Hitting the road

Look out, Elvis, here we come.

Me and two buddies are headed to Memphis tomorrow to take in the Civil Rights Game between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Mets.

Road trips, as a rule, are enjoyable. Mix in a baseball game and I'm in heaven.

I know it's an exhibition game, but I don't care. I haven't seen the Mets in person and I've only seen the White Sox in two games. Of course, those were Games 3 and 4 of the 2005 World Series in Houston.

So let the 2008 season being -- a couple of days early.