Sunday March 18th, 2007...

I know that the title is boring for a blog entry but it is hard to come up with the title for a day which is summed with numerous activities. The activities are:
  1. Went to Church and heard a sermon on Obedience
  2. Bought a Fantasy Baseball Magazine
  3. Drafted my Fantasy Baseball team while I was on the phone with my league members who are in Kansas City, Missouri. (It took 3.5 hours for the 25 rounds)
  4. Put my kids to sleep which included:
    1. brushing their teeth
    2. Giving them a bath
    3. Dressing them up for bed
    4. Reading the Bible and praying with them
    5. Putting them to sleep
  5. Burping my 6 week old baby
  6. Downloading Ruby on Rails
  7. and...now currently blogging.
So what title should I pick? Should it be:
  • A day in a Christian Father's life
  • Fantasy Baseball, Ruby on Rails, Changing Diapers and Burping newborns in a day
  • Boy I am busy and I shouldn't be writing this blog entry
  • (Please comment with your suggestion for a title for this blog entry)
Anyway as you can see, I have had a busy day. This is typical for me everyday. I have to give Kudos to my wife and to every mother with young kids. I have it a lot easier than they do.

The message was good today about Obedience which started by defining obedience and then looking at various examples of obedience. As a parent, it could get frustrating when my child is disobeying. My wife and I get frustrated but at the same time it is a constant reminder how Christ is so patient with us. His patience is exemplified when he was on the cross. He is truly precious.

Once I got home and ate lunch at our neighbors. I got on the phone and drafted my baseball team.

Here is my team (if anyone cares):
  1. Jose Reyes - SS for NY Mets - Best Shortstop in the league this year
  2. Miguel Cabrera - 3B for the Florida Marlins
  3. Brandon Webb - Ace for the Arizona Diamondbacks
  4. Joe Mauer - C for the Twins - Best Catcher in the league this year
  5. Grady Sizemore - Outfield for the Cleveland Indians (This indian is routing for him)
  6. Ben Sheets - Ace for the Brewers - Fingers crossed that he won't get hurt
  7. Huston Street - Closer for the A's
  8. Jason Schmidt - Ace for the Dodgers - Strikeout pitcher pitching in a pitcher friendly stadium
  9. Barry Zito - Ace for the Giants - Hopefully he can earn his contract with great numbers
  10. Jermaine Dye - Outfielder for the White Sox - C'mon Jermaine!!!
  11. Brian Roberts - 2B for the Orioles - Leadoff for the Orioles lineup which is quite good
  12. Jeff Kent - 2B for the Dodgers - He is listed as a 1B or 2B player. Not bad for player who will give me depth.
  13. Adam Dunn - Outfielder for the Reds - Adam don't Strikeout!!!
  14. Nick Swisher - Outfielder for the A's - He is listed as a 1B and as a Outfielder. He adds depth
  15. Derek Lowe - 2nd starter for the Dodgers - I know I pitched another dodger
  16. Andy Pettitte - Starting Pitcher for the Yankees - I am rolling "Snake Eyes"
  17. Edgar Renteria - Shortstop for the Braves - Not bad for a backup
  18. Joe Crede - 3B for the White Sox - Backup for Miguel
  19. Eric Gagne - closer for the Rangers - Please don't get hurt but rather hurt other teams with saves
  20. Bob Wickman - closer for the braves - Backup if Gagne is a bust
  21. Cliff Lee - 2nd pitcher for the Indians - Not a good pick since I panicked when I picked him
  22. Paul Lo Duca - Catcher for the Mets - Backup for Mauer
  23. Carlos Silva - 3rd pitcher for the Twins - They say he looks like Johan Santana
  24. Ken Griffey Jr - Outfielder for the Reds - Peter Gammons and other folks at ESPN are high on him
  25. Carl Pavano - Starting pitcher for the Yankees - What can I say but he plays for the Yankees.
Overall I am content with my team. I could use a better outfield and a first baseman. Any suggestions.

Well I am done with this blog entry. I am going to go upstairs and spend some time with my wife.

Comments

Rachel said…
Good post! (This is Rachel) The Lord is so patient with us, isn't He?!
March 20, 2007 at 8:46:00 PM EST
Eric Joseph Nally said…
Hey, what a day! I hope you got enough rest that night.

About baseball suggestions:
1B: Kevin Youkilis - Red Sox
OF: Austin Kearns - Nationals
OF: Pat Burrell - Phillies

Just some thoughts :)
March 30, 2007 at 11:27:00 PM EST
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