Blog 2 -- live from Pembroke

Hey guys. So I'm in the beautiful town of Pembroke, Ontario. For those of you who don’t know where that is -- which is probably all of you -- its an hour north of Ottawa. What, you ask may bring an international baseball superstar to Pembroke. It’s not the fine dining and the great hiking trails. My oldest brother Matt is a member of the Canadian Army and he's going to Afghanistan in 3 days and I came to spend some time with him before he goes. I'm really happy I could come see him because Matt and I are really close. We always hang out and have been playing sports together all the time since we were little kids. He even bought a catchers mitt and a jock and caught for me in the backyard when I was learning how to pitch as a 16 year old. So all of you guys out there that joke about the Canadian army consisting of a canoe and a beaver, its real. There’s not the firepower of the Israeli or American army, but it’s still real people going to fight overseas. He'll be in Afghanistan for 6 months. He'll be there through the IBL season and he'll follow all of the action on the website. I already told him that he has to draft me in the IBL fantasy baseball league. It sucks for my mom, having two of her kids in the Middle-East, and she’s already a worrier. But we all plan on keeping in touch. I was told they have wireless internet in Israel, so we'll be all good. The NBA All-Star weekend is upon us. Speaking of which, HOW BOUT THEM RAPTORS!! On top of the Atlantic Division, looking at the playoffs, Bosh playing like a superstar...its great to see after five years of a terrible team.

That’s it for me. Talk to you again from Toronto.

OOT

Oak