Okay, Maybe I'm a Little Drunk

NOTE: SoSG Delino does not usually look like this.

...but I just want to say our readers KICK ASS. A big thank you to everyone who showed up to SoSG Fest 2011, our kind hosts [name of secret location redacted], and especially SoSG Sax for organizing the whole shindig. Y'all sure know how to drink!

Game 144 Thread: Sept. 10 @ Giants, 6p

Dana Eveland (1-0, 1.13) vs. Ryan Vogelsong (10-6, 2.62).

If yesterday's Kershaw v. Lincecum game was a matchup of aces, today's game is a journeyman's special. Eveland (with his six team in the Dodgers) takes on Vogelsong (in and out of the majors since 2000) in a meeting of pitchers making the most of second, or third, chances.

Speaking of meetings, a group of Sons and readers will be taking in the game at SoSG Fest 2011. Be sure to give us a holler if you're near [name of secret location redacted]!

SoSG Fest 2011: See You Tomorrow!

One last update on SoSG Fest 2011, set for Saturday, September 10 at 5.30p. We will be watching the Dodgers @ Giants game on television, partaking in food, drink, inane contests, and snappy banter (if not necessarily clothed in snappy dress).

Attendees: you should have gotten an email last night with the secret Los Angeles location. Please reply with the instructions in the email to confirm your attendance.

We've had one person drop out so we might have space for one or two more SoSGers. Please email us if you're interested in attending; details on how to apply (and what this is all about) are here.

Really looking forward to this event. Thanks to all of you who have already replied!

Go Dodgers!

SoSG Fest 2011: T-Minus Four Days And Counting

Welcome back to work, people. Here's the latest on SoSG Fest 2011, set for Saturday, September 10 at 5.30p. We will be watching the Dodgers @ Giants game on television, partaking in food, drink, inane contests, and snappy banter (if not necessarily clothed in snappy dress).

Right now, I've got the following readers confirmed: QuadSevens, Mr. Customer, Jason, Dusty Baker, Josh S., Nancy Bea, Betsy R., John G., and Greg No Photo. If I have emailed you back and you do not see your name on this list, please let me know. Otherwise, you all will receive information on Thursday with the secret Los Angeles location.

It looks like we will also have four of the five (remaining) Sons in the house, for at least some of the time (pending successful transport from the USC game, post-tailgating, to the location). Hopefully, it's the four Sons you guys want to see (but that is not guaranteed).

We may be able to sneak in a couple more people, depending on how many guests attend. If you are still interested, please send us an email to let us know you are interested in attending! Details on how to apply (and what this is all about) are here.

Get your livers ready.

SoSG Fest 2011: Seats Going Fast

Free food, drinks, and plenty of snark. And a Dodgers / Giants game (on television) to boot. And prizes! Plus, this is the first SoSG Fest with an attendee from out of state!

That's right, SoSG Fest 2011, set for Saturday September 10, 2011 somewhere in Los Angeles, is almost completely full. If you have not already emailed us AND received a response, please send us an email to let us know you are interested in attending! Details on how to apply (and what this is all about) are here.

Hope to see you next Saturday!

Announcing SoSG Fest 2011! UPDATED

UPDATE: Thanks to Jason for figuring out that Fox had changed the time of the game. The Dodger game--now 6:05 first pitch--now conflicts with the USC game but we are still set on doing it that evening. Details to follow.

Congrats to those of you who found information on SoSG Fest 2011 through the "soft launch". That's right, we posted a clue to this event over two weeks ago, and the intrepid few who found the link hidden in our sidebar have had their calendars cleared for a while now (I'm talking to you, Mr. Customer, Josh S., Quadsevens, Mr. LA SC, Steve K., Jason, Dusty Baker, and Keven C).

Bonus points already go to you eight (we'll leave the link up for a while just for kicks, though we've closed comments on that thread).

That's right, we are gluttons for punishment and as such are opening up SoSG Fest 2011 on the afternoon evening of September 10, 2011, at a secret location again in Los Angeles. Last year's inaugural SoSG Fest 2010 was a blast, so we're bringing it back again this year.

You guys know the drill. We believe that the SoSG community is more fit to congregate at a bar to watch a Dodger game together on television, rather than have us deal with the logistical nightmare of pre-game ticket distributions for a night at the Stadium. Plus, this way, we can focus our energies on conversation with some snarky friends over a pint of beer, or four.

We'll provide at least some of the food and grub. There may be some prizes awarded. And the Dodgers @ Giants game, once again on Fox, will again be televised (last year's effort didn't go so well, by the way; just setting your expectations LOW). (I believe the USC game has a 4:30p kickoff.)

All of us Sons (at least, the five of us who remain) are really thankful and appreciative to have you as our readers, so we want to subsidize a portion of this event for you. Bring your livers, a little bit of cash, and a finely-sharpened can of sarcastic whupass, and come watch a game with some of the Sons and the SoSG readers.

Also, like last year, we are limited on space for this event so we are going to ask you to apply, just as we did last year. So, if you are available on September 10, 2011, and interested in attending, please send us an email, with your SoSG screen name and a brief paragraph on why you think you should be invited to SoSG Fest 2011--and, to those of you who attended SoSG Fest 2010, what training you've done in the past year to gear up for this event.

Historical frequency of comments, bonus points for having found the hidden sidebar link, and of course cash bribes, will all be taken into consideration in judging these entries. The Sons will make their wholly arbritrary decisions and will send emails with separate instructions on the event location and time to the winners.

Good luck!

SoSG Has A Secret

You guys are always so observant about this site, so I'll just leave it at that.