All Things Bubba

Did you know Bubba has a page at IMDb? He's got only one credit: playing "himself" in History Rings True: Red Sox Opening Day Ring Ceremony. (Andy is also credited.)

The interesting bit is that Bubba's "STARmeter rating" is up 178% since last week. Admittedly, the traffic is probably so low - he's a baseball player, not a movie star - that even a few hits make a big difference. Still, it matches what I'm seeing at Bubba-Crosby.com. Traffic is way up - more than double what it was last month. Judging from the search strings leading them in (bubba crosby 2008, bubba crosby bio 2008, bubba crosby failed physical), people are wondering what's going on with Bubba. Wish I had more info for youse guys, but I don't.

I don't know what I'm going to do about the picture on the sidebar, either. I've gotten various suggestions: use a photo of Bubba in a Yankees uniform instead, or a photo of him in civvies, or in a Rice Owls uniform.

I'm leaning toward going with the Yankees uniform idea, but for now, I'm going to leave it as is. I like the photo I have up now. It's a nice picture of him. And he took it himself. I'll wait until I get back from my vacation before I make any changes.

If all goes as planned, I will be heading south to Florida at the crack of dawn on Wednesday, March 19 (coincidentally, an off day for the Reds). It will take two days to drive down. I should arrive in Sarasota the evening of March 20.

The Reds play an away game against the Twins on the 20th. Ft. Myers is about a hour away from Sarasota. It's a night game, so I could go. After driving ten hours a day for two days, I'll probably just want to crawl into bed, but if I get there in time and have the energy, I'll be there.

I'll be bringing my laptop, and expect to do some blogging from Florida.