Tag Archives: kevin costner
A Walk off in Kinston amid Irene’s Destruction
I went to Kinston last night to see the Kinston Indians during their final home stand of their 25 years in this historic Eastern North Carolina town. Next year the Indians will move to Zebulon NorthCarolinawhere they will be called … Continue reading
Filed under Baseball, natural disasters, Politics
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
Putting the World back in Order: Baseball Movies Tonight
“Baseball is reassuring. It makes me feel as if the world is not going to blow up.” Sharon Olds “Don’t tell me about the world. Not today. It’s springtime and they’re knocking baseball around fields where the grass is damp … Continue reading
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
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
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
