Monthly Archives: April 2010
Padre Steve’s Favorite Fun “Good Times” Songs
I love music and there is something about the less serious of songs that make them really fun to listen to. Since I have written about my favorite songs of the 1970s and 1980s as well as my favorite love … Continue reading
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O’s Lose 10th Straight….How long Can this Go? Johnson Blows Save A’s Defeat O’s 4-3
“Been in this game one-hundred years, but I see new ways to lose ‘em I never knew existed before.” Casey Stengel Well sports fans it is yet another day and another loss for the Baltimore Orioles. This time it was … Continue reading
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Bats Must Need Hats….Tides fall to Durham 7-2
Brandon Erbe got the start and the loss for the Tides The Norfolk Tides had no luck on Saturday as they were manhandled by the Durham Bulls 7-2 on a beautiful North Carolina spring afternoon. The Tides started Brandon Erbe … Continue reading
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Paybacks are Hell: Bulls Pound Tides 14-7, Orioles fall to A’s slip to 1 and 10
Troy Patton (0-2) got the Loss On a warm spring evening in Durham the Durham Bulls bats repaid last Friday’s 12-6 drubbing by the Tides in spades scoring 14 runs on 20 hits and aided by 3 Tides errors. It … Continue reading
Woe Woe Woe the O’s Woes Continue to Grow
Earl Weaver like him or not knew how to manage and motivate “The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers.” Earl Weaver Well if you are an Orioles fan like me you have got to … Continue reading
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Tides Win in Durham 6-4
Alfredo Simon (shown at Harbor Park) got his first win for the Tides The Norfolk Tides began their first road trip of the year in Durham tonight defeat the Bulls 6-4 as I listened to the game on ESPN Radio … Continue reading
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Tax Time again…How close can I cut it to the Deadline?
A satisfied taxpayer outside the IRS Building in Washington DC “When we played, World Series checks meant something. Now all they do is screw up your taxes.” ~Don Drysdale As usual I am procrastinating on my tax return until the … Continue reading
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Tides Bats Come Back to Life: Tides Crush Knights 9-0
Jake Arrieta Got his First Win of 2010 Well sports fans I was not able to make the afternoon game at Harbor Park this afternoon a little thing called work got in the way, however between counseling young sailors I … Continue reading
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Tides Bats go Silent: Tides Lose 6-1 to Charlotte
Chris Tillman got the Start and the Loss It was a dark and murky night and it seems that with the return of our typical April Hampton Roads weather the bats of the Norfolk Tides have gone on vacation. For … Continue reading
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