Thursday, August 16, 2012

Day Off

Last night Rod and Mario were talking about what they are doing on their day off today.  This led to some serious speculation by the Tigress about what each Tigers player will be doing on their day off.  Let's start with our announcer friends, who were very vague on air with their off-day preferences.

Mario: Quite the rebel on off days.  He doesn't set an alarm and sleeps in to 10:15 (gasp!).  Then he takes his son outside and makes him hit 1,000 balls of the tee so he can follow in the footsteps of Rod, Smokes, and Kaline's kin and be drafted by the Tigers.  By the end of the day, the kid's gone all "Field of Dreams" and refuses to play catch with Mario.

Rod: He's having an 80s John Hughes marathon!  Always the purist, he decides to go in chronological order: Sixteen Candles, Breakfast Club, Weird Science, and finish with Ferris Bueller's Day Off.  He even dances along to Twist and Shout during the parade scene.

Phil Coke: Does 100 meter sprints all day long.  He gets faster and progressively more intense as the day goes on.  Eye of the Tiger, Philthy Phil.

Dougie Fresh: Spends all day searching You Tube for instructional videos on how to "Dougie" so that the next time the Tigress asks him, he can just bust a move.

Ricky P: Practices his pick up lines on the ladies at the local club. (Tries to get G$ to be his wing man but he's busy)  Some of his favs:
Do you have a Band aid?  I just scraped my knee falling for you.
You look cold.  Want to use me as a blanket?
You're so beautiful you made me forget my pick up line.

SchEYEzer: He's heading to Cedar Point again with G$!  Watch out Top Trill Dragster, this time the goal is not to puke.
Papa Potato: He's on You Tube also, but unlike Dougie, he's researching the most obnoxious ways to celebrate.  Interestingly enough, five of the top ten videos are of himself...

Verdiggity: It's a Taco Bell night folks!  Tomorrow is game day.  To challenge himself, he'll ask that the manager hide one tomato in his food to increase his tolerance for the fruit.
Actual picture twittered by JV

Avila: Ice bath, followed by heat packs, followed by hot ice, followed by a 90 minute massage.  By the end of the day, he'll be able to move around again like a 40 year old.

Jeff Baker: Will take the day and explore his new city.  He'll make the mistake of wandering around downtown Detroit, not realizing that all the Tigers live in Birmingham or some other ritzy suburb.  He gets caught in a sticky situation and ends up having to call G$ to bail him out.  Too bad G$ is in Ohio riding the Blue Streak...

Cabby:  I don't know, what do All Stars do on their day off?  Spend time with their family?  Weed the garden?  Get a pedicure?  Probably all of the above.

The Prince: He's been on Pinterest this road series and has several recipes to test out.  My guess is he'll invite Cabby and G$ over to sample.  We all know where G$ is though.

Jhonny (Silent J): He's also in Ohio, but not with the boys at the Point.  He's with his family, but has to spend the next home series trying to the get stink of Ohio out of his chin strap.

Danny Worth: Playing AAA tonight, but still contemplating whether to unpack his suitcase this time.  Seems like every time he does, he just has to repack again.

Tigerberry: Same as Worth, contemplating the suitcase.   Decides to not unpack yet and tempt fate.  Also spends most of the day applying moisturizer and Icy Hot to his hands.

BBoesch: Tries to surf in Lake St. Clair...again.  After an unsuccessful day, he cuddles up with his TiVo and watches all the Shark Week specials he's been saving from the week.

Dirty Dirks: HAIR CUT!!!!  Probably wishful thinking on my part.

AJacks: Still in a glow from his visit home from Texas, he visits a local 4H club to practice his dressage on his favorite horse, Cinnamon.  After that, he tries barrel racing and calf roping.  He then issues a challenge to Suckburn that if he makes it back to the Tigs, they are having a full blown "country boy" contest.

Delmon: Best guess: Court (or MLB) appointed therapy and community service.

Tigress: Living the Dream for one more solid week before the summer is officially over.  Although, I could probably make the drive to Sandusky...

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