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Opening Day – 2024
“Baseball’s Opening Day is full of time-honored traditions: the President throws out the first ball, the Cubs’ starting pitcher walks away with a 54.00…
Mar 29
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Predictions - 2024
“Opening Day. All you have to do is say the words and you feel the shutters thrown wide, the room air out, the light pour in. In baseball, no other day…
Mar 20
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Manager Wisdom
“A baseball manager is a necessary evil.” ~ Sparky Anderson Today, we will look at the “wisdom” of some of the most criticized people on the field…
Mar 1
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February 2024
Hits and Runs XII
“The trouble with baseball is that it is not played the year round.” ~ Gaylord Perry If you’re a long-time reader of “Comments” you are familiar with…
Feb 28
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Cages
“The human hand is made complete by the addition of a baseball.” ~ Paul Dickson As reported earlier in my last post, spring training camps have now…
Feb 26
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Pitchers and Catchers Report – 2024
“Don’t tell me about the world. Not today. It’s springtime and they’re knocking a baseball around fields where the grass is damp and green in the…
Feb 9
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A Super Bowl “First”
Merriam-Webster Dictionary: First, noun. Something that is first: such as, the first occurrence or item of a kind. Welcome to all the “Comments” new…
Feb 1
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January 2024
Hits and Runs XI
“Baseball is not a conventional industry. It belongs neither to the players nor management, but to all of us. It is our national pastime, our national…
Jan 29
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Baseball Hall of Fame 2024 Ballot Recap
“Baseball is about talent, hard work, and strategy. But at the deepest level, it’s about love, integrity, and respect.” ~ Pat Gillick, MLB Executive The…
Jan 24
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The End of the Year: 2023
“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” ~ Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodger’s Hall of Famer. First, Happy New Year and…
Jan 19
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Baseball Hall of Fame 2024 Ballot
“Dedicate yourself and you can find yourself standing in the Hall of Fame.” ~ The Script, An Irish rock band. Today, Sunday, December 31, 2023, is the…
Jan 1
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December 2023
All Fictional Team
“There are only two seasons – winter and baseball.” ~ Bill Veeck Looking out the window again today and I realize, we are still in “winter”. So, what to…
Dec 29, 2023
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