Counting on you guys

[JohnAdcox]

Folks,

Way, way back in September of 2013, I bought my wife an amazing surprise vacation for her 50th birthday. Due to a plague of misfortunes, including the death of her dad, the death of my dad, and having to care for a mother-in-law with severe dementia, we have had to keep postponing. Alas, we are leaving tomorrow. So, for the first time since I was six years old, I am missing opening day.

Since I will be in some backward-ass third-world country without proper coverage of American sports, I am counting on this forum to keep me up-to-date. Please have my back on this, guys.

Thanks,
John

[Dalyn]

The gameday thread should be a monster. Enjoy your vacation, and we'll handle the blow-by-blow.

[Hawk]

Have fun, John! Where will you be?

[buck75]

So sorry to hear about all of the difficult times with both sets of parents but I hope that you really enjoy your vacation.

[JohnAdcox]

Have fun, John! Where will you be?

Paris, France. (Just so no one confuses it with Texas.)

[UNCBlue012]

HUGE THREAD. LET'S DO IT.

have fun man!

[Prikichi]

Paris, France. (Just so no one confuses it with Texas.)

"backward-ass third-world country"? lol, Hope you're joking.

[cajunrevenge]

Braves traded Freeman to Texas for Yu Darvish. The John's were quoted as saying "we would never get a pitcher of Yu's caliber if he was healthy so as soon as we heard he had TJ surgery we were on the phone with Texas".

Edit - yes, they all said the same quote in unison.

[Julio3000]

Just make sure you vociferously assert the superiority of American sports. The French love that. I promise that we won't more than 10 games out by the time you get back.

[JohnAdcox]

"backward-ass third-world country"? lol, Hope you're joking.

Yeah? Show me the Braves on TV there. ;-) But yes. Mostly. And if I really WAS … well, that’s not how I would have worded it.

[JohnAdcox]

I promise that we won't more than 10 games out by the time you get back.

That is especially funny when you remember that I never said how long I’d be gone.

[JohnAdcox]

[Dalyn]

That is especially funny when you remember that I never said how long I’d be gone.

We all figured 10 games.