Early Report From The 2013 'It Is High' Memorial Day Weekend Summit

Alphonso, El Duque and I gathered this weekend with friends and family to watch the last two games of the Tampa series.  After the jump: my account. 

Refreshments Consumed (Partial List):

• Entenmann's Donuts.
• Country Treats® Glazed Yeast Rings (Pictured).
• Royal Crown Black (Note: the whiskey, not the cola).
• Some kind of scotch.
• Some kind of vodka.
• Heineken from a giant can.
• Pabst Blue Ribbon.
• This horrible light beer.
• Other beer.
• Wine, one bottle, consumed in minutes by one person.
• Soft drinks.
• Hot dogs.
• Cheeseburgers.
• A few probably excellent side dishes I didn't even look at because I so desperately needed a cheeseburger.
• Pop Secret®.
• Several outstanding cheeses with two kinds of terrible crackers (Note: I brought the crackers).
• A frozen pizza that was surprisingly pretty good.
• These weird candies from a plain white bag that were--and my memory is fuzzy on this--licorice squares stacked with candy squares that weren't licorice.
• I know I'm forgetting something.

Things Said (Partial List):

• "If he hits into a double play, let's do a shot."--Alphonso 
• "I'll bet Suzyn's recording her pre-game interview right now." -- El Duque
• "He's going to strike out." --Alphonso (Note: he did.)
• "John Sterling is a consummate professional!"--El Duque 
• "I admit I really fucked up getting those crackers."--Me

Yankees Mocked (Partial List):

• Ichiro
• Huff
• Youkilis
• C.C.
• Teix
• Joba
• Romine
• Hughes

Regrets (Partial List):

• Being completely sober for Sunday's tedious loss, and barely sensate for Saturday's dramatic win.
• The crackers.