tennis, life and a few things in between

1 E 161 Street
Bronx, NY 10451

My first time to Yankee Stadium, attending the last regular season game against Tampa Bay Rays. It’s a must win for Yanks (92-70), which they did, and meaningless one for Rays (100-62), which is the best in baseball this season (they won AL Pennants last year, 2020). It’s a boring game because only one run scored by the Yanks, which tied them with Boston Red Sox – they’ll play one game to decide the wild card into the playoff. It’s a boring game, only one run scored by the Yanks. We left at the bottom of 7th inning and, then stood to watch a few seconds more when Rays was in the scoring position.

The stadium was built in 2009, costing $2.3 billion ($1.2 b is from public subsidies). The surrounding area is slightly better than Shea/Citifield, but without much potential for betterment, where as Mets @ Flushing, I’m still hopeful that Mets’ could make their home a great place to be.

• a bodega neighborhood, Franz Sigel Park & Yolanda Garcia Park
• Joyce Kilmer Park
• Bronx Supreme Court
• Porto Salvo

Our gear arrived in time for the game. We only spotted one couple with Rays caps – we’re in the sea of Yankee fans. The thick and sturdy road side bars are for safety?

Babe Ruth (1895-1948) was once a Yankee. What did they do in 1949 and 1961? The street vendors sell water for $2 a bottle. The next generation of baseball players!

Forbes ranking rates Dallas Cowboys, NY Yankees and Knicks as the top three most valuable teams ($5+ in billion.

目测 戴养鸡🧢 的中国人多过其它任何一个队 不知道为什么. 最近五年价值最高的职业队是达拉斯的小牛队🏈 养鸡屈居小二, 虽然养鸡赢了27个🥎冠军 牛5才个🏈冠军. 不过鸡队的建队时间比牛长一倍. 挺怀念🐔队的前乔治 Steinbrenner (1930-2010), 和大嘴巴 床铺有一拼.
为了来看这场比赛 特意买了TB的🧢.
七个inning 没有一个run, 🥱

By the way, Tom Brady plays his old New England Patriots. 

A little yoga @ Caumsett Park

Wow … our out door ice skating ring

The state park is huge.

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Marina Park in Brooklyn.
It’s a nice day and saw a cute white car -:). The Verrazano Bridge charges half the rate $5.5 for SI residents and $11.06 for NYS and $16 other states. First time saw it.
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From pictures, the routes going up the K2 and Everest are littered with garbages, as more and more climbers seeking the thrill, for fullfilling their dreams.

The confilcts between the wearlth climbers (more of them) and the Sherpas who get them up there. This 2013 incident involved renowned mountaineers Ueli Steck of Switzerland  (1976-2017), Simone Moro of Italy (1967-), and Jonathan Griffith of United Kingdom (Alphine Exposures, Guardian), were attacked by a group of Sherpas at a high-altitude camp, over rope fixing and lack of respect…

• Sherpas and climbers on Everest never used to fight – so what changed?
• World’s highest fight? Sherpas, Westerners come to blows on Everest
• Treading on thin ice: Three European climbers get into fight with Sherpas near Everest summit

• Bethpage Black: green $150, club rental $40, ele cart 18 hole $34
• Bethpage Red: $96
• Long Island National golf club: $59?
• Montauk Downs, state park: $96, club $34, cart $17 single $34 double
• Harbor Links: $113, car $22 pp

• NTC: $66
• Grand Central/Vanderbilt tennis club, $250
• Randall’s Island, $105
• Westside,
• Roosevelt Island, $90

June 25, 2011 NJ

Saturday June 25 2011
Washington Township Tennis Club
620 Pascack Rd
Township of Washington, NJ 07676-4323
(201) 666-6121

We won it! In the final Jerry and I (7.0) out played the 7.5 from the get go in a timed match. Something to talk about.

Remember its sportsmanship that count, not gamesmanship. Congratulate to my comrades and thank you. Have fun at the tennis camp.

I just got this new toy Babolat’s Roland Garros edition: it feels great and does wonder, maybe it can cook dinner and serve drink too if I explore it more.
I’ve been using the left over from my kids and then using Pumpkin’s Andy Roddick Pure Drive, which is about 11 oz. When Pumpkin first purchased, I didn’t like it due to its weight. But when I broke one of the rockets, I began to use it and began to like it.

Afterward we went to A Taste of Shanghai in Flushing, had a tasty dinner.

The exciting tournament is coming soon: Sat., June 25 at Washington Township tennis club. You will meet many old and new tennis friends on that day. 23 teams and more than 140 players will attend this big event.

The court will be open at 9:00am. The first match, advance men and senior men will begin at 9:30am.

The “100 Double Ten Tennis Tournament” will be hosted jointly by Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York and New Jersey Chinese Tennis Association on Saturday, June 25th, 2011for celebrating 100 birthday of Republic of China.

The match schedules – we’re team 1 that starts at 3:30pm

The followings are the tournament information and rules:

• Team:

Each team consists of 6 players, or 3 pairs of Doubles in the order of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Doubles.
There will be 6 flights:

1. Men’s A: USTA rating 4.0 or above
2. Men’s B: USTA rating 3.5 or lower
3. Advanced women : USTA rating 4.0 or above
4. Senior men
5. Advanced Mixed Doubles: combined rating 8.0 or above
6. Intermediated Mixed Doubles: combined rating 7.0 or lower

Due to limited number of courts, each flight will accept a maximum of four teams.

• Format:

1. Under each Flight, every team will play round robin against each other.
2. 3 matches play by the order of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Double against other teams with 8- games Pro set method (first to win 8 games by two wins the match).
3. No-Ad scoring will be used. If the game is tied at 40-40, the receiver has the choice for which side to take the serve. For mixed doubles, the server must sever to the same gender.
4. Winning team will be decided by the total matches won. Winning two courts wins a match. If points are tied within 2 teams, then courts and games will be counted.

• Captains responsibilities:

1. Make sure all players are ready when called for the match.
2. Spin a Racquet to determine who serves first prior the 5-minutes warm up.
3. No need to change sides after games.
4. Turned off your cell phone during match play.
5. Leave the balls on court, and report scores to the tournament desk immediately after your match. All players (winners and losers) report scores, as accuracy is important.

• Cost: $120 per team
• Schedule:  To be announced
• Award and Gift (Winner trophies will be presented by the tournament organizers and event sponsor)

The winning team in each Flight will be awarded 6 trophies.
All attending players will receive a player gift.

• Recognition:  Sponsors: Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Margaret Lam, Dr. Kenneth Chang, Dr. Andy Chang, Dr. Timothy Chang, Dr. Morris Hawn.  Taipei Economic and Cultural Office and NJCTA provide event planning and organizing.

• Drinks and food will be provided.