Don't be deceived, that haze is TL's aura, not camera smudgesWe get all sorts of mail here at the TLFCHQ. Fan mail, hate mail, mail from Nigerian Bankers that are going to help make us rich (!), but our favorite type of mail is something "the kids" call "Email." We recently received an "Email" from Tedhead, "Elizabeth," that we'd like to share with you. "Elizabeth" attended the most recent TL start at Wrigley. Below is her account (because our egos dictate we get involved, everything we've bolded are our additions):
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Hello TLFC, (ed note, Hi Elizabeth!)
Long time reader and commenter here. I'm writing to tell you about the absolutely wonderful day at Wrigley that commenter Ryen and I had this last Saturday--Tedsday. Now among our group of friends, we are the biggest Ted Heads, hands down. (ed note, we're the ones TL tatoos on our backs, that probably puts us in contention, are we not your friend?) We will sit in front of the TV and replay those Lillyhammers and appreciate the beauties that they are, so we HAD to go see Ted!
Have you come across the Comcast on Demand clips from last season where different Cubs, including Ted, goread to children? Well if not (but I doubt this) (ed. note, strangely, we don't have this Comcast that you speak of), his story involved cornbread. Since then, we are convinced Ted loves cornbread, so to pay homage to the lovable lefty, Ryen brought some cornbread. I told her we should keep hold of it just in case we would be able to give it to Ted. We saw him come onto the field for his pregame warmups (read: victory lap), so we walked on over to see if he'd come hang out. I was wearing my TL jersey, and Ryen had on a shirt that reads "Ted Lilly is a badass--Yadier Molina" (!) that she made last season. As we were patiently waiting, bullpen catcher, Corey Miller came up to us and told Ryen he liked her shirt, and that he showed it to Ted and that Ted liked it!! (!!) We asked if Ted could possibly come over, but he was in pregame mode, so we weren't TOO disappointed (Ted is, after all, serious business). So we asked Corey if Ted liked cornbread, to which he said "Ted likes all kinds of bread" (!!!). TED LIKES CARBS. We asked if he could possibly give him the piece of cornbread we had on our behalf, and he said "sure" (in a confused kind of way).
We were so glad that we got the bread to Ted, but confused as to why no one else was up front with hopes of meeting him (well, TedHeads are a special kind of people)!
-Elizabeth
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So true, Elizabeth, so damned true. Not sure why other Tedheads weren't clamoring for a whiff of the essence of Ted, but its possible they feared their brains would explode if Ted spoke to them... we certainly fear that scenario.
If you have any Tedrific TL stories you'd like to share (looking at you Paul Sullivan), email us at tedlillyrules@gmail.com and we may even post them. Thanks again to Elizabeth and Ryen for the material! Tedsday tomorrow!
Long time reader and commenter here. I'm writing to tell you about the absolutely wonderful day at Wrigley that commenter Ryen and I had this last Saturday--Tedsday. Now among our group of friends, we are the biggest Ted Heads, hands down. (ed note, we're the ones TL tatoos on our backs, that probably puts us in contention, are we not your friend?) We will sit in front of the TV and replay those Lillyhammers and appreciate the beauties that they are, so we HAD to go see Ted!
Have you come across the Comcast on Demand clips from last season where different Cubs, including Ted, goread to children? Well if not (but I doubt this) (ed. note, strangely, we don't have this Comcast that you speak of), his story involved cornbread. Since then, we are convinced Ted loves cornbread, so to pay homage to the lovable lefty, Ryen brought some cornbread. I told her we should keep hold of it just in case we would be able to give it to Ted. We saw him come onto the field for his pregame warmups (read: victory lap), so we walked on over to see if he'd come hang out. I was wearing my TL jersey, and Ryen had on a shirt that reads "Ted Lilly is a badass--Yadier Molina" (!) that she made last season. As we were patiently waiting, bullpen catcher, Corey Miller came up to us and told Ryen he liked her shirt, and that he showed it to Ted and that Ted liked it!! (!!) We asked if Ted could possibly come over, but he was in pregame mode, so we weren't TOO disappointed (Ted is, after all, serious business). So we asked Corey if Ted liked cornbread, to which he said "Ted likes all kinds of bread" (!!!). TED LIKES CARBS. We asked if he could possibly give him the piece of cornbread we had on our behalf, and he said "sure" (in a confused kind of way).
We were so glad that we got the bread to Ted, but confused as to why no one else was up front with hopes of meeting him (well, TedHeads are a special kind of people)!
-Elizabeth
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So true, Elizabeth, so damned true. Not sure why other Tedheads weren't clamoring for a whiff of the essence of Ted, but its possible they feared their brains would explode if Ted spoke to them... we certainly fear that scenario.
If you have any Tedrific TL stories you'd like to share (looking at you Paul Sullivan), email us at tedlillyrules@gmail.com and we may even post them. Thanks again to Elizabeth and Ryen for the material! Tedsday tomorrow!
5 comments:
that is an awesome story!
The Cubs kinda have me down in the dumps this week. But fear not, today is Tedsday. Instantly, I feel better. And now I'm craving carbs.....
I think I need some cornbread for lunch...
And I think all of you need a shirt like mine. It was, after all, Ted Lilly-approved.
Love the "near Ted experience" story. If Ted ever came over to me and said anything, I'd babbble like an idiot that forgot how to talk.
I have tried picturing what I would ever say to Ted if I ever meet him, and have yet to think of anything to say to him. I mean, could I even look the man in the eye? I think I would implode.
I think he needs more cornbread.
And to think I missed your frantic texts as I sat lazily in the seat, getting sunburned, snapping photos of you both while you hooted and hollered at Ted, Sir.
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