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August 31, 2011

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 →

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Filed under Baseball, natural disasters, Politics

Tagged as carolina league, carolina mudcats, corporate america, eastern north carolina, economic social darwinism, economy, field of dreams, frederick keys, grainger stadium, hurricane irene, irene damage, irene power outages, james earl jones, kevin costner, kinston indians, kinston nc, lynchburg hillcats, outsourcing, ray kinsella, social darwinism, terrance mann, textile industry, zebulon nc

March 26, 2011

Opening Day 2011: How Baseball Helps Padre Steve Make Sense of the World

The Church of Baseball Harbor Park Parish “This is my most special place in all the world, Ray. Once a place touches you like this, the wind never blows so cold again. You feel for it, like it was your … Continue reading →

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Filed under Baseball, faith, norfolk tides, philosophy, PTSD

Tagged as 1970 all star game, 1972 alcs, amazin' mets, andy messersmith, baltimore Orioles, Baseball, baseball cards, billy cowan, bob gibson, California Angels, california league, camp lejeune, candlestick park, catfish hunter, chico ruiz, cincinnati reds, crisis in faith, curt gowdy, dick enberg, durham bulls, ed halicki no hitter, elliott the usher, father and son relationships, field of dreams, field of dreams dyersville iowa, george will, harbor park, harmon killebrew, jim fregosi, jim spencer, joe garragiola, kinston indians, kinston nc, los angeles dodgers, mike hegan, moolight graham, nbc game of the week, new york yankees, norfolk tides, oak harbor little league, oakland athletics, oakland-alameda county coliseum, opening day 2011, Pete Rose, PTSD, ray fosse, reggie jackson, rollie fingers, san francisco giants, sandy alomar, seattle pilots, st louis cardinals, steve garvey, stockton ports, terrance mann, the big a, the church of baseball, tony kubek, vida blue, willie mays, willie mccovey, zubulon nc ballpark

March 22, 2011

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 →

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Filed under Baseball, faith, History, movies, philosophy, Politics, Religion

Tagged as 2012 doomsayers, 24 hour news cycle, Baseball, chicago cubs, church of baseball, cultural differences, difficult times, field of dreams, great depression, harbor park, hope, james earl jones, japan earthquake, japan tsunami, japanese baseball, kevin costner, libya war, loss of faith, mayan calendar 2012, mr baseball, pete hamill, political division, radio talk show hosts, ray kinsella, recovering faith, redemption, right and left wing extremism, sharon olds, terrance mann, the boys of summer, tom selleck, walt whitman, world series, world wars

November 2, 2010

GIANTS WIN IT ALL! BRING TITLE TO SAN FRANCISCO END 56 YEAR SERIES DROUGHT

The Drought is Over Giants Win! (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) It was something that no one predicted at the beginning of the season, a Cinderella story of a team of journeymen unknowns, cast offs, rookies and a phenomenal staff of young … Continue reading →

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Tagged as 1954 world series, 1962 world series, 1989 world series, 1989 world series earthquake, 2002 world series, 2010 world series, andres torres, at&t park, atlanta braves, aubrey huff, barry bonds, Baseball, bobby bonds, bobby thompson, brian wilson, bruce bochy, buster posey, candlestick park, cinderella stories, cliff lee, cody ross, colby lewis, earl weaver quotes, earned run average, ed haliki, ed haliki no hitter, edgar renteria, espn radio 94.1, fear the beard, felipe alou, field of dreams, florida marlins, freddy sanchez, fresno grizzlies, friendship, giants fans, iraq, j t snow, jack clark, john montafusco, jonathan sanchez, juan marichal, juan uribe, los angeles angels, madison bumgarner, matt cain, new york yankees, nlcs, nlds, oakland athletics, orlando cepeda, philadelphia phillies, polo grounds, pre-season baseball predictions, rob beck, san fransisco giants, say hey kid, team batting averages, teamwork, terrance mann, texas rangers, tim lincecum, tony mercurio, tortureball, walt whitman quotes, willie mays, willie mccovey, world series

May 10, 2010

Dallas Braden; Perfect Games and Memories of Home in Stockton California

Dallas Braden celebrating with teammates (Getty Images) On Sunday Dallas Braden of the Oakland A’s did what only eighteen men had done in the history of Major League Baseball, he pitched a perfect game. However there is more to this … Continue reading →

Why Baseball Matters….There’s nothing bad that accrues from baseball

“Baseball is a habit. The slowly rising crescendo of each game, the rhythm of the long season–these are the essentials and they are remarkably unchanged over nearly a century and a half. Of how many American institutions can that be … Continue reading →

How Baseball Helps Padre Steve Make Sense of the World

Opening Night 2010 at Harbor Park “This is my most special place in all the world, Ray. Once a place touches you like this, the wind never blows so cold again. You feel for it, like it was your child.” … Continue reading →

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Tagged as 1970 all star game, archibald moonlight graham, baltimore Orioles, Baseball, baseball hall of fame, billy hebert field, boston red sox, California Angels, candlestick park, catfish hunter, chico ruiz, chris tillman, church of baseball, cincinnati reds, curt gowdy, detroit tigers, dick enberg, ed halicki, ed halicki no hitter, elliott the usher, field of dreams, gordon biersch virginia beach, harbor park, harmon killebrew, iraq, james earl jones, jim fregosi, jim spencer, joe garagiola, kinston indians, lefty phillips, mike hegan, nbc game of the week, new york mets, norfolk tides, oak park little league, oakland athletics, oakland coliseum, paul blair, Pete Rose, PTSD, ray fosse, reggie jackson, rocky bridges, rollie fingers, san fransisco giants, sandy alomar, seattle pilots, selig, sick stadium, st james episcpal church, st louis cardinals, stein club, steve garvey, stockton ports, terrance mann, the big a, tony kubek, vida blue, willie mays

October 15, 2009

My Life and Baseball: How Padre Steve Makes Some Sense of the World

The Church of Baseball, Harbor Park Parish “This is my most special place in all the world, Ray. Once a place touches you like this, the wind never blows so cold again. You feel for it, like it was your … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: terrance mann

Opening Day 2011: How Baseball Helps Padre Steve Make Sense of the World

Putting the World back in Order: Baseball Movies Tonight

GIANTS WIN IT ALL! BRING TITLE TO SAN FRANCISCO END 56 YEAR SERIES DROUGHT

Dallas Braden; Perfect Games and Memories of Home in Stockton California

Why Baseball Matters….There’s nothing bad that accrues from baseball

How Baseball Helps Padre Steve Make Sense of the World

My Life and Baseball: How Padre Steve Makes Some Sense of the World

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