An Apology and a Thank You

First and foremost, I apologize for missing the game last night. Unfortunately, I have a history of kidney stones and a nasty one decided to creep up early yesterday morning. I spent over 24 hours in the hospital, mad at the world because I was missing a game.

Secondly, I owe a big thank you to Casey Richards for driving up from South Bend and filling in for me last night. Casey was expecting to have a nice relaxing weekend, and instead, he was forced into duty and filled in admirably. I also want to thank the South Bend Silver Hawks front office staff, manager Mark Haley, and trainer Brian Czachowski for being very supportive and allowing to me rest comfortably knowing that everything would be taken care of.

I fully anticipate broadcasting tonight's game (with Casey by my side just in case), but it's nice to know that if I do have an issue that others will step up in a big way.