Tag 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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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
Troubled by Events Here and Afar…But at Least I can Watch Baseball Tonight
Remnant of an Army I have had a hard time sleeping this week. There have been two things on my mind. One is the situation in Afghanistan which I think is much more dangerous than anyone wants to admit and … Continue reading
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Birthdays Baseball the Liturgical Year and Friendship
I like my birthday the only problem is that it does not fall within the regular season and almost always falls during Lent. It still falls during Lent this year but thankfully was not a Friday so I had a … 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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Spring Training and Lent 2012
“Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom.” Johann Friedrich Von Schiller The season of Lent invariably coincides with Spring Training, a fact that is not lost upon me. I love Spring Training and find that with … Continue reading
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