Tag Archives: for the love of the game
Baseball and Life: The Importance of Perspective
It’s all about Perspective “I think about the cosmic snowball theory. A few million years from now the sun will burn out and lose its gravitational pull. The earth will turn into a giant snowball and be hurled through space. … Continue reading
Filed under Baseball, faith, philosophy, sports and life
Padre Steve’s Favorite Baseball Movies
I love all things baseball as my regular readers can tell you. In fact God speaks to me through baseball, even baseball movies when I cannot get to a ball park. Of course as most readers know I am also … Continue reading
Filed under Baseball, film, sports and life
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
Highs and Lows: Baseball versus Alzheimer’s and Mass Murder at Fort Hood
Field of Dreams This has been a weird week. There was some great baseball in the World Series and I even nailed the prediction for it. Just take a look back if you don’t believe me. I have never gone … Continue reading
Filed under alzheimer's disease, Baseball, PTSD, traumatic national events
For the Love of the Game and the Love of Life; Finding Meaning Life and Love in the Perfect Game
Kevin Costner as Billy Chapel One of my favorite movies is the baseball story For the Love of the Game which starred Kevin Costner. This is the film rendition of Michael Shaara’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Perfect Game. Both … Continue reading
Crash Davis, Billy Chapel and Padre Steve: Being old but still part of the Game
Nuke and Crash 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 … Continue reading
Filed under Baseball, leadership, philosophy
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
Connecting…Baseball and Having My Dad Back for a Few Minutes
I visited my dad this morning at his nursing home and it was a good visit. The Deity Herself must have intervened, and I am glad about that. Alzheimer’s is really a terrible disease. It robs people of their mind … Continue reading
Filed under alzheimer's disease, Baseball, Loose thoughts and musings
