Category Archives: Baseball

From a Yankees fan

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UofL basketball is big business

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

I’m in Atlanta. Louisville and Michigan are going for the men’s Division I championship in a couple of hours. Ticket prices are going through the roof, but this’s the entertainment business. Want to know how much of a business Louisville … Continue reading →

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Stupid people tricks (and one smart baby)

Posted on January 26, 2013 by

I was steered to this video from Balloon Juice … … and I’m thinking that maybe the awesomeness that I’m supposed to be feeling by watching it is outweighed by the sense that a lot of these people are out … Continue reading →

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High school sports on a global scale

Posted on October 29, 2012 by

My son showed some school spirit and tweeted a link to this video on Vimeo: We lived in Belgium for six years, and my son attended middle school and high school at the International School of Brussels. As a parent, … Continue reading →

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Little League World Series: Nice catch

Posted on August 18, 2012 by

Some highlights from today’s Little League World Series Canada-Mexico game. Our neighbors to the north won 13-9. Reminds me of Ron Swoboda with the Mets in the 1969 World Series. Related articles Tiny Canadian Makes Catch Of His Life In … Continue reading →

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The Polo Grounds: a New York story

Posted on July 27, 2012 by
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Congress strikes out

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

Roger Clemens was cleared of perjury charges today by a federal court jury in Washington, D.C. The accusation was that he had lied to Congress when he said during a hearing that he never used steroids as a player. The … Continue reading →

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Arizona sexists strike out

Posted on May 12, 2012 by

The normal first thought would be, “What a bunch of morons.” But then you see it happened in Arizona, where, apparently, stupid is a right written into the state constitution: Instead of playing in a championship baseball game, Paige Sultzbach … Continue reading →

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Fenway at 100

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

I’ve written enough times that I’m a fan of the New York Yankees. So, cause and effect, I automatically hate the Boston Red Sox. It’s just what Yankee fans do. Here’s how bad it is. I was standing in line … Continue reading →

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The London Olympics … be very afraid

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

I can’t help but wonder why they want to scare us this time (from the Guardian): The US has raised repeated concerns about security at the London Olympics and is preparing to send up to 1,000 of its agents, including … Continue reading →

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