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Sorry Albert, I don’t believe you
My new Sports Illustrated came in the mail today. On the cover is Albert Pujols, slugger for the St. Louis Cardinals. The headline reads, “Albert Pujols has a message: ‘Don’t Be Afraid to Believe in...
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That Ball’s Outta Here!
Harry Kalas died today. Kalas was the voice of the Philadelphia Phillies and NFL Films for many years. His voice has brought me to tears more times than I can count. One the most memorable moments...
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The death of baseball cards?
It was announced recently that Major League Baseball has granted exclusive rights to producing its baseball cards to Topps. See the New York Times story here. According to the article, the baseball...
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Competition
I’ve finally been convinced. I have decided that Competition is the only great motivator for excellence. Without competition, no one would strive for anything. Without competition, we will all be...
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Phillies Phanatic
Last year at about this time I wrote about Why I love the Phillies. They were playing in game four of the World Series. A few days later I was wiping the tears from my eyes with my daughter in my...
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Sports schadenfreude
Schadenfreude: Taking pleasure from the suffering of another. Lisa Simpson taught me this word many years ago. She used it to describe how Homer was feeling when Ned Flanders’ Leftorium was going out...
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If LaRussa goes to HoF, why not McGwire?
In the 2011 Hall of Fame voting, Mark McGwire received 19.8% of the vote, far short of the 75% required to gain admission to the Hall. His 583 career home runs are the most of any player that is...
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Opening Day
Busch Stadium in St. Louis, one of my favorite places on earth. I start to get excited as soon as I can see the lights of the stadium. It doesn’t matter which stadium – Wrigley, Comiskey (no, it is...
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Please Remember
The picture on the left was circulating in my Facebook world today. When I saw it, I shared it immediately. These five reminders are just so beautifully simple. I would like to go to Metropolis,...
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Drafting hope
The 2013 baseball amateur draft finished this weekend. 1,216 young men were drafted, and 1,215 of them dream of playing for a Major League Baseball team someday. They dream of running out onto a...
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