Not quite Margraritaville, but good enough

Let me start this by saying I've never really seen Shannon Young off of a baseball field. During a game, I don't find her attractive at all. She's more just one of the guys. But let me tell you guys and girls, she cleans up really really well. I somewhat remember trying to sweet talk her, but I believe it ended in her saying I'm just a baby.

It's day three on the cruise and we have all sorts of stuff going on this afternoon, including an autorgraph and memorabilia session where I get to roll out some of the new Boston Dirt Dogs jerseys. Ah, the perks of being the only member of your team on the cruise.

Yesterday was pretty fun, considering I hit it a little too hard the first night on board. Yesterday was pretty lax. I spent about an hour hanging out with the Loony Tunes characters. Taz is my boy. Spent a little too much time at the casino. Craps and Blackjack are not my strong points. I also attended my first ever show where the dancers wear the big feathers on their heads. Don't ask me what it's really called, I didn't pay too much attention. My attention was focussed elsewhere.

Ended up in the lounge for the rest of the night. It's kind of funny because the players on this cruise are pretty diverse. But the groups kind of break up with the older veterans splitting off and doing their own thing, and us younger guys whooping it up and doing our own thing. We had the rowdy corner of the lounge with myself, Ryan Shelton, Devon Walker, Kegan Collins, Douglas Weedman and Carlos Hernendez all taking advantage of the younger drinking age. This alone is an interesting group. Walker and Collins are both a little more reserved, or at least were on this night. Weedman, well, he is either highly intelligent or just straight up high and talking out of his ass. I don't make assumptions. And nobody can understand a damn word Hernendez says. Now, seeing as this was a rather expensive cruise for younger people, the women situation did not play in our favor. But one such young lady did appear, and my boy Ryan Shelton pointed her out instantly. She is a freshman in college and her parents brought her along on this trip as a christmas gift. They are a pretty wealthy family from Rhode Island. Yes, I do know more about her than Ryan Shelton... think about it. And no, I am not going to make her and her family happy by playing for Providence any time soon. But I do have a date for the dance tonight.