Category Archives: sports and life

January 22, 2012

The Death of a Tarnished Legend: Joe Paterno dead at 85

Legendary Penn State Football Coach Joe Paterno died this morning of complications of Lung Cancer in State College Pennsylvania. He was college football’s winningest coach and led his teams to 409 wins. In 46 years at Penn State he built … Continue reading →

Wild Finish to a Wild Card Weekend: Steelers “Tebowed”

Tim Tebow passing to Demaryius Thomas (Photo Jeff Gross Getty Images) The Pittsburgh Steelers will play the New England Patriots in the AFC Division playoff game next Sunday…well that was what I heard all this week. The Steelers though hobbled … Continue reading →

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December 11, 2011

The Good the Bad and the Ugly: The Day in Sports

Well sports fans it has been a day hasn’t it? Now most of my day has been spent in transit getting Judy and Molly down to North Carolina so I can go back to work and give Judy a chance … Continue reading →

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December 9, 2011

GO NAVY! BEAT ARMY! Padre Steve is Passionate About Navy

I have always been a fan of Navy. I was born in a Navy hospital and grew up as a Navy Brat. My dad was a Navy Chief Petty Officer and retired from the Navy in 1974. However my dad … Continue reading →

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November 9, 2011

Say it Ain’t so Joe… Joe Paterno Fired in Heinous Sexual Abuse Scandal involving Coach Jerry Sandusky

Joe Paterno (Getty Images) “Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won’t taste good” “I am absolutely devastated by the developments in this case, I grieve for the children and their families, and … Continue reading →

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October 31, 2011

Facing the Winter Alone….another Baseball Season comes to an End…

“It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains … Continue reading →

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September 4, 2011

The Myth of Excitement in the NFL: It’s Really about Violence and Meetings not Action

“Football combines the two worst things about America: it is violence punctuated by committee meetings.” George Will I am always amazed when I hear football diehards knocking baseball for supposedly being “boring” or “slow.” Allegedly according to the football enthusiasts … Continue reading →

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August 16, 2011

A Quiet Achievement: Jim Thome Hammers Two Home Runs to join Elite 600 Home Run Club

Jim Thome Hits Number 600 (AP Photo) “Not only is he a great player, but he’s a great individual… I think he was a little apprehensive about passing me up. I said, ‘Jim, I passed a lot of guys up … Continue reading →

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July 6, 2011

What Makes Padre Steve Tick: My Vocation, Life, Love and Baseball

I’ve always related to the characters in Kevin Costner’s baseball films, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams and For the Love of the Game. The main characters in each of the films touch me each in different way. Crash Davis and Billy Chapel are players … Continue reading →

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June 15, 2011

Hating Lebron: The New State Sport of Ohio

The dethroned “King” AP Photo I am not a fan of Lebron James. I also think that his juvenile actions have served to increase the public invective against him. In other words I think that he has been “deep throating” … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: sports and life

The Death of a Tarnished Legend: Joe Paterno dead at 85

Wild Finish to a Wild Card Weekend: Steelers “Tebowed”

The Good the Bad and the Ugly: The Day in Sports

GO NAVY! BEAT ARMY! Padre Steve is Passionate About Navy

Say it Ain’t so Joe… Joe Paterno Fired in Heinous Sexual Abuse Scandal involving Coach Jerry Sandusky

Facing the Winter Alone….another Baseball Season comes to an End…

The Myth of Excitement in the NFL: It’s Really about Violence and Meetings not Action

A Quiet Achievement: Jim Thome Hammers Two Home Runs to join Elite 600 Home Run Club

What Makes Padre Steve Tick: My Vocation, Life, Love and Baseball

Hating Lebron: The New State Sport of Ohio

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