Monthly Archives: October 2010
A Swing of the Bat and the Rangers defeat the Giants 4-2 in Game 3
Josh Hamilton and Rangers’ team mates celebrate after his 5th inning home run (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) The World Series went to Texas and the Texas Rangers got out to an early lead off Giants starter Jonathan Sanchez and never … Continue reading
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Padre Steve’s Horrific Humor: Young Frankenstein
Horror and comedy, like peanut butter cups they are two great tastes that go great together. I think that the funniest of this genre are those based on the classics such as Frankenstein and Dracula. There are other films that … Continue reading
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And so the Giants Can’t hit….tell me about it: Giants Crush Rangers 9-0 go up 2-0 in Series
Matt Cain dominated the Rangers (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) So the San Francisco Giants can’t hit….tell that to the Texas Rangers who have given up 20 runs in the first two games of the World Series. Of course when the … Continue reading
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So Much for a Pitcher’s Duel Giants down Rangers 11-7 as Cliff Lee is Suddenly Mortal
Freddy Sanchez flying down the baseline, Sanchez had three doubles in Game One of the World Series Well the promised pitching duel ended as did Cliff Lee’s undefeated record in the playoffs and with it the predictions of almost everyone … Continue reading
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Thoughts on Baseball and the World Series in a Time of National Turmoil
“The one constant through all the years has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It’s been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is … Continue reading
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Padre Steve’s World Series Prediction: Tortureball Continues Giants in Seven
We Baseball fans it is that time, time to pick the winner of the World Series. This series is very interesting because no-one saw this series coming. Perhaps it is the bias of many sports writers to the East Coast … Continue reading
Reforming the Church Today Part One: By their Budgets Ye Shall know Them
John Tetzel shook down Germans for Indulgences….Have we learned anything from history? This is the first in a series of essays on reforming the Church today that will appear on this website It seems that Christians and especially ministers of … Continue reading
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“Experts” Wrong, Padre Steve Right: Giants Win the Pennant! Defeat Phillies in Six to Advance to World Series
Ryan Howard looks as he is rung up on a called third strike as Buster Posey celebrates (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) The Philadelphia Phillies and their fans looked on in stunned disbelief as a team of no-names, cast offs and some remarkable … Continue reading
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Texas Lawmen Win: Rangers Win ALCS Dump Yankees in Six
Ginger Ale Celebration: Rangers celebrate after defeating the Yankees 6-1 (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) The Texas Rangers defeated the New York Yankees on Friday night in Arlington Texas. I have to say up front that I predicted the Yankees to … Continue reading
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Lemony Snickets: Phillies Double-up Giants to Force Game Six in Philly
Roy Hallady gutted out his first win against the Giants of the season (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) It was a pitchers’ matchup on a soggy San Francisco night when two of the most feared pitchers in baseball faced each … Continue reading
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