Outside the dugout: What's cooking?

Tonight we’ve got Taco Bean Soup made with fresh ground boneless chuck roast. Ms. Jan carried our neighbor (that I’ve been taking care of her yard) to Tallahassee for her foot surgery early this morning and is staying to bring her back home. They are making everything outpatient surgery with the COVID-19. I get it but then this lady is 70—I would think if they are putting her to sleep for the surgery they would want to monitor her at least until the next day...

Guess I’m kinda glad that I am more or less outta the loop.

Pure summertime day here today. The ice cold longnecks go down smooth on days like this one.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

Tonight we’re gonna celebrate the ol’fireballer’s 68th birthday with
grilling filet mignon’s, baked potatoes, fresh romaine salad topped with vine ripe tomatoes. French garlic bread on the side.

W/D has whole beef tenderloins on sale @ $12.99lb—hard to turn that down.

The ice cold longnecks are in play on the back porch. I might consider 2 fingers of 1792 in a tumbler on the table at supper.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

Happy Birthday @74nole

Full Name: William Alan Horne
School: Chipola JC in Marianna, Florida
FSU Career
Baseball
Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown
1973 26 P 6-6 200 R R Jr * Albany, GA
1974 26 P 6-6 200 R R Sr * Albany, GA



FSU Statistics
Baseball
Pitching Statistics
Year ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/AVG WP HBP BK SFA SHA
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1973 2.44 4 4 17 11 3 2 1 2 81.0 59 33 22 47 70 1 7 3 0
1974 0.00 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 5.2 0 1 0 5 6 0 0 0 0
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Tot 2.28 4 4 20 12 3 2 1 2 86.2 59 34 22 52 76 0 0 1 0 .000 7 3 0 0 0


Batting Statistics
YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1973 .321 17 11 28 4 9 1 0 0 5 10 .357 1 0 8 .323 2 0 0 0
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tot .321 17 11 28 4 9 1 0 0 5 10 .357 1 0 8 0 .323 2 0 0 0


Fielding Statistics
Year PO AST E FLD% DP
----------------------------
1973 6 .000
----------------------------
Tot 0 0 6 .000 0

Baseball
Game Statistics
1973
Date Opponent W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Feb 16 MIAMI 1 2.0 3 2 2 5 2
Mar 3 TAMPA 1 2.0 3 2 1 2 2
Mar 15 MARIETTA COLLEGE 1 1 Y 1.2 6 5 5 1 1
Mar 24 MIAMI 1 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Mar 26 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL 1 1 2.2 2 1 1 2 2
Mar 28 VALDOSTA STATE COLL 1 1 1.2 0 0 0 1 2
Apr 5 ROLLINS COLLEGE 1 1 Y 1 7.0 2 0 0 1 8
Apr 9 AUBURN 1 1 Y 7.0 5 3 2 2 11
Apr 14 SAINT LEO COLLEGE 1 1 Y 1 1 9.0 2 0 0 3 9
Apr 19 MIAMI 1 1 Y 5.0 3 2 2 4 3
Apr 23 FLORIDA A&M 1 1 Y 1 9.0 7 6 0 4 4
Apr 29 GEORGIA TECH 1 Y 6.0 6 1 1 6 3
May 5 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 1 Y 5.2 3 3 0 5 3
May 13 SOUTH ALABAMA 1 Y 8.0 7 2 2 4 6
May 17 STETSON 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
May 19 FLORIDA 1 1 Y 1 1 9.0 4 0 0 3 7
May 25 FLORIDA 1 Y 4.1 6 6 6 4 4
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tot 4 4 17 11 3 2 1 2 81.0 59 33 22 47 70
1974
Date Opponent W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mar 19 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Mar 24 OHIO 1 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
Apr 9 MERCER-ATLANTA 1 Y 4.0 0 1 0 3 5
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tot 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 5.2 0 1 0 5 6


1973
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Feb 16 MIAMI 9d .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 3 TAMPA 9b .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Mar 15 MARIETTA COLLEGE * .000 1 P 0 0 1
Mar 24 MIAMI 9e .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 26 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL 9c .000 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 28 VALDOSTA STATE COLL *a .000 1 0 0
Apr 5 ROLLINS COLLEGE 9 .200 1 P 3 1 1 1 1 0
Apr 9 AUBURN 9 .143 1 P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Apr 14 SAINT LEO COLLEGE 9 .300 1 P 3 2 2 1 2 0
Apr 19 MIAMI 9 .364 1 P 1 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 23 FLORIDA A&M 9 .438 1 P 5 1 3 1 1 4 0 2
Apr 29 GEORGIA TECH 9 .368 1 P 3 0 0 0 0 0
May 5 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 9 .333 1 P 2 0 0 0 0 0
May 13 SOUTH ALABAMA 9 .292 1 P 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
May 17 STETSON 9a .292 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
May 19 FLORIDA 9 .296 1 P 3 0 1 1 1 0
May 25 FLORIDA 9 .321 1 P 1 0 1 1 1 1 0
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
.321 17 11 28 4 9 1 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
1974
Date Opponent BAT AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB HBP SO SF SH SB ATT PO A E
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mar 19 FLORIDA SOUTHERN COL *b .000 1 0 0
Mar 24 OHIO *b .000 1 0 0
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
.000 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


Thanks for the heads up @GatorLurker

 

I paid $13.99/lb. for 3.63 lb. about 3 weeks ago at Publix.

Had then slice it in pieces to freeze.

The butcher sliced off the fat for me which was nice.

What does it normally sell for. I didn't think it was on sale or anything when I bought mine.

HBD, btw!

 

Good choice on the bourbon. We pretty much always have a bottle on hand.

 

I’m ok with that. Had some decent games. I know I wasn’t one of the greats but I’m not ashamed.
Junior College stats were not bad . Maybe you can post those instead.

 

Regular price here is $19.99 lb

 

Bill hope you had a great birthday! I didn’t know .. sorry.

 

"Top Chef" finale on Bravo right now.

Down to the 3 finalists.

Italy.

I'm pulling for the lasagna guy......

 

Bryan is his name.

He just killed it with his beetroot salad....

Winner gets $250K!

I won't reveal the winner tonight until everyone gets a chance to watch it.

 

Happy "belated" Birthday Bill. I hope you had an awesome day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Keeping in the creativity of leftovers—

We are using the second half of Ms. Jan’s pot roast for a lighter supper of open face roast beef sandwiches.

As the afternoon wears on an ice cold longneck or three go down nice on the back porch as I watch Ms. Jan water all of her hanging pots and flowers.

Life is good in Gator Nation!

 

The yard is cut again and yes, it’s summertime hot—

Afternoon col’beers are definitely on tap today—

Tonight we’ve got fried fresh catfish, cheese grits, and French fries seasoned with Old Bay’s (makes for excellent fries with any seafood at our house anyway)

Life is good in Gator Nation!