Category Archives: Baseball
8020 Games and Finally….a Miracle for the Mets: Johan Santana Pitches First No-No in Mets History
Johan Santana celebrates after striking out David Freese (Photo Ray Stubblebine/Reuters) “A pitcher’s got to be good and he’s got to be lucky to get a no hit game.” Cy Young The New York Mets ended a 50 year drought … Continue reading
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Orioles Win Wild One in 17 at Fenway: Sweep Sox
Orioles First Baseman Chris Davis being congratulated by Catcher Matt Wieters after getting the win in relief against the Red Sox. (AP Photo) Buck Showalter’s tenacious Baltimore Orioles moved into first place in the American League East today when Orioles … Continue reading
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Orioles Down Yankees in the Bronx Go to 16-9
The Baltimore Orioles are one of the pleasant surprises of the first month of the 2012 baseball season. The team is winning they now are 16-9 and took two of three from the New York Yankees in the Bronx. In … Continue reading
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Perfect! Phillip Humber Joins Legends as He Pitches Perfect Game against Mariners
Phillip Humber doffs his Cap after his Perfect Game (Photo Steven Bissig US Presswire via USA Today) Phillip Humber is not who you would have expected to be just the 21st pitcher in MLB history. However, Humber who had the … Continue reading
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A Home Opener and thoughts on Rick, Ozzie and George
“Baseball is a harbor, a seclusion from failure that really matters, a playful utopia in which virtuosity can be savored to the third decimal place of a batting average.” ~Mark Kramer Last night I went to see the home opener … Continue reading
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Baseball and My Life: A Spiritual Journey
“Baseball is a curious anomaly in American life. It seems to have been ingrained in people in their childhood…. Baseball is, after all, a boy’s game, and children are innocent of evil. So even adults who are prejudiced revert to … Continue reading
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Opening Day and Holy Week
“To connect faith and the national pastime is not to argue that baseball is something more than a game; it is to affirm that baseball is a game.” Christopher H. Evans and William R. Herzog II, The Faith of 50 Million … Continue reading
Spring is Here: Spring Training Games Begin Friday
No one’s gonna give a damn in July if you lost a game in March.” Earl Weaver Yes it is really spring. Spring Training games begin Friday March 2nd and I am excited. I will be following the San Francisco … Continue reading
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Baseball in February: The Freedom Classic and an MVP Beats a Drug Charge
I was able to go to a baseball game today. It is hard to believe that there are ball games going on outside of Spring Training but NCAA College Baseball has been underway for over a week. Today drove up … Continue reading
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