Sunday afternoon my sister phoned me up. “What are you doing?” she wanted to know. “I’m listening to a baseball game on the radio. Spring training. The Nationals and the Orioles.” “There’s baseball already?” Yup, there’s baseball already. To my chagrin, there’s little coverage of spring training in the local newspapers. The free daily, theContinue reading “On Signs of Spring”
Tag Archives: Baseball
On Watching Football
I don’t like football. No, really. I don’t like football. Which made selling Madden and NCAA Football at EB Games a bit difficult; I didn’t give a toss for the sport, and couldn’t find any appeal in playing the video games either. But I could go deep on discussing baseball games. 🙂 I’m getting off-topic.Continue reading “On Watching Football”
On Favorite Baseball Movies
With the baseball season winding down — and my beloved Cubs out of the playoffs — I thought I’d fill the ample time until spring by naming off my top five baseball films of all time. 🙂 The Natural Field of Dreams A League of their Own Pride of the Yankees Eight Men Out BullContinue reading “On Favorite Baseball Movies”
On Having No Joy
There is no joy in Wrigleyville… The Mighty A-Ram has struck out. The “Season of Hope” came to an end last night. It wasn’t particularly close. Another October dream of the Cubs dashed. But there’s always next year! Spring is coming! “Spring is a time for fresh starts and blooming, a season when even theContinue reading “On Having No Joy”
On Baseball Madness
Today could possibly be the greatest day in baseball history. It’s the last day of the season, and four National League teams are still in the hunt for three playoff spots. There’s something strange when it’s the Cubs who have their playoff spot sewn up. 😆 Here’s a run-down of the possible tie-breaker, pre-playoff scenariosContinue reading “On Baseball Madness”
On Tengwar Fun
How would one write “Yankees Suck” in Tengwar, the Elvish alphabet from Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings? It’s a good question, and I’ve had an interesting discussion with Star Trek author Geoff Trowbridge on that very point. My take on “Yankees Suck” — So, Red Sox fans out there. If you want to slamContinue reading “On Tengwar Fun”
On Last Night’s Baseball Game
I won tickets to last night’s Aberdeen Ironbirds game. They’re a short-season Class A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles in the New York-Penn League, owned by Cal Ripken, Jr. I remember when their stadium was built — I lived outside Philly at the time, and I’d pass it on I-95 when driving down to BaltimoreContinue reading “On Last Night’s Baseball Game”
On Baseball Fun
While the Cubs and the Brewers flail in the National League Central, I’ve won tickets for tonight’s Aberdeen Ironbirds game. The Ironbirds, as some readers might not be aware, are the minor league baseball team based in Aberdeen, Maryland, and owned by Cal Ripken. I won tickets to the second game of the season backContinue reading “On Baseball Fun”
On Joy In Wrigleyville
Is there a better sports writer than Frank Deford? Deford has a weekly segment on NPR’s Morning Edition, where he waxes poetic on current events in sport. It’s just just the way DeFord puts the words together but the inflection of his voice that makes his weekly segment compelling listening. This week Deford turned hisContinue reading “On Joy In Wrigleyville”
On Opening Day
WGN refers to the Chicago Cubs this season as having “The Season of Hope.” Yeah, after today the Cubs need hope. If you can’t beat the Reds, it’s gonna be a long season…. :/