Category Archives: Baseball

No Line on the Horizon

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Jason

Hat tip to Greg for this juicy bit of U2-themed info. The return of LOST. The World Baseball Classic. Coming to the Cool Papa Bell League draft table as defending league champion. And a new U2 record. It’s shaping up … Continue reading →

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Top Twelve Books of 2008

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Jason

At the beginning of the year, I set a personal goal to try and read one book a week. I knew that was ambitious and even though I fell woefully short (when I finish my current read, I’ll be at … Continue reading →

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People Will Come

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Jason

There are few moments that make me feel more like an American than the singing of the National Anthem prior to a ball game, especially a World Series game. That is, unless the Backstreet Boys are singing, as they did … Continue reading →

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Go Rays

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Jason

For the first time in 20 years, I’ll be rooting for an AL team in the World Series. The last time I rooted for an AL team was 1988 when Tony LaRussa’s Oakland A’s squared off against the Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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Late Night October Baseball

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Jason

I just finished watching a great NLCS game. Too bad it’s 11:30pm and my son barely got to watch anything other than the first pitch. I know we got the ALCS game earlier in the afternoon, but this is ridiculous. … Continue reading →

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2008 AL Round-Up

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Jason

Just finished watching the White Sox / Twins play-in game. One word: awesome. This is playoff baseball, boys and girls. Great pitching, stellar defense, and a big fly by a future Hall of Famer. Too bad the Twins were on … Continue reading →

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2008 NL Round-Up

Posted on September 28, 2008 by Jason

Well, this is a sad day for me. Another baseball regular season is in the books. And although the excitement that is October baseball is will fuel me over the course of the next month, I’m taking a moment tonight … Continue reading →

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Mommy M.I.A. Redux, Day 1

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Jason

9:19pm – One day down; three to go. Today went pretty well. Thankfully, I don’t have any stories to rival my experiences from two years ago. Well, at least not yet. I decided to take the day off. I didn’t … Continue reading →

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My Idea of Heaven

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Jason
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Joshua’s Sixth Sense

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Jason

Tonight, a sports highlight came on the TV while Joshua was in the living room. He turns to me and says, “Look, Dad. The A’s and White Sox.“ He was right. He’s four years old. I’ve never been prouder.

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