Archive for the ‘Baseball’ Category
When I was thinking about this blog yesterday, this was not the topic I had intended to write about. Normally when I think of blogging it is something that is fun and an outlet for me, but then I also realized in a way it is a bit of a forum to express my thoughts […]
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Tags: doing the right thing, is winning everything, Jose Reyes, New York Mets, question of the day, winning vs. ethics, winning vs. morality
Baseball Memories: Denny McLain
Okay, I never saw Denny McLain pitch in person. As a matter of fact, his career ended in 1972 when I was only five years old. That being, said, even though he did not have a very long career, he accomplished something that very few players have done in their careers. As a matter of […]
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Tags: baseball, baseball autographs, cy young award, denny mclain, detroit tigers, elliott maddox, oakland a's, orlando cepeda, year of the pitcher
Gack, it seems like it has been a constant cycle of sickness around here for the last few weeks and I haven’t had time to get anything done. I was going through some illness with withdrawal from the Lyrica and then got a cold, and then Sean has been sick with a respiratory infection, so […]
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Tags: Academy Awards, baseball, baseball memories, Dayotna 500, daytona 500, last movie you saw in a theater, oscars, Spring Training, the storymatic, Travis Kvapil
Baseball Memories: Mitchell Page
As we creep closer to the start of spring training, today’s baseball post is about a player baseball fans are likely familiar with. Mitchell Page was a player with tremendous promise. He put up some great numbers in just two seasons in the minor leagues with the Pirates. The Oakland A’s always wanted him, drafting […]
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Tags: autographs, baseball, baseball autographs, Oakland A's.Pittsburgh Pirates, Rookie of the Year
Baseball Memories: Hank Webb
With Spring Training right around the corner and only about a week from now, once or twice a week I’ll be posting a baseball article about one of the players I have autographs from. As many of you know, I am a die-hard Mets fan and one of my goals has always been to try […]
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Tags: baseball, baseball autographs, baseball memories, Hank Webb, Mets, rick auerbach, rogers hornsby
So I said I wanted to write a little bit today about some baseball, and I thought I good thing for me to do until the season starts, and maybe afterwards too, is to write a little bit about some of the guys who have gotten autographs from over the years. I have been collecting […]
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Tags: Baltimore Orioles, baseball, baseball autographs, Baseball Hall of Fame, Earl Weaver, Gene Kelly, I wish I could hang out with, question of the day, Singin' in the Rain
Okay, Now I am going to get back into the swing of things like I want to do. The holidays are over, all the promises have been made and started and I finished up a work project that for some reason was bogging me down, so now I can have more time to blog. I […]
Filed under: Baseball, Books, Fiction, Questions, Song of the Day | 2 Comments
Tags: Cross Roads, Filter, Hey Man Nice Shot, question of the day, song of the day, storymatic, the luckiest thing that has happened to you, The Prague Cemetery, Umberto Eco, where there's a will, William Paul Young
Deck The Halls
Okay, so in my last post I asked what your favorite Christmas movie, TV show or cartoon might be. I got some diverse answers, although a number of people chose “Frosty the Snowman” as their favorite. That used to be one of Sean’s favorites when he was little; he wanted to watch it all the […]
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Tags: 2013 Hall of Fame ballot, baseball, Baseball Hall of Fame, Christmas cartoons, Christmas movies, Dale Murphy.Tim Raines, Don Mattingly, favorite Christmas cartoon, favorite Christmas movie, favorite Christmas TV show, Jack Morris, Larry Walker, Mike Piazza, question of the day
Wow, I got lots of good responses about snack cakes! It’s obviously a subject that many people feel quite strongly about. Michelle and I decided that if she hits the PowerBall this week we’ll take some of the winnings and buy Hostess so we can be sure we’ll have all the snacks we want :). I think […]
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Tags: Citi Field, creating memories, favorite snack cake, Hostess, Ring Dings, Yodels
The Office of Iguana Flats 