The Next Generation

by bobestes on May 22, 2007 6:06 PM EDT

Ok, folks.

Part of our duties as fans involves raising future generations of Reds fans.

Use this diary as a forum to show off your offspring. Include any humorous parent-related stories, hopes and dreams for future fandom, transcendental baseball moments y'all have had together, you name it.

I get real sappy when I think about sharing baseball with my 12 month old son in the future.

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the king

by bobestes on May 22, 2007 6:12 PM EDT reply actions

Looks like my little guy

Dunn is fun, but Griffey's spiffy.

by Man Mountain on May 22, 2007 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions

ok this is weird

for some reason I can't see my pic or yours

oh well, it was a good idea in theory

by bobestes on May 22, 2007 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions

blogger pictures are sporadic

sometimes they show, sometimes they don't.

Man Mountain, your image URL is bad. It doesn't have a file name and you need to use http:\ before the www.

My kid just pooped and missed the diaper, somehow. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

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by Slyde on May 22, 2007 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions

joke

my image was a joke based on bobestes' bad image.

I have no children (or pets).

Dunn is fun, but Griffey's spiffy.

by Man Mountain on May 22, 2007 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions

don't worry, I got it

by Brian B on May 23, 2007 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions

I'm not very smart

I admit it.

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by Slyde on May 23, 2007 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions

Blogger

Blogger doesn't allow hot-linking. I think if you do see it, it's because you were at the Blogger page, and it's still in your cache.

Try ImageShack.us or Flickr instead.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named "Bubba"?

by BubbaFan on May 22, 2007 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions

"internet savvy"

as in, I am not very

by bobestes on May 22, 2007 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions

cute kid

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by Slyde on May 22, 2007 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions

danke n/t

by bobestes on May 22, 2007 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Don't have kids

But my best friend does. He's a complete sports nut. He has a son, named Derek. (He says it's not after Jeter, but I wonder.) He signed up for Jets season tickets when the kid was born, dreaming of taking his son to the games. He had plans for Little League, Pop Warner football, high school sports, etc.

Of course you know what happened. The kid hates sports. All kinds of sports. Won't even watch sports, let alone play them or go to games.

My friend is okay with it, though. Derek is not the son he always imagined having, but he wouldn't trade him for anything. He gave up his Jets season tickets, and they do other things together.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named "Bubba"?

by BubbaFan on May 22, 2007 6:34 PM EDT reply actions

My soon-to-be born daughter's Wardrobe...

Chandrathan is Pissed!

by chandrathan on May 22, 2007 6:37 PM EDT reply actions

gosh....

Chandrathan is Pissed!

You're going to kiss your sweet, innocent baby with that mouth?

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by BubbaFan on May 22, 2007 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Put down Mason..

i am going to have put mason down to post pictures and stuff.. one handed typing even..

i've got double duty tonight - the wife is at a moms get together. atleast i can watch the game. :)

by snohio on May 22, 2007 7:36 PM EDT reply actions

I'll get some other pics...

..and comments up here later tonight.

(I'll apologize in advance for my contribution to the Red Reporter family photo album/slide show that this diary may be about to become. I realize that some of you are about as interested in my children as I am in interested in American Idol)

But for now, snohio, how old is your Mason? (I think you said in the other diary that our boys might be roughly the same age.) Preston (from the pictures) is nearly 2.5 (he's a little guy-spry even) and his fat little brother Tommy (see my BlogLog avatar) is eight months old.

Anyone else?

"I now must go stab out my mind's eye." ~Slyde

by Alan @ Red Reporter on May 22, 2007 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Picture Time.

Here, let me break out my wallet and show my you my boys..

Sorry if they aren't formatted the best and hopefully Shutterfly won't hunt me down for direct links, but my web server is down right now due to moving my computers around at home....

Trey (MJB3) just turned 2-1/2 on May 3rd. Mason Lee (MLB or Brick as I like to call him) turns 2 months on Memorial Day.

While we are on the subject, I mentioned it in a game thread, but I think it would be fun - how many of you would be interested in a family picnic / wiffleball game sometime in the coming month(s). I think a family get together would be fun. I really enjoy the aspect of RR that we get to chat about the family. RR is really a very nice online community. I also want to get my wife to believe that we are not all a bunch of compete dorks. :) I'll start a diary if we have enough interest..

by snohio on May 23, 2007 11:31 AM EDT reply actions

You want your wife to believe that we're not dorks

and you thinking her meeting us will help that effort?

Good looking kids, but Trey better get down from that table before he gets hurt!

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by Slyde on May 23, 2007 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah.. Thanks to his Grandma..

His "Dede" (grandma) has the same table and she lets him climb on it. The kid is 35lbs. He's no lightweight. He's going to go through the thing one of these days.

by snohio on May 23, 2007 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Hmm...

So far I know...

Slyde (Dork)
Me (dork)
OBC (Dork)
Sukr (Big Dork)
Snohio (dork i think, but I was a little drunk when I met him)
Red Menace (Dork)
Ash (Cooler than the rest of us/borderline dork)

So yeah, I'm in on a whiffle ball/picnic outing. Sounds like a lot of fun!

My opinion isn't very popular...

by chandrathan on May 23, 2007 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions

Yes but...

I had a certain impression before my first meeting of everyone and I definitely came away with a totally different one. Again - maybe it was the alcohol there too.

Maybe dorks and not geeks? Hell, I think I'm one of the few "IT" guys around here.

I guess I expected a bunch of stats geeks and it wasn't like that at all. Maybe I just want her to stop calling me a dork. :)

by snohio on May 23, 2007 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Chandra knows I'm a dork...

She knew it when we were in high school....It stayed true when we were in college, and unfortunately it's true now.

Also, I met JCH24 and he's a dork too. His wife was cool...He's an IT guy.

I went to school and got a computer science degree, but I don't use it.

My opinion isn't very popular...

by chandrathan on May 23, 2007 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Think again, homeboy

I'm a sys/net admin. Oh, and I did meet chandrathan on dirty shirt night, but apparently I don't rate. :)

"It's not fair that the guys in charge now weren't around to see the previous staff make the same mistakes." -- Brian B

by jch24 on May 23, 2007 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Timestamp's my proof...

you rate...

My opinion isn't very popular...

by chandrathan on May 23, 2007 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions

I would have gotten away with it too

If it weren't for you meddling kids!

"It's not fair that the guys in charge now weren't around to see the previous staff make the same mistakes." -- Brian B

by jch24 on May 23, 2007 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Ok..

So I should have stated "of the people I have personally met...."

But glad to know I'm not the only one around here than can fire up the old server..

Hey, think you could stop by my house and get my f'ing new DSL router and my wireless router to play nice. I fried the Westell DSL power adapter in the move and got whole new router that now wants to be the center of my universe and I want it to just be a router damn it.. I have to reconfigure my whole network now..

by snohio on May 23, 2007 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions

uh, I'm in IT

More of an applications guy, but it still counts.

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by Slyde on May 23, 2007 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions

You'd like to think so..

JK.. Ok.. I guess I'll count you..

Going to Miami, we had two IS degrees. SAN (systems analysis) and MIS (management of Info Systems) or better known as SAN-Light. Application guys were in SAN-Light. :)

Actually I didn't make much more than 2 years in.

by snohio on May 23, 2007 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions

That's okay

my degree is in Philosophy, so I'm probably too spacey to be a hardware guy.

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by Slyde on May 23, 2007 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Oy

Been there.....that's the only reason I'm still running the old Cisco DSL router at my house. Well, that, and I'm lazy. :)

My biggest problem now is that I somehow lost the ability to dial into my home computer from work. Puts a crimp in my "oh crap, I forgot to email that file, better dial in and grab it" plans.

"It's not fair that the guys in charge now weren't around to see the previous staff make the same mistakes." -- Brian B

by jch24 on May 23, 2007 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Odd Thing

For some reason the Cisco routers don't work in all locations (mine being one.) It's Westell or bust.. I've got two old Cisco routers floating around the house collecting dust.

Wow, we kinda got off track and seemed to have high-jacked Bob's diary..

by snohio on May 23, 2007 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions

since we're here

I have a networking question. I've got a linsys wireless-g router that I've upgraded with DD-WRT software. The wireless connection is quick on it, but I have two desktops that are wired to it and they are stinkin' slow (websites constantly fail to load). I just assumed that it was the PCs because they are both old, but today I connected one of them directly to the cable modem and the connection flew. I know you're not a helpdesk, but any guesses on why or what I can do to figure out why the wired connections suck through the router?

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by Slyde on May 23, 2007 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions

You might check

Silly suggestion, but make sure there's no duplex mismatch between the router and machine.

Here's the best thread I saw after googling. Not sure if it'll help or not.

"It's not fair that the guys in charge now weren't around to see the previous staff make the same mistakes." -- Brian B

by jch24 on May 24, 2007 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions

Good call.

Yeah a duplex mismatch would definitely turn out those kind of results.

You could hard-set the network adapter to 100/full and do the same on the switch/router assuming it will let you. (or 10/full if the computers are THAT old.)

by snohio on May 24, 2007 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions

Thanks guys!

I switched the PC from Full duplex to half and it seems to be working now. That explains why I had good speed before I switched to the wireless router, but not so much lately. You just made my PC usable again. Thanks jch! (and snohio for agreeing with him :).

Of course, I'm only getting 10 Mbps, but that's because yes, the PC is that old. This is the fourth place I've lived in since I bought it (back in 2000 or 2001, I believe).

Thanks again!

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by Slyde on May 24, 2007 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions

Sweeeeeeet

Can I put this on my resume? :)

"It's not fair that the guys in charge now weren't around to see the previous staff make the same mistakes." -- Brian B

by jch24 on May 24, 2007 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions

Sure

I'll vouch for you.

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by Slyde on May 24, 2007 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions

Me too, me too

Alex turned six on 4/4, and Sydney will be two on 9/6.

"It's not fair that the guys in charge now weren't around to see the previous staff make the same mistakes." -- Brian B

by jch24 on May 23, 2007 12:08 PM EDT reply actions

I happen have a lot of friends

in the Interior Design Community. These fellows tell me that 'IT" guys are definately from their camp. So be careful what you wish for. AS for myself I'm from the past - nerd will do nicely. At least that is what my call calls me.

"Ooo Ooo That smell... can't ya smell that smell?"

by Madville on May 23, 2007 12:10 PM EDT reply actions

Apple IT

Yeah that would be a bunch of Apple IT people, huh..

by snohio on May 23, 2007 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions

RR picnic

I should be in OH last week of July- first week of Aug, i would love to go to an RR gathering.

GO REDS!

by ewquinn on May 23, 2007 12:23 PM EDT reply actions

July 28th?

The following week WE are going to Pittsburgh, or at least WE are trying. WE is turning out to be Slyde, Ash and myself..

We can pencil that in though, that might be a good (but H O T) Saturday..

by snohio on May 23, 2007 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions

July 28th...

Is Chandra's birthday...

My opinion isn't very popular...

by chandrathan on May 23, 2007 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Woohoo!

We can celebrate her b-day..

It's my half-birthday and Mason will turn 4 months that day.

by snohio on May 23, 2007 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions

I'll tell her you guys...

wanted to throw her a birthday party!

My opinion isn't very popular...

by chandrathan on May 23, 2007 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Excellent idea..

I'll post a diary soon so we quit piling on Bob's Meet My Kids (which the pictures have disappeared Bob) diary..

Actually I am pretty amazed that there are quite a few of us with kids right around the same age. I find that rather nice.

by snohio on May 23, 2007 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions

I want to show off my kid too

This was yesterday:

And in the old onesie from last season (probably around 4 months old):

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by Slyde on May 23, 2007 12:46 PM EDT reply actions

Slyde...

..I'm guessing you had a lot of fun with the "height," "weight" and "head circumference" percentile charts and graphs.

You got a good one there.

"Sometimes you gotta wait five years for a healthy white baby..." (Points?)

"I now must go stab out my mind's eye." ~Slyde

by Alan @ Red Reporter on May 23, 2007 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Slydes have always had big heads

He's always been 75th+ percentile for height, but he's stayed around 50th percentile for weight.

Thanks for noticing. :)

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by Slyde on May 23, 2007 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions

I wasn't commenting...

...on any specific baby's specific head size. I just thought that (assuming your pediatrician showed you growth rate charts similar to what my pediatrician showed me) you must have never have been so proud to see some numbers crunched and graphed.

"I now must go stab out my mind's eye." ~Slyde

by Alan @ Red Reporter on May 23, 2007 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Where's the instruction manual for this?

My kids want some face time!

I guess I'm disqualified from the aformentioned 'geek' category. Being in accounting, however, may place me squarely in the 'dork' category.

The face of a child says it all, especially the mouth part

by JJ on May 23, 2007 2:17 PM EDT reply actions

brief instructions

upload the pictures to somewhere on the web (http://imageshack.us is a good, free place to try).
Get the URL of the image from where you uploaded it.
post the image in a comment using the img tag. Check the main page of the wiki for instructions as I can't put a clear example without the site thinking it's actually an image.
Rinse, repeat.

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by Slyde on May 23, 2007 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Preston at GAB in '06

Points if you can name the Red!

"I now must go stab out my mind's eye." ~Slyde

by Alan @ Red Reporter on May 23, 2007 3:49 PM EDT reply actions

Don't you mean

former Red?

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by Slyde on May 23, 2007 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes

But I was trying to give as few clues as possible.

My title for this picture last year was "Fifth in our Outfield but First in our Hearts."

"I now must go stab out my mind's eye." ~Slyde

by Alan @ Red Reporter on May 23, 2007 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Preston & Pops @ GAB in '05 and again in '06.

Points if you can name the HOF pitcher/HOF batter matchup behind us in both pictures. (Yes, it looks like a lefty on the mound in '06 but I promise you it's the same HOF right-handed virtuoso that's pitching in the '05 picture. I think he was checking a runner at first or something.)

Anyway, I've got one more pic and then I'll stop. ('Til ya holla for mo.)

"I now must go stab out my mind's eye." ~Slyde

by Alan @ Red Reporter on May 23, 2007 4:09 PM EDT reply actions

Summer '05 (Last one. I promise.)

We'll work on his open stance and of course whenever I ask him to switch the position of his hands he just gives me that look that says, "Uh Dad, ever heard of a guy named Hank Aaron?" Either that or his look says, "I just filled my pants with this morning's waffles."

"I now must go stab out my mind's eye." ~Slyde

by Alan @ Red Reporter on May 23, 2007 4:39 PM EDT reply actions

It's actually.. Summer '06. My bad.

"I now must go stab out my mind's eye." ~Slyde

by Alan @ Red Reporter on May 23, 2007 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Being a parent..

means you can't miss an opportunity to show off pics of your kids.

by sonant1 on May 23, 2007 6:26 PM EDT reply actions

Coupla good looking youngsters there.

What's it like to know you've changed your last soiled diaper?

"I now must go stab out my mind's eye." ~Slyde

by Alan @ Red Reporter on May 23, 2007 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions

one more and we're done

love him to death, but 2 is my limit

even odds

by bobestes on May 23, 2007 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions

I love the look on the left

He don't need this shit, but he's doing it for you. Go Crabs!

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by Slyde on May 24, 2007 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions

My twins

My little 1-year olds! They're happiest when they're eating, so here they are!

Claire

Jacob

The face of a child says it all, especially the mouth part

by JJ on May 24, 2007 8:09 AM EDT reply actions

oh boy

I can't imagine raising twins. We're having some serious teething issues right now. I don't know what I'd do if I had to have that double-time

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by Slyde on May 24, 2007 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions

My best friend

Has triplet girls. Yeah, TRIPLETS. I went to their 4th birthday party this past weekend. I laugh and cry for him every day just thinking about him and his wife trying to handle it.

"It's not fair that the guys in charge now weren't around to see the previous staff make the same mistakes." -- Brian B

by jch24 on May 24, 2007 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions