‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house All the TV’s were on ESPN (it’s owned by The Mouse). Posters were hung on the walls with great care In hopes that a trophy might someday be there. The fans were nestled all snug in their beds While visions of championships danced in their heads. And Ma in her hoodie and I in a ball cap Thought about our team as we settled down for a nap. When out on the lawn there arose such a noise That it woke up all of the girls an

We’ll start by giving you the answer to our last trivia question: Who are the four #1 draft picks in MLB who are currently in the Hall of Fame? Answer: Ken Griffey Jr, Chipper Jones, Joe Mauer, and Harold Baines. Yeah, I know, one name doesn’t seem to belong, but I’m already on record as saying Baines wasn’t a Hall of Famer. The Lane Kiffin story goes on. And on and on… The ups and downs of his coaching career are fascinating. His latest move is to accept his “dream job” of c

Committees are not usually the most efficient or accurate way to make a decision. It has been suggested that God created all animals except the Duck Billed Platypus, which was designed by a committee. That being said there is a group which will decide on Major League Baseball HOF membership for eight individuals. Results will be released this weekend, starting a whole round of debates and arguments about who should be approved. Don’t you love how there’s always something goin

Every year (except 2010,2011 and 2023) people ask me who I’m rooting for in the World Series. My response is always the same. I want it to go seven games, with the last game going into extra innings. That way the season lasts longer! That’s exactly what we got. This year’s Fall Classic was truly a classic, and will be remembered for many years as one of the most entertaining ever. And although the final result wasn’t what I wanted, I have to admit I thoroughly enjoyed each ga

After a couple of questionable coaching decisions, there were a lot of people who were sleepless in Seattle after Monday night’s game seven in the AL championship series. The Mariners looked like they were going to get in their first World Series ever after winning the first two games in Toronto, but then lost 4 out of the next 5 to send the Toronto Blue Jays to their first fall classic in 32 years. When George Springer hit a 3 run bomb in the 7th inning and sprung around th

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Just a few comments to wrap up this year’s baseball trip. Obviously it was a blast. Six games in six different venues. We saw a game...

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On Tuesday we headed back to New York. Our movie selection was A League of Their Own, an entertaining show about the All-American Girls...

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I’ve continued to think about the “swing-off” contest that MLB used for the first time Tuesday night to provide a winner for the game. As...

Just wanted to post a few quick notes before I return to the travelogue. First of all, trivia! Last time I posed the question about the...

On Sunday our destination was Cooperstown, the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame. We started out early, with our usual discussions and...

As we boarded the bus on Saturday morning, I could imagine Old Blue Eyes singing “Start spreading the news…”. We were heading to New...

We gathered in the hotel lobby, prepared to head to Washington DC. There were two buses with about 40 people on each one. Each one was...

Today I will be beginning an eight part summary of a great baseball tour that I recently completed. For several years I have had a goal...

I didn’t really mean to be silent the whole month of June - it just worked out that way. One thing that occupied a lot of my time was a...