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Tides Lose in Sunday Afternoon Slugfest 8-6
“The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers.” Earl Weaver Getting his swing back. Nolan Reimold hammers a deep fly ball on Sunday The Norfolk Tides lost their 5th straight falling to the Buffalo Bisons … Continue reading
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Woe Woe Woe the O’s Woes Continue to Grow
Earl Weaver like him or not knew how to manage and motivate “The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers.” Earl Weaver Well if you are an Orioles fan like me you have got to … 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
The World Series: Cliff Lee was Amazing and the Yankees come back, the Influenza Outbreak, a Visit Home, and Honors to the Fallen by the President
“The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field.” Earl Weaver A. J. Burnett dominated the Phillies in Game 2 Last night we were treated to one of the best … Continue reading
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Padre Steve’s World Series Prediction and Book and Bible Burning Update
“The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers.” Earl Weaver C C Sabathia Well Baseball Fans here we are, the day before the beginning of the World Series of Baseball to be played between the … Continue reading
Oh, Oh, Oh, O’s….The Orioles Skid Continues But there are Some Bright Spots
“We’re so bad right now that for us back-to-back home runs means one today and another one tomorrow.” Earl Weaver Michael Aubrey has Been a Bright Spot for the Orioles The Baltimore Orioles tied this season’s American League losing streak … Continue reading
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Managing the “AAA” Franchise: A View from 102
“Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players and if you keep them in the right frame of mind then the manager is a success.” Sparky Anderson “I believe managing is like holding a dove in your hand. … Continue reading
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Dad’s Gift of Baseball to Me
Note: This is a substantial re-write of a post that I did toward the beginning of this site. At the time I had very few readers and of course it had very few views. I think sometimes there are times … Continue reading
Filed under alzheimer's disease, Baseball, Loose thoughts and musings
