Tagged: Off-day

August 20, 2009

Droppings from the Nest, August 20th

Even with a pitchers duel between Hawks Robert Hernandez and Spokane’s Braden Tullis, the Hawks pulled out the win 1-0 thanks to an RBI single by Logan Watkins.

And on an interesting note, all three pitchers for the Hawks last night (Hernandez, Eduardo Figueroa and Dionis Nunez) happen to live with the same host family. I’m sure they went home and had a big celebration.

But now the guys hit the road for a week and a half, making visits to Yakima, Spokane and Tri City. It will be a nice break for us in the front office, and I have some pretty exciting plans in the works. Tonight I head to the Caldwell Night Rodeo, Saturday I’m planning on floating the Boise river for the second time this summer and then going salsa dancing. I’m also hoping to fit in another camping trip while the guys are gone. Oh, and lots and lots of sleep!

But before I get carried away thinking about my upcoming plans, let’s get to those droppings:

Jordan Rodriguez with the Idaho Statesman take a look at Greg Rohan’s battle with HBP this season who has been hit seven times this season; the Statesman also has a recap of last night’s game.
The Idaho Press-Tribune looks at the Hawks’ series win over Spokane.

July 29, 2009

Droppings from the Nest, July 29th

Because of the off day yesterday, the droppings are few and far between. We still managed to get a little love though.

The Idaho Statesman talks about recent roster moves and D.J. LeMahieu’s skip over Boise.
The Idaho Press-Tribune looks at the Hawks’ newest addition, second baseman Derrick (DJ) Fitzgerald.

As you can tell from the droppings, the big news yesterday involved some movement within the organization. Cubs No. 2 draft pick, D.J. LeMahieu was promoted to the Peoria Chiefs, skipping right over us here in Boise. In return, Chiefs second baseman Derrick Fitzgerald was sent to Boise. In order to make room on the Hawks roster, RHP Larry Suarez was sent to Mesa. Talk about the domino effect!

So as we move into this homestand against the Vancouver Canadians, we have added two new players to the roster, Fitzgerald and LHP Chris Rusin. Should be interesting with the roster a little shaken up again.

July 14, 2009

Off-day Adventures in Boise

With the guys in Vancouver for five days, my coworkers and I enjoyed some nice R&R…even getting our first “real” weekend since the beginning of the season.

Adventure #1: Whitewater rafting the Payette River
I am scared of drowning. I once watched this video that showed people rafting the Colorado River and I remember thinking: “There is absolutely no way I would ever go whitewater rafting…”

Unless it was connected to my job.

How on Earth did I find a job that would be able to tie in whitewater rafting?! It’s not like my job was on the line if I didn’t go whitewater rafting, but my boss did invite me, along with another office member, to go with her family.

Leading up to Thursday, I was so nervous, all I could think about was rafting…and falling out of the raft. That morning I couldn’t eat breakfast for fear of a nervous stomach. But I did manage to chow down some granola (I was trying to get into the outdoorsy mode) and some Tums.

Rafting 2.jpg Turns out most of my anxiety was unneeded as no one in our raft fell out and our guide told us we were the best paddling team he’d seen in a long time…although I’m pretty sure my knuckles were sore the next day from the death-grip I had on my paddle. We ended up doing “The Rush” half-day trip, riafting through Class III and IV rapids with such names as Bronco Billy, Staircase, Slalom, Dog Leg and Tight and Right. Great choice for a first-timer, ha!

I think my favorite part was when we were coming up on our last Class IV rapid, Slalom, and our guide was explaining that we need to avoid a monster hole named Seemore. It’s named Seemore because, as our guide explained, “you see more boats flip and you see more people swim than at any other point of the trip.” Glorious.

Seconds before we were about to meet Seemore face-to-face, the guide says, “Change of plans, we’re not going to try to avoid Seemore…we’re going right through him.”

I thought I was going to puke. But before I knew it my mind switched from thoughts of puking to thoughts of paddling as fast as I could. After a couple huge splashes and what looked like a massive water-cave, I spun around and shouted, “Was that Seemore?!” The guide confirmed that we did, in fact, make it through Seemore alive…I was so excited I almost fell out of the raft celebrating.

I guess that’s one more thing to check off my bucket list–even though I’m pretty sure it wasn’t there to begin with.

I’m starting to feel like I’m crossing a lot off my bucket list here in Boise. Zip lining is the next big thing to do–but that will have to be after our upcoming eight-game homestand against Yakima and Salem-Keiser. The guys get back in town tomorrow and take on the Yakima Bears at 7:15. Check out www.boisehawks.com for tickets or call us at (208) 322-500.

Go Hawks!