{"id":455,"date":"2014-02-02T23:32:22","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T04:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/?p=455"},"modified":"2014-02-02T23:34:38","modified_gmt":"2014-02-03T04:34:38","slug":"the-2014-sweatsox-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/02\/the-2014-sweatsox-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2014 SweatSox Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This past Friday night, the 2014 SweatSox Summit took place where the future of the franchise was being discussed. \u00a0In order to keep the team focused on the task at hand, the Summit was scheduled at a location so far off the grid, the best kind of wireless data signal you could get was a 2-bar 3G.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-458\" alt=\"2014summit1\" src=\"http:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit1.png\" width=\"475\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit1.png 475w, https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit1-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Item 1 on the agenda was the official retirement of Marc Lett&#8217;s jersey. \u00a0When told that he&#8217;d have to buy a new jersey or wear the spare #69 if we hung his current one in the rafters, OML opted to postpone the ceremony indefinitely. \u00a0We also learned that host Craig Cornell lost his jersey at some point since the Championship game. \u00a0When told that he&#8217;d have to buy a new jersey or wear the spare #69, he said he&#8217;d buy a new one. \u00a0Why doesn&#8217;t anyone want #69?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-464\" alt=\"2014summit6\" src=\"http:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit6.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit6.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit6-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Item 2 on the agenda was whether or not to switch tiers in 2014. \u00a0We&#8217;ll switch to Tier 3 if push comes to shove, otherwise we&#8217;re content being a .500 Tier 2 team.<\/p>\n<p>Item 3 on the agenda was whether or not to cut Ross Hughes. \u00a0We really like &#8220;Lambeau&#8221;, probably not as much as one future SweatSox wife though, but nonetheless\u00a0The Merchandise can stick around for another season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-459\" alt=\"2014summit2\" src=\"http:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit2.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit2.jpg 480w, https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit2-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Item 4 on the agenda was figuring out how to introduce &#8220;unfolds&#8221; into the world of poker. \u00a0Spoiler Alert: Only Mark Bond was successfully able to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Item 5 on the agenda was making predictions for today&#8217;s Super Bowl. \u00a0Here&#8217;s who had who:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Denver Broncos<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nMark Bond<br \/>\nCraig Cornell<br \/>\nCraig&#8217;s Cat<br \/>\nAndrew Elias<br \/>\nJohn Groves<br \/>\nRoss Hughes<br \/>\nDenver Hunt<br \/>\nShaun Keay<br \/>\nMarc Lett<br \/>\nChris Lidstone<br \/>\nEric White<br \/>\nDarya Wynter<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Seattle Seahawks<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nCory Bond<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-460\" alt=\"2014summit3\" src=\"http:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit3-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit3-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit3.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the Summit portion of the evening was done, it was time to light the SweatSox Olympic cauldron.<\/p>\n<p>While I&#8217;m still not quite sure how the scoring system works just yet, here was the Summit Poker Podium for Event #1:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">GOLD- Mark Bond<br \/>\nSILVER- Andrew Elias<br \/>\nBRONZE- John Groves<\/p>\n<p>Between games, Eric White was put in charge of ordering the pizza. \u00a0A 14 minute phone call later, we were pretty sure 14 pizza&#8217;s were on its way.<\/p>\n<p>After the main course, it was time for dessert. \u00a0In honour of Armando Navarro&#8217;s birthday, we all pitched in for a birthday cake. \u00a0#12 called in sick at the last minute, so we sang the birthday song in his honour, then Brownshow got on his knees and blew.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-461\" alt=\"2014summit4\" src=\"http:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit4.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit4.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit4-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What would a SweatSox Summit be without a beer spill. \u00a0Last year, it was Mark Stinson who got the spills started, this time, it was The Consultant. \u00a0I guess he got spooked by the eyes on his bottle. \u00a0E5.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-462\" alt=\"2014summit5\" src=\"http:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit5.jpg\" width=\"448\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit5.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sweatsoxbaseball.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/2014summit5-300x282.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Finally, it was brought to my attention that in the 2013 Year-in-Review, I made a factual inaccuracy: I wrote that Craig missed the entire Athletics series because he was on vacation.\u00a0 It turns out that he didn&#8217;t miss the Athletics series because he was on vacation, he missed it because he pulled his groin putting on his baseball pants at 7:00am the morning of Game 1, and that injury kept him out until the Championship series.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You can take it to the bank that there will be no more errors on this site ever again.\u00a0 I dare you to find one&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">#LOSTTHEHYJINX<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past Friday night, the 2014 SweatSox Summit took place where the future of the franchise was being discussed. \u00a0In order to keep the team focused on the task at hand, the Summit was scheduled at a location so far off the grid, the best kind of wireless data signal you could get was 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