Dispatches, thoughts, and miscellanea from writer Jon Konrath

Month: August 2008

  • Rockies @ Giants

    I’m in San Francisco right now. I went to my (probably) last baseball game of the year, Rockies versus Giants. This was both a really great game, and a bit of a bummer, especially since the Rockies lost, and it really summarizes the so-so year the team had. Okay, so I walk to the stadium,…

  • Brewers @ Dodgers

    This weekend, my sister-in-law was here from Wisconsin, and we all hung out and saw LA and saw Hollywood. And then on Saturday, we went to Chavez Landfill and saw ten innings of Mannywood. Here’s the bulleted list: Aside from the Rockies, the Brewers are one of my favorite teams, and although you miss a…

  • Mariners @ Angels

    I headed on down to Anaheim to see the Angels play the Mariners last night. Here’s the report: I bought these tickets mostly to see two teams I’d never seen, in a stadium I’d never seen. I had almost no vested interest in either team, except maybe a minor interest in the Mariners, because I…