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As I mentioned, this past weekend was our annual RBI Baseball Tournament out in Chicago. The notice this year was a bit short, and I had committed to a lot of extra work that really shouldn't have allowed me to leave town for the weekend, but I can't say no to 12 straight hours of classic NES goodness. I thought I would be clever and book a ticket on MegaBus, the low-fare regional transportation system that goes to and from Chicago daily. Even at the short-notice cost of $45, it was cheaper than gas and would leave me free to work on my projects on the way out. After waiting at the bus stop for an hour, some of the other would-be passengers started to get antsy and called up the bus company. It turns out that our bus had broken down a few blocks away from our station and wouldn't be able to take us. MegaBus proceeded to waste the next hour and a half of our time promising to book us a charter bus, when ultimately the whole thing was just scrapped and we were told to reschedule for that evening. Luckly, a friend who was also attending the event and who didn't live too far away hadn't taken off yet, and we were able to meet up so I could catch a ride. Crisis averted, although I am significantly further behind on my projects than I'd like to be at this point. The tournament was, of course, a success. We managed to capture even more footage than last year; Enough footage that I thought I would try my hand at video editing. As you can tell from the video, we had a marked increase in attendance this year. Enough that we had to add a third NES system and even with that addition, the round robin tournament stretched to nearly nine hours. In the end, Barn walked away the winner, despite being stuck with the New York Mets. Brent Cline's reign of tyranny came to an end, and the RBI trophy made its way town to Tennessee for the year. With a 5-6 record, I've got some practicing to do, but I should be able to squeeze in a few games between now and then so I can be a contender in next year's tournament. Unless Marty shows up again. That jerk.
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