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Padre Steve’s Highs and Lows of 28 Years Service

Ooops, this should have posted the 25th…all references in the post though it posted today are for the 25th.  The meltdown was the 24th, not my duty night. Note: I think that I have pretty much recovered from last night’s … Continue reading

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Class Acts in Baseball: Tommy Lasorda

“Listen, if you start worrying about the people in the stands, before too long you’re up in the stands with them.” Tommy Lasorda I have had the privilege of meeting some great baseball players and managers over my lifetime beginning … Continue reading

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Minor League Road Trips

Grainger Stadium Kinston NC “The one constant through all the years has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It’s been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This … Continue reading

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Crossing the Mendoza Line: It’s not All about the Lifetime Batting Average

Robby Hammock Crossing the Plate after his Grand Slam in the Bottom of the 6th against Charlotte When I was playing baseball I hit somewhere around the Mendoza line.  I was never much of a hitter but I made up … Continue reading

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