Category Archives: baseball

Scenes From a Baseball Game

(or, David Versus the Foul Ball) These photos were taken the last day of May, when the Colorado Rockies played the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park. Tim Lincecum, San Francisco’s pitching ace, struggled that day, unable to snap a … Continue reading

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World Baseball Classic 2009

Before Sunday night, I was only paying attention to the World Baseball Classic (WBC) peripherally. The team that should have had me captivated (and cheering) — Team USA — held no sway. Every other day, I’d check to see if … Continue reading

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Stephen Colbert on Jane Austen Baseball

Last night, Stephen Colbert took my favorite sport (baseball) and one of my favorite authors (Jane Austen), liberally glued them together with comedy, and created a clip worth keeping… And just in case the video disappears one day, I transcribed … Continue reading

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A Few Words (and Photos) About a Few Days in Boston

Last week, M and I visited Boston for a few days. She went for work. I went for fun. (Unlike M, I had to pay my way, but if one were keeping score, I think I still came out ahead … Continue reading

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A Few Thoughts on the Mitchell Report

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RC Radio, Program Number 1: The Mitchell Report

This is what happens when I listen to a baseball-related press conference and stumble upon some text-to-speech software on the same day — I end up using my writing time to produce a by-the-seat-of-my-pants podcast. Here’s a link to the … Continue reading

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What Querying Minds Wanted to Know in November

Every once in a while, I like to see what search terms bring folks here. As is often the case, 9 out of every 10 visitors come here by accident. These poor people were led astray by the God of … Continue reading

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The Red Sox Return

Boston is going to the World Series. Again. Finally. After Cleveland took a 3-1 lead in the best of seven American League Championship Series, the chances of Boston mounting a comeback seemed doubtful. The winning momentum belonged to Cleveland and … Continue reading

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What I’ve Done

This weekend, I > read outside on Saturday. M has been running on a local trail on the weekends to prepare for the Nike Half Marathon in San Francisco. Since I want to be supportive, I’ve accompanied her to the … Continue reading

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Let’s Play Ball Already

Arizona and Colorado swept their respective opponents (Chicago and Philadelphia, respectively) on Saturday. Boston swept Anaheim on Sunday. Cleveland defeated New York in the Big Apple on Monday to win that series. Since then, baseball has been on hold1 and … Continue reading

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