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Sgt_Nick_Fury said:
Forgot about that haven't been to a Thurs game this season...so they'll be even cheaper. Sadly I can not have a single one on my current diet. :( Ahh well, we'll enjoy cheap sodas. It's all about a night with the boy and Mrs.
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They have $2 small fountain drinks on Thursdays so it should be an inexpensive night at the concession stand for you.
 
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VolPack22 said:
Last Thursday I went to there was law enforcement coming out of the woodwork hanging out all throughout the stadium and outside the stadium. They must have had some belligerent drunks in the past.
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Can't drink at all while on diet. I'm stone cold sober. To be honest I appreciate their presence, this is very much a kid friendly environment and I prefer it that way.

I've always enjoyed a few beers during a game mind you and diet aside would enjoy them again, but never to the point of getting drunk. That's not what it's about. I do appreciate the fact you can afford to go there with a family, with kids, get tickets, drinks, and maybe an item or two at gift shop, and not be absolutely broke afterwards. Though my kid pushes that last part a bit.....lol he better not try and hit me up for another jersey!
 
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cardvolfan said:
Hey, I’m not an opera fan, but then again I’ve never been personally. Who knows for sure. I remember that Johnny Majors was a big opera and symphony fan.

I have to admit that I got involved in theatre and Shakespeare many years ago while a UTK student. Don’t ask me how, because it was quite the accident. I must say that while I enjoyed organic chemistry much more, I learned a heck of a lot about theatre. I think it allowed me to accept and learn to really enjoy all the musicals and plays I would by required to attend (by the spouse) after marriage. I go to the Tennessee Theatre, Clarence Brown, and to lots of plays whenever we are in NYC.

I guess I’m a “cultured” man at this point, which isn’t such a bad thing. However, in the end, if I have a choice between theatre or UT sports, I’m taking the sports ten times out of ten.
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I’m sure @Volprofch05 appreciates you liking organic chemistry! I’ve attended lots of live entertainment throughout my life, so I noted your spelling of ‘theatre,’ versus ‘theater.’
 
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@1RBFjr said:
I’m sure @Volprofch05 appreciates you liking organic chemistry! I’ve attended lots of live entertainment throughout my life, so I noted your spelling of ‘theatre,’ versus ‘theater.’
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While I do appreciate that, it is kind of a given seeing as everyone loves organic chemistry!
 
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@1RBFjr said:
I know! That’s why I’m wearing my ‘I love organic chemistry’ shirt again for the umpteenth time in a row today. I wear that puppy out!
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I saw a student with a shirt with Haslam business school written in the traditional baseVols script. I need to get something like that but for chemistry.
 
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Sgt_Nick_Fury said:
Can't drink at all while on diet. I'm stone cold sober. To be honest I appreciate their presence, this is very much a kid friendly environment and I prefer it that way.

I've always enjoyed a few beers during a game mind you and diet aside would enjoy them again, but never to the point of getting drunk. That's not what it's about. I do appreciate the fact you can afford to go there with a family, with kids, get tickets, drinks, and maybe an item or two at gift shop, and not be absolutely broke afterwards. Though my kid pushes that last part a bit.....lol he better not try and hit me up for another jersey!
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The gift shop can definitely be a money pit 😂
 
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Strider is the only starting pitcher in the majors that has an opportunity to get to 20 wins this season. He is sitting at 18 wins and will have two scheduled starts remaining, both coming against the Nationals. Snell seems to be the favorite to win NL Cy Young but is on one of the most underachieving teams of all-time.
 
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On September 20 in Baseball History...
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  • 1902 - Chicago's Jim Callahan tossed the White Sox's first no-hitter, beating Detroit 2-0.

  • 1905- Chicago White Sox president Charles Comiskey orders a houseboat built for the express purpose of transporting and housing the team during spring training.

  • 1908 - Frank Smith of the Chicago White Sox threw his second career no-hitter for a 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics.

  • 1919 - Babe Ruth ties Ned Williamson Major League mark of 27 home runs with a game-winner off Lefty Williams of the White Sox. Four days later he will hit number 28 over the roof of the Polo Grounds.

  • 1922 - Rogers Hornsby is stopped by Burleigh Grimes of Brooklyn after hitting in 33 straight games.

  • 1924 - Grover Alexander won his 300th game as the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Giants 7-3 in 12 innings.

  • 1931 - Lou Gehrig drives in four runs to break his old American League RBI mark of 175, set in 1927. By the season's end he will have a total of 184.

  • 1951- The owners elect National League President Ford Frick as the third commissioner of baseball for a seven-year term at $65,000 per annum.

  • 1953 - Ernie Banks of the Cubs hits his first Major League home run against Gerry Staley, but the Cards win 11-6.

  • 1955 - Giants slugger Willie Mays poles two home runs against the Pirates, giving him 50 for the year, making him the seventh player in history to accomplish this.

  • 1958 - Hoyt Wilhelm of the Baltimore Orioles pitched a 1-0 no-hitter against the New York Yankees at Memorial Stadium, with the only run coming on a home run by Gus Triandos.

  • 1968 - Mickey Mantle hit his last home run in the Major Leagues, a solo shot against Boston's Jim Lonborg. Mantle had 536 homers.

  • 1969 - Bob Moose of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitched a 4-0 no-hitter against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium.

  • 1980 - George Brett goes 0-for-4 in a 9-0 loss to the A's to drop his average below .400 for good. He is now hitting .396 and will finish the season at .390.

  • 1984 - The Padres clinch their first National League West title since entering the league in 1969 with a 5-4 win over the Giants. The key blow is winning pitcher Tim Lollar's three-run home run, his third home run of the season.

  • 1988 - Wade Boggs became the first player this century to get 200 hits in six consecutive seasons as the Boston Red Sox pounded Toronto 13-2. Boggs also joined Lou Gehrig as the only players to get 200 hits and 100 walks in three consecutive years.

  • 1992 - Philadelphia second baseman Mickey Morandini made the first unassisted triple play in the National League in 65 years, just the ninth in Major League history, in the Phillies' 3-2, 13-inning loss to Pittsburgh.

  • 1998 - Cal Ripken, Jr. took himself out of the starting lineup and did not play in the Baltimore Orioles' loss to the New York Yankees, ending his consecutive-game streak at 2,632 games. After nearly 16 years, Ripken said he decided the time was right to end the streak, which began on May 30, 1982.


Baseball Birthdays on September 20...
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Baseball Deaths on September 20...
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