TBB Lingo & Cronies

TBB- short for Traveling Baseball Babes

Papa L- Lisa's dad, bitter Mets fan

Papadukes- Serena’s dad, also bitter Mets fan, but has been more devoted to the New York Giants since the last baseball strike.
The Freds- What we affectionately refer to Papa L and Papadukes as when they're a unit/dynamic duo. For example, during any Fred K's Cancer-related activities or when discussing Fred K's Cancer in general.

Mamadukes- Serena's mom, hard core Yankees fan, but oddly enough, not nearly as angry as we are.
Auntiedukes-sister of Mamadukes. Listens to the Yankees on the radio. Because of the radio, until recently, she had no idea that AJ Burnett was one giant tattoo.

Brother- Serena’s brother. Hockey is life. Remains faithful Islanders fan despite team's performance over the last few seasons.

Sister- Lisa’s sister. Not much of a sports fan.

Laurie- Lisa’s fellow Mets sidekick. Also considered Mets’ biggest threat to success. Her presence at a game is equivalent to breaking a mirror or walking under a ladder.

Erin- Serena's sister from another mother who is a fellow baseball lover (O's fan) and currently lives in LA. By the end of the 2010 season, she'll have traveled to 5 stadiums with the TBB!

Matt/The Favorite- Erin's Robin to her Batman (aka: boyfriend) who also accompanies us (and by us, we mean Erin) on our travels. We love him or else we would've dumped him at the Navy Pier a long time ago.
#1 Fan Steph- Lisa's friend since they wee tots. She is one of our most loyal fans, making sure to read our blog every single Friday. She is certainly always the first person to vote on our poll and leave encouraging words in the comments section of our posts.

Golden Boy- Any player in any sport who can do no wrong, even when they do screw up. Examples: Derek Jeter, David Wright, Tom Brady, Sydney Crosby.

Waldorf & Statler- The old men from the Muppets show who best represent our personalities. We have not decided which old man is what TBB. We'll leave that up to you to decide.

Tim Lincecum- Starter for San Francisco Giants and honorary Traveling Baseball Babe. This relationship is strictly imaginary. In no way should you think that this man got into an automobile with us.

David Wright- Third baseman for the New York Mets and who will from this point forward be referred to as "The One Who Shall Not Be Named" (TOWSNBN for short). After being rejected by TOWSNBN incessantly, the TBB have chosen to ignore his very existence. Only on the day he decides to change his ways, will the TBB reconsider their position on the subject of TOWSNBN.

AJ Burnett- Our lastest failure at having an imaginary committed relationship with a professional baseball player.

Winkie- Our pet kitten that we adopted with our now ex-boyfriend, AJ Burnett.
Tigers Love Pepper- The name of Serena's fantasy baseball team. It's borderline pathetic how often it's referenced in this blog.

Lisa's Forbidden Love- Cole Hamels, starting pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies. This title is quite simple. Lisa is quite smitten with the look of the boy, but she's a Mets fan. Mets and Phillies cannot be. Just call it your baseball equivalent to Romeo & Juliet.
Lisa's Future Husband- Joey Votto. What can we say? Lisa likes the Italians.

Serena's Future Ex-Husband #1- Barry Zito, starting pitcher for the San Francisco Giants.

Serena's Future Ex-Husband #2- Chris Cornell, bad ass and amazing singer for legendary rock band Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, and Audioslave. If you don't know him, GET to know him because you have no idea what you're missing.

Serena's Future Husband- Justin Morneau, first baseman for the Minnesota Twins. In case it's not obvious, it should be noted at this point that Serena in no way assumes that she'll get married once, let alone mulitple times to any of the above mentioned men.
RSR- Random Side Rant