That Balls Outta Here » family http://thatballsouttahere.com A Philadelphia Phillies Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Fri, 24 May 2013 23:30:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 How to Handle an Off-Day Assuming Your Life is Terrible http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/06/20/how-to-handle-an-off-day/ http://thatballsouttahere.com/2011/06/20/how-to-handle-an-off-day/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:00:40 +0000 Justin Klugh http://thatballsouttahere.com/?p=5850

I was recently trying to get a friend of mine who is not a baseball fan to come with me and watch a baseball game be played.

“I don’t know… how often do they have baseball games?” she asked.

“Baby, they play baseball every night,” I replied, only I didn’t say ‘baby,’ and I did ask for the check immediately afterward like the cool guy in a restaurant scene from a movie.  We hadn’t ordered any food yet so everybody got pretty confused, especially the waiter, who had been pretty sure he wasn’t getting a decent tip before the bill was zero dollars.  But, that’s what happens when you’re 100% dedicated to living your life as a cinematic stereotype. (more…)

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