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UNBELIEVABLE! Braves and Red Sox Collapse Complete! Rays and Cardinals win Wild Cards, Orioles sink Red Sox with 2 Outs in Bottom of the 9th as Longoria hits walk off against Yankees
Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon reacts to the Orioles scoring the winning run (Getty Images) What an amazing and unlikely end to the regular season. The Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox who appeared to have their respective Wild Card … Continue reading
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The Gift My Dad Gave to Me: Baseball and the Mystery of Life
The Big A This post is an updated and edited version of an article that I published here in 2009. It is something that I come back to often because it deals with my dad and the influence that he … Continue reading
Plop Plop Fizz Fizz Oh What a Relief it’s Not: Tides Lose 7-5 as Relievers Melt Down
Zach Britton was impressive in his AAA debut in Norfolk but got a no-decsion It was an absolutely gorgeous night for baseball in Norfolk with unseasonably low temperatures in the mid-70s and low humidity at Harbor Park on Thursday night, the … Continue reading
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Road Trip to See the Stockton Ports
Bakersfield Blaze outfielder David Paisano slides in ahead of the throw to third in the 1st inning With my dad’s memorial service now in the past and having done all that I can do in fighting through government and business … Continue reading
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Chiefs Blank Tides 4-0 with Combined Two-Hitter as Strasburg Shines
Stephen Strasburg pitched no-hit ball for 6 innings against the Tides (AP Photo) The Norfolk Tides and the Syracuse Chiefs met in the third game of a four game series on Wednesday night and the story was pitching, in particular … Continue reading
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Tides Lose Opener in Georgia 7-2 Leave 9 Runners in Scoring Position; Orioles defeat Yankees 5-4 at Camden Yards
Brandon Hicks went 1 for 3 on Tuesday Night The Norfolk Tides went down to Georgia to open their series against the Gwinnett Braves in cool and windy weather under a cloudy night sky more reminiscent of Norfolk than suburban … Continue reading
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Tides Win 4-2 and 7-2 in Charlotte: Pitchers Dominate and Home Runs Fly
Jake Arrieta Continues to dominate opponents After a slow start to the season with a fair number of disastrous outings the Norfolk Tides pitchers and hitters seem to be back in sync and performing to the level expected at the … Continue reading
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Dad’s Gift of Baseball to Me…a New Season Begins
Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all holes, or games, are created equal.” George Will Harbor Park Baseball has always been a source of enjoyment for … Continue reading
Surviving Birthdays, My Closet of Anxieties, Rumors of Revolution and Coups and a Losing Streak Ended
I didn’t mess up the Abbess’s Birthday this Year…Cheers! I am terrible at doing birthdays…mine included. Unfortunately this can be detrimental in my primary and many other relationships. In particular I have made my fair share of messes when it … Continue reading
