Showing posts with label Sports. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sports. Show all posts
Monday, November 24, 2008

THE 80s ARE FADING

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As a baseball fan from the 1980s, I grew up watching players like Wade Boggs, Joe Carter, Kirby Puckett, Mike Schmidt, Robin Yount, Gary Car...
Tuesday, November 11, 2008

THE WORST HITTER EVER

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An article from Dugout Central --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Published by Steve Caimano on No...
Saturday, September 27, 2008

Its Time To Hang It Up

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Over the summer while playing a home baseball game, I was chatting with one of the umpires while the grounds crew was getting the field read...
Monday, July 21, 2008

Baseball Records Becoming A Rare Commodity

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This past weekend as I sifted through the Friday box scores comparing player stats from other years, something stood out as I checked career...
Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Remembering 10 cent Beer Night at Cleveland Stadium

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It was on that fateful night on June 4, 1974 when the geniuses in the Cleveland Indians Promotional Department decided that dime beer night ...
Monday, June 30, 2008

Baseball Offense WAY Down in '08

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Chalk it up to the steroid testing policy which wasn't beefed up--pardon the pun--until 2005 with worthwhile penalties (A first positive...
Sunday, June 22, 2008

Oldest Player to Play with Babe Ruth Turns 100

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Baseball is a game of big, round, meaningful numbers. Bill Werber knows about that: He got exactly 200 hits in the 1934 season and here he i...
Sunday, August 26, 2007

Random Stuff

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Before I forget any longer, my son just went number 2 on the potty for the first time last month. Of course, i got a picture of him showing ...
Thursday, August 09, 2007

New Homerun Record Holder!

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Barry Bonds has done it. He is the new homerun champion.... .....and no one cares. Of any record in sports, this is at the top of the list....
Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Barry Bonds' Homerun Log

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In the event that you really want to know who gave up Bonds' 331st homer then this list is for you courtesy of baseball-reference.com. ...
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Monday, April 09, 2007

Lake Effect Snow in April Produces Snowout

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Lake effect snow is something that I am growing to hate. Hate is a powerful word but it fits here. On Good Friday, the Cleveland Indians we...
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Tuesday, September 05, 2006

The Rapid Departure of Summer

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I just finished a graphic illustrating the 6th named tropical storm of the season named Florence (which resides in the central Atlantic) whe...
Monday, May 15, 2006

The Anniversary of Perfection

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If your not a baseball fan then you might not know what a "Perfect Game" is. Imagine getting every hitter out--all 27 of them. Sin...
Friday, May 05, 2006

A Disturbing Workout

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If anyone knows me, they know that I am a big proponent of a healthy lifestyle. I lift weights and do cardio-exercise on a regular basis and...
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Monday, April 24, 2006

Interesting Baseball Play: K767

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Every once in a while, I will run across a most unorthodox baseball play that catches my eye. This one--K767--which means Strikeout: Leftfie...
Friday, April 07, 2006

Opening Day - The "Official" Start of Summer

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Ah, the beginning of the baseball season in Cleveland. The weather has been warm enough to push the tulips through the mulch. The smell of b...
Friday, March 10, 2006

Bonds and Steroids: All but a done deal

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Tuesday, news of a new book documenting in great detail Barry Bonds' "alledged" steroid use rose to the top of the sports head...
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Monday, March 06, 2006

Is it ALWAYS the wealthiest team who wins?

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Spring training is in full swing and the debate concerning the "haves" and the "have nots" is heating up again. In other...
Friday, January 20, 2006

Spring Training Around the Corner

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February 21st is the voluntary reporting date for all position Major League Baseball players; a sure sign that winter is approaching its dem...
Tuesday, January 17, 2006

"The Fumble" revisited

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Forget the Chicago Cubs and their trophy case vacant of any World Championships since before the Titanic sunk. Forget the Cincinnati Bengals...