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  Date / Time: 11/11/2009 4:12 AM UTC

  About to head West
  

  Hey all,
  
  It's Matt. I am sorry I couldn't be on today. I was busy moving out of my apartment, which seemed like a bottomless pit of stuff I never knew I had before! I'll be hitting the road on Thursday to head to California. Since I'm posting here on the blog for our show, I'm trying to think of anything sports-related I'll hit on my way out west. There's not a whole lot, but the first night will be Lexington, KY, home to the University of Kentucky and their storied basketball program. They open up their season the night after we'll be there. The second night I'll be in Memphis. The brutal Grizzlies are off, but the U. of Memphis Tigers open their season against Jackson State. Yawn. I think I'll hit up Beale St. instead for some beer, blues and barbecue. Then it's Oklahoma City, home of the Thunder, who are out of town that night. However, our hotel that night overlooks Bricktown Ballpark, which is the stadium where the Texas Rangers AAA affiliate plays their home games. The fourth night I'll be in Albequerque, NM, which is where the University of New Mexico is located. The Lobos basketball team is off that night. But it's a Sunday anyway, so I gotta keep tabs on the football (6-2 in my picks the last 2 weeks by the way!). The 5th day (a Talkin' Sports with Balls Midday Show day) I'll head to Peoria, AZ, home to both the Mariners and Padres Spring Training facilities. Not much happening there, but by then I'll be ready to collapse. Finally, I'll arrive in the LA area on the 17th. Plenty of pro-sports teams there of course, plus some good college athletics. But I've decided to adopt the Clippers as the LA team I'll root for. The Lakers? I'd be a front-runner. The Dodgers? Can't stand Manny. LA Kings? Eh, it's hockey. And football? There is none. So it'll be the Clippers. I figure they are the west coast version of my favorite NBA team, the Knicks, so there is already some symmetry.
  I'll try to have some more updates from the road. Talk with you all again soon.
  -Matt
  
  
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