Around the Horn
A few odds and ends I thought I'd share:
Parking around Rosenblatt Stadium is severely limited, and getting a parking pass is near impossible. Snaring one is like having gold in Omaha, so most people are forced to park on the streets and walk a good mile or so to the stadium. This hasn't gone unnoticed by Omaha residents who have made quite a business out of the parking shortage. Many residents have turned their front yards into temporary parking lots, charging anywhere from $5-$20 a day to park your car there. On one of my hikes to the stadium, I counted seven such lots, so I thought I'd stop and chat with one of the lot's owners. At Greg Wolfe's lot, he charges $9 a day and can park up to 30 cars. Wolfe, a real estate broker who has owned the lot for three years, says he makes close to $1,500 during the College World Series on his parking venture. Not a bad two-week payout.
Omaha is hot. Really hot. It's been in the 90s most of the week, but it feels like about 153 degrees when you're sitting at the stadium and the sun is blazing down on you. I grew up in Texas and used to consider a 90 degree summer day mild. But after living in Southern California for the past two years, I think I've become accustomed to the mild summers because this feels almost unbearable. Tomorrow's forecast calls for a high of 97. Yikes.
And finally, and most importantly, while you may not be able to help the Titans win on the field, you can help them cover some of their World Series expenses. The team can spend close to $100,000 at the World Series in costs that aren't covered by the NCAA. Fans and alumni can assist the Titans in reimbursing these expenses by donating to the Titan Athletics Club. If you're in Omaha, you can swing by the Titan House and make a donation there. If you're elsewhere, you can make a donation through this Web site. One hundred percent of the proceeds go to the baseball team, and Pamela Jones-Tintle, director of development for athletics, said the team has already raised close to $11,000 during the past week.
Parking around Rosenblatt Stadium is severely limited, and getting a parking pass is near impossible. Snaring one is like having gold in Omaha, so most people are forced to park on the streets and walk a good mile or so to the stadium. This hasn't gone unnoticed by Omaha residents who have made quite a business out of the parking shortage. Many residents have turned their front yards into temporary parking lots, charging anywhere from $5-$20 a day to park your car there. On one of my hikes to the stadium, I counted seven such lots, so I thought I'd stop and chat with one of the lot's owners. At Greg Wolfe's lot, he charges $9 a day and can park up to 30 cars. Wolfe, a real estate broker who has owned the lot for three years, says he makes close to $1,500 during the College World Series on his parking venture. Not a bad two-week payout.
Omaha is hot. Really hot. It's been in the 90s most of the week, but it feels like about 153 degrees when you're sitting at the stadium and the sun is blazing down on you. I grew up in Texas and used to consider a 90 degree summer day mild. But after living in Southern California for the past two years, I think I've become accustomed to the mild summers because this feels almost unbearable. Tomorrow's forecast calls for a high of 97. Yikes.
And finally, and most importantly, while you may not be able to help the Titans win on the field, you can help them cover some of their World Series expenses. The team can spend close to $100,000 at the World Series in costs that aren't covered by the NCAA. Fans and alumni can assist the Titans in reimbursing these expenses by donating to the Titan Athletics Club. If you're in Omaha, you can swing by the Titan House and make a donation there. If you're elsewhere, you can make a donation through this Web site. One hundred percent of the proceeds go to the baseball team, and Pamela Jones-Tintle, director of development for athletics, said the team has already raised close to $11,000 during the past week.
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