At no point in this performance of the Star-Spangled Banner did I know what the next word or note would be, and the speed made a snail look sppeedy. A simply astonishing performance! It’s the end of the season. It was a short summer.
Category Archives: Baseball
A Night at the Ballpark
With the baseball season almost over, I attended my first York Revolution game this year. It had been awhile; the last game I’d attended was Opening Day 2024. They’re my closest minor league team, yet also the one I least like attending, mostly because I hate going into downtown York. Still, a former colleague fromContinue reading “A Night at the Ballpark”
The Old Ballpark
I had never seen an actual baseball game at the Yoe ballpark before. When I walk to the grocery store, there are some monster hills to deal with. It’s not quite as steep to go up Maple Street, two blocks to the west, and then cut through the town home development to Lombard and thenContinue reading “The Old Ballpark”
Nationals on the Shoulder of Giants
Facebook, you know my interests too well. But I am not going to buy an unlicensed novelty Washington Nationals City Connect jersey with “Standing on the Shoulder of Giants”-era Oasis holding the World Series trophy on its back. I’m just not. Yes, I love the new Nationals City Connect jersey — the light blue, theContinue reading “Nationals on the Shoulder of Giants”
Sunset on the Susquehanna
Tonight’s Harrisburg Senators game ended half an hour before sunset. (They lost to Binghamton, 5-0.) I lingered to get pictures of the sunset from the Market Street Bridge.
Charlie Brown’s Nationals All-Stars
Finally, Facebook shows me an ad that’s relevant to my interests! It was bound to happen at some point. A Washington Nationals Peanuts 75th-Anniversary baseball jersey. Facebook has shown me Peanuts-themed baseball jerseys before, but not for the Nationals. For example… I didn’t hate these — they still pop up in my feed, and fromContinue reading “Charlie Brown’s Nationals All-Stars”
A Baseball Retirement
Jack Dunn has retired from baseball. Dunn played for the Harrisburg Senators in the 2022 and 2023 seasons. He was a super-utility player, he played everywhere. I even saw him pitch an inning, giving up a run. The only position I did not see Dunn play was catcher, otherwise I’m pretty sure I saw himContinue reading “A Baseball Retirement”
The Curious Case of the False Rascal
Baseball teams have fun, cool mascots. For example, in Harrisburg we have Rascal, a river monster from the Susquehanna River. We took this selfie in August 2015 when the Washington Nationals’ Racing Presidents were in town. Big eyes, cream colored face, a wide smile, fur–Rascal is a friendly river monster. Tuesday of last week wasContinue reading “The Curious Case of the False Rascal”
On a Bright, Hawaiian Mets Shirt
I am not a fan of the New York Mets — the pain of 1969, years before I was born, is still too near — but as a student of history, I am pained on their behalf by this ad that I saw on Facebook yesterday. The Mets. 1962. Shea Stadium. Set aside the factContinue reading “On a Bright, Hawaiian Mets Shirt”
It’s an Unlicensed Jersey, Charlie Brown!
A few days ago, I began to see some intriguing ads on Facebook — baseball jerseys, with Peanuts characters. I made the mistake — I suppose you can call it that — of clicking on one of the ads, as my feed is now full of these ads. Different sellers, same product. I can’t imagineContinue reading “It’s an Unlicensed Jersey, Charlie Brown!”