The team arrived in Bowling Green at 6:35 AM Eastern Time, 5:35 AM local time in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The route from Grand Rapids took us east towards Lansing, then south through Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Louisville, and finally to Bowling Green.
The interesting thing about the trip was that the Hot Rods were playing in Fort Wayne, and they played 13 innings last night. So even though Bowling Green probably got into town earlier than the Silver Hawks, it wasn't by much.
Two quick notes:
1 - Sorry again about not posting a lineup last night. Blogger was down and I had no access to it late afternoon/early evening in West Michigan.
2 - There is not going to be any blog posts tomorrow, unless I can get the lineups up shortly before game time. As mentioned on the air last night, I have the chance to go to my nephew's first birthday party tomorrow. It's about a 2 or 2.5 hour drive each way, so I'm leaving early and won't be back until a couple of hours before game time.
Showing posts with label Bowling Green Kentucky. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bowling Green Kentucky. Show all posts
Friday, May 13, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Greeting from Bowling Green
I hope everyone had a great Easter yesterday. I was able to make it home after the games on Saturday (got in to northern Kentucky at about 2 AM) and then spent the Easter holiday with my family and my fiancee's family.
Since I rode home with my fiancee, my dad drove me down to Bowling Green today, and I've met up with the team at the hotel. They arrived shortly before 2 Eastern (1 PM in the Central Time Zone which is where we are now for the first time this season).
Bus to the stadium is in about 40 minutes (4 PM Eastern), so I'll have more once we get to the park.
Since I rode home with my fiancee, my dad drove me down to Bowling Green today, and I've met up with the team at the hotel. They arrived shortly before 2 Eastern (1 PM in the Central Time Zone which is where we are now for the first time this season).
Bus to the stadium is in about 40 minutes (4 PM Eastern), so I'll have more once we get to the park.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Western Kentucky University
Since we had an early bus to the ballpark today, I decided to walk the mile or so (uphill) to the campus of Western Kentucky University and snap some photos. A few of the more interesting ones are included below.
I believe this is the main administration building. When they nicknamed the school "Hilltoppers", they weren't kidding. It was actually a 15-20 minute uphill walk from the Hot Rods stadium to the point where I took this picture. And there were multiple other hills as you walked around campus. To say I was sweating would be an understatement.
Yep...I walked right in the football stadium and took a picture. If you look around midfield, that is the kickers from the football team practing field goals and punts. Honestly, there was no one around and it seemed as if I could have just walked down to the middle of the 50 yard line if I was so inclined. I decided against it because I wasn't sure if it was allowed or not (probably not).
This is a view of the Hilltoppers baseball stadium from down the left left field line.
Finally, this is a tower centrally located on campus. The tower has a bell that rings at the top of every hour and also plays some melodies. There are photos and a statue of a soldier around the base of the tower.
I believe this is the main administration building. When they nicknamed the school "Hilltoppers", they weren't kidding. It was actually a 15-20 minute uphill walk from the Hot Rods stadium to the point where I took this picture. And there were multiple other hills as you walked around campus. To say I was sweating would be an understatement.
I thought this was cool. The old Greek pillars open up towards the fine arts building, but on the right side of these pillars is hillside seating/bleachers like an old Greek amphitheater where they could do outdoor plays and concerts.
Yep...I walked right in the football stadium and took a picture. If you look around midfield, that is the kickers from the football team practing field goals and punts. Honestly, there was no one around and it seemed as if I could have just walked down to the middle of the 50 yard line if I was so inclined. I decided against it because I wasn't sure if it was allowed or not (probably not).
This is a view of the Hilltoppers baseball stadium from down the left left field line.
Finally, this is a tower centrally located on campus. The tower has a bell that rings at the top of every hour and also plays some melodies. There are photos and a statue of a soldier around the base of the tower.
Anyhow, I took a few more photos of some of the other buildings on campus, but this is a baseball blog, not a college visit blog.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Blogging from the Bus
Yep, on the bus this morning to Bowling Green, Kentucky. We just passed by downtown Louisville and Slugger Field, the home of the triple-A Louisville Bats (Cincinnati Reds affiliate). Now we are passing Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, where the University of Louisville football team plays their home games. As a fan of the Kentucky Wildcats, I really can't stand the Louisville Cardinals.
What a great win last night for the Silver Hawks, rallying from a five run deficit to ultimately win 8-7 in ten innings. While this team has lacked in wins this season, there is no question that they hustle, work hard, and provide some dramatic games (seven walk off wins this year!). My voice still hasn't recovered fully from the excitement of last night. Thankfully we still have eight hours until tonight's game so I can rest up.
As always, it's just one win over a 140 game season, but you just hope that finally the team will gain some momentum from the victory and carry it over to win a few games against Bowling Green. However, maybe more so than any sport, there's really not a whole lot to be said about momentum in baseball. You could be the hottest team on the planet, but if the next pitcher you face is on his game, he can wipe away that momentum in a hurry.
Game time tonight is 7:35 Eastern Time. I'll have more from the stadium later this afternoon.
What a great win last night for the Silver Hawks, rallying from a five run deficit to ultimately win 8-7 in ten innings. While this team has lacked in wins this season, there is no question that they hustle, work hard, and provide some dramatic games (seven walk off wins this year!). My voice still hasn't recovered fully from the excitement of last night. Thankfully we still have eight hours until tonight's game so I can rest up.
As always, it's just one win over a 140 game season, but you just hope that finally the team will gain some momentum from the victory and carry it over to win a few games against Bowling Green. However, maybe more so than any sport, there's really not a whole lot to be said about momentum in baseball. You could be the hottest team on the planet, but if the next pitcher you face is on his game, he can wipe away that momentum in a hurry.
Game time tonight is 7:35 Eastern Time. I'll have more from the stadium later this afternoon.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Good Morning (Or is it Afternoon?) From Bowling Green
It's 11:41 AM here in Bowling Green...12:41 PM back in South Bend. It's only an hour difference, but I'm all messed up on my time already.
The bus left Eastlake, Ohio around 10:30 PM Eastern Time last night, and we drove straight through (no stops) to Bowling Green, Kentucky. We arrived at 5:45 AM Eastern Time (or 4:45 here in the central time zone).
The hotel is very nice, and there are plenty of options to eat around the ballpark.
I slept about 2 hours on the bus, and then about 4 and a half hours at the hotel before my body clock forced me out of bed. I ate lunch already (at 10:35 AM central time), and have already walked around the mall and picked up a few groceries at the local Kroger.
It's getting very close to being nap time however, since we won't be heading to the stadium until 4:15 central time.
The bus left Eastlake, Ohio around 10:30 PM Eastern Time last night, and we drove straight through (no stops) to Bowling Green, Kentucky. We arrived at 5:45 AM Eastern Time (or 4:45 here in the central time zone).
The hotel is very nice, and there are plenty of options to eat around the ballpark.
I slept about 2 hours on the bus, and then about 4 and a half hours at the hotel before my body clock forced me out of bed. I ate lunch already (at 10:35 AM central time), and have already walked around the mall and picked up a few groceries at the local Kroger.
It's getting very close to being nap time however, since we won't be heading to the stadium until 4:15 central time.
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