Whatever was in that casing tasted good!)

Nickel

 
At 6:30 PM, June 14, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Do you have a announcing partner? If not, you should consider using an alternative voice, to pretend that you have an obnoxious partner that knows little about the sport you are calling. Just don't get confused when you switch back to your normal voice to call the game. I would call my invisible obnoxious partner "Brisket" or maybe "Charlie" depending upon whether you were going to use a west Texas voice or a Brittish accent.

 
At 8:13 PM, June 18, 2007, Blogger James said...

All right, who's the nut who wrote that last comment about having an imaginery, invisible partner? Craziness, sheer craziness. Sometime my crowd mic is near the PA system and I get their PA guy talking obnoxiouly loud...I could call him Johnny!

 
At 7:19 AM, June 21, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I say a side kick of "Knowledgeable Nickel"!! He would be cool to listen to. Pretty insightful,too, I'm sure.


Nickel

 
At 7:58 PM, June 27, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm a little tea pot short and stout, here is my handle, here is my spout

Nickel

 
At 9:46 AM, June 28, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

That's hilarious!! Although it wasn't me.

So it's OK to talk to yourself, it's OK to answer yourself, but as soon as you say to yourself "What was that?", you've got problems.

The problem? Nickel really wasn't Nickel!!

Nickel

 
At 9:44 AM, July 17, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I've been gone for a week and you don't even miss me, Nickel??

Nickel

 
At 9:44 AM, July 17, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yeah, it was like you weren't even gone!

Nickel

 
At 9:44 AM, July 17, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Just remember, Nickel, I know where you live!!

Nickel

 
At 9:45 AM, July 17, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'll sleep with one eye open. Wait, would that be your eye or mine????

Nickel

 
At 12:39 PM, August 02, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Kevin Garnett traded...Still getting used to that.

Nickel

 
At 2:27 PM, August 11, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I don't know which is less likely, Kevin Garnett leading his new team to a championship or James DeBoer actually writing something on his own blog...

 
At 12:22 PM, August 14, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

At least the Celtics will have some good story lines and be entertaining.
That's right, James. That's a slam!
Give us a good posting!!!!

Nickel

 
At 8:52 PM, August 14, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

My money is on Garnet. I think Mr. DeBoer forgot that you have to click on the little "e" in order to access the internet (which is how you add postings to your blog James!).

 
At 8:49 AM, August 21, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi, James!
Congrats on Sunday.

Mike Stand

 
At 4:37 PM, September 07, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Boo!

 
At 12:55 PM, September 11, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

You scared me!! But only because someone besides me actually visits this site!!

Nickel

 
At 8:02 PM, September 11, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday Nickel! your old..
P8R

 
At 8:21 AM, September 13, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dang! You're right!

Nickel

 
At 1:07 PM, September 25, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I went to the Boundary Waters! James, did you??

Nickel

 
At 9:55 AM, October 02, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Nickel, rumor has it you heard wolves! That true?

Nickel

 
At 9:55 AM, October 02, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yep!

Nickel

 
At 7:33 PM, October 03, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Did you have any silver bullets with you?

 
At 8:10 AM, October 04, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Nope!

While it is legal to bring a gun into the Boundary Waters, we have never even brought it up for a vote.
This year, however, I have heard more and more people ask if we do and then after they find out that we don't bring one, ask us why not?!

This past trip we also heard a "snarl" from a cat in our camp during the night. FYI, they don't have any house cats up there!!!
Being mauled by a wild animal while in the Boudnary Waters...what a way to go!!!!
Nickel

 
At 1:36 PM, October 09, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Did you know James and Sarah have a website?! Unfortunately, I haven't figured out how to leave messages on that site yet...

Nickel

 
At 8:24 PM, October 09, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

If I had a Nickel for every time I heard that....Ha ha ha!

 
At 9:49 AM, October 11, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Man, lately the most obvious of jokes have been funny to me. Kudos to anonymous!

 
At 8:04 AM, October 19, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey, Nickel. Didn't want you to get lonely here so...

Ross

 
At 10:03 AM, October 23, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Boy, Ross, you sure seem like a caring person!

Nickel

 
At 8:47 PM, October 23, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey Nickel, What kind of fruit teases you?

 
At 9:19 AM, October 25, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey, who's eating Laffy Taffys out there?!

Nickel

 
At 9:20 AM, October 25, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oh, Jail Bird, just wanted to let you know that my, uh, surgery went well.

Fox

 
At 3:53 PM, October 26, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Banana nana nana!!!!!!

 
At 4:17 PM, October 26, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Fox, good to ehar that it went well. Just make sure to take it easy. No jumping!

Jail Bird

 
At 7:01 PM, October 29, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

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At 7:02 PM, October 29, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

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At 7:02 PM, October 29, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

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At 7:02 PM, October 29, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

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At 7:02 PM, October 29, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

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At 7:02 PM, October 29, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

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At 7:02 PM, October 29, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

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At 7:02 PM, October 29, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

responding

 
At 9:11 AM, October 30, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dude (or Dudett), I was pumped to imagine that people were actually on this site...OK, here we go!!!

Nickel

 
At 9:12 AM, October 30, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I, too, will join in so will clarify since more people may start reading this blog!
I no longer need to worry about having little foxes. Just wanted the rumors to stop, Jailbird!!!

Fox

 
At 9:14 AM, October 30, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Ooops, sorry, Fox. I MAY HAVE told Knife Man some innacurate info. I'll straighten him out then!! I promise to tell the truth from now on...

Jail Bird

 
At 11:38 AM, November 01, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Jail Bird, I went to the ER yesterday so that is why I wasn't answering your emails!

Knife Man

 
At 8:24 AM, November 02, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Nice we are getting others involved! Hi, James! There. Now he is being rude if he doesn't respond...

Nickel

 
At 3:51 PM, November 02, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hello James. How are you doing?

 
At 2:09 PM, November 08, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Just so that everyone knows. I feel like a penny today...

Nickel

 
At 11:47 AM, November 09, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

...I feel better...even though not sure what the future holds!
Fox - how have you been doing since surgery?

Knife Man

 
At 11:48 AM, November 09, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I saw Fox Wednesday. "She" is doing well...except she fell out of the chair!

Nickel

 
At 11:48 AM, November 09, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

...and I am out of jail! Although, rumor has it that Knife Man may have spent some time there recently :-)

Jail Bird

 
At 11:49 AM, November 09, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I did. Over night. At least I know that I shouldn't have done what they THOUGHT I was doing...Jail Bird, what is your excuse?!

Knife Man

 
At 11:50 AM, November 09, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

My cousins were saved!

Fox

 
At 9:43 PM, November 09, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Me again!

 
At 11:19 AM, November 12, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

What?! No more entries yet??

 
At 11:19 AM, November 12, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

What?! No more entries yet??

 
At 12:22 PM, November 13, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Is there an echo in here??

 
At 12:23 PM, November 13, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

a

 
At 12:01 PM, November 14, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Choo?

 
At 9:58 AM, November 19, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

James, it's Monday morning. Do you know where I am?

 
At 10:23 AM, November 20, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi.

 
At 8:50 AM, November 26, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

...but they didn't make it.

Fox

 
At 8:50 AM, November 26, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Just to keep you updated, I am moving...just don't know where yet!

Jail Bird

 
At 8:51 AM, November 26, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

NOt that I can talk, but maybe you should try to settle down some!

Knife Man

 
At 9:47 AM, November 29, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

boy, that James guy is sure missing some 'intelligent' conversations! Come on, guys! how about some more jokes? When do you feel like a quarter, Nickel? No that's not a joke, you said you felt like a penny one day, so when do you feel like a quarter! I mostly feel like a million bucks!! :-) - PJP

 
At 9:03 AM, November 30, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am thinking about changing my name. I can't remember when I felt worth more than a penny!
...stupid job!
....mmm, prok chops!

 
At 9:03 AM, November 30, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Here comes the snow!!!

 
At 9:04 AM, November 30, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Huh, maybe I could be St. Nickelish!!!

 
At 9:04 AM, November 30, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Signed...

 
At 9:05 AM, November 30, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Shoot, didn't work. They posted it opposite of what I wanted!

 
At 9:06 AM, November 30, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey, where is the "cent" symbol on my computer?

 
At 11:49 AM, November 30, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Isn't a cent sign on the computer, I don't think - I think the @ sign replaced it. ~ PJP

 
At 2:01 PM, November 30, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

What?! It isn't under option something...what, my keyboard doesn't even have option on it anymore! What is this world coming to??

Nickel

 
At 2:53 PM, November 30, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm not in New Hamshire right now!!

Jail Bird

 
At 2:54 PM, November 30, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Me either!

I may not be the smartest cookie in the kleenex box, but someone is in trouble!!!

Knife Man

 
At 10:12 AM, December 04, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey, has no one figured out where the cent sign is on a keyboard? It has to be there!

Oh, 91...

Nickel

 
At 10:12 AM, December 04, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

92!

 
At 7:29 AM, December 05, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

¢

 
At 12:48 PM, December 05, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

How rude!!!

 
At 12:50 PM, December 05, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

¢!
That good?

 
At 10:03 AM, December 06, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

One more month...and then I probably move...but not to jail!

 
At 10:04 AM, December 06, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Knife Man,

Using my skills, I learned that Jail Man is, well, in jail...

Fox

 
At 11:39 AM, December 07, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Getting close!

 
At 11:40 AM, December 07, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I just have to waste one commment to be...

 
At 11:40 AM, December 07, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

100!!

U-S-A, U-S-A

 
At 11:41 AM, December 07, 2007, Anonymous Anonymous said...

...your shirt. That button is in the wrong place...

 

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