Midnight Choker

If you were up late watching the Bucs last night, you probably wondered (or at least I did): Where is the always dangerous .200 hitting cleanup hitter, Garrett Jones?


Apparently, in the hospital after choking on a piece of food as opposed to his normal choking with runners in scoring position.


The good news is that he is perfectly fine and was back in the lineup today. And with two doubles today, he successfully raised his struggling batting average to .221. Maybe a brush with death by food is what his season needed.


At least Anthony can now say he has something in common with a major leaguer. He once had a chicken bone stuck in his throat and had to be rushed to the emergency room at Butler Memorial Hospital. It happened after we watched "A League of Their Own" at the Penn Cinemas. After the movie, we went to the Summit Dairy Queen where a little too much ice cream forced Anthony to do the Heimlech Manuever on himself.

Lord knows I wasn't going to help him.

Dino's

I'll be headed to Dino's in Latrobe, PA, tonight to watch the Pens game against Montreal.

Is there a better sports restaurant/bar in the area? I truly don't think so. Rick's Sports Bar in Export is solid, but I've had better service at a self-checkout line at Giant Eagle. ("Please rescan your item. Please place your item in the bag. Please wait." Somehow, even though it does it to everyone, it's still embarassing when the self-checkout error light blinks)

Dino's offers good food at a decent price, a great atmosphere (tons of huge t.v.'s, an arcade, a bar, the whole shebang), and really good service*. Granted, I'm still bitter about getting carded last time I was there, but I guess she was just doing her job.

Screw it, I'm getting her fired tonight. I'm THIRTY freaking years old.

Now, if you ask Bird what constitutes good food in a great atmosphere, he's going to tell you that PNC Park is the place to be.

But take my side on this one. Instead of wasting your money going down to PNC, parking, walking to the game, spending a fortune on food, and leaving depressed....just sit at home, eat a home cooked meal, and watch The Three Stooges on t.v. You and your wallet will be full, and you'll be just as entertained by Moe and Larry's comedy as you will be by this year's battling Bucs.

Or just check out Dino's. And Remember to order your wings a little extra sloppy (like the Pirates on the basepaths, baby...)

* UPDATE: It figures that after I blogged good things about this place, we got treated like home invaders because we asked for a table for 12. Next time, I'm just going to McDonald's.