The Gun Violence has got to stop. The latest cold blooded murders of the 2 Roanoke, Virginia reporters is yet another heartbreaking example of why we must assert more control of the selling and ownership of guns in this country. It is out of hand. From Charleston, to Aurora, Trayvon Martin, and Sandy Hook the…Read more »
Tag: Baseball
Giants say “It Gets Better”
Bravo to the World Champion San Francisco Giants who made this “It Gets Better ” Video! Asmany of you know I am a baseball fan. This is a wonderful and inspiring moment for Major League Baseball. They have set an example and now the Boston Red Sox have announced they too will make an “It Gets Better”…Read more »
Gifts of Baseball
This past weekend I actually got to watch two innings of a BASEBALL game. Yes spring Training games are underway. I am thrilled. I admit the game that I watched (which was a late night rerun of a game played on Shabbat) was between the Rockies and the Diamondbacks. Cactus League. Neither are my favorite…Read more »
PLAY BALL
I resisted all week. But cannot do so any longer! Baseball Season is here!! Hooray! Pitchers and catchers reported this week to Florida and Arizona. And the actual spring training games begin in the coming week. And so we are off! PLAY BALL! The races begin in earnest as our reconfigured teams get…Read more »
Post Season Joy
The Playoffs are rockin’ in earnest. Halliday’s no-hitter. Lincecum’s 14k’s. The Yankees usual dominance. The post season of Major League Baseball is in literally full swing. I have to say a bit wistfully I don’t know really who to cheer for. I do own a Yankees hat. But that’s the only one of the…Read more »
Da’ Bruins #Omaha
I thought it would never ever happen but I rooted for da’ Bruins. As you know I am a Trojan fan. USC. My blood runs cardinal and gold. Yes even with NCAA sanctions in place my Trojans are part and parcel of who I am. Even at the gym the other day when I was wearing…Read more »
Stephen Strasburg lives up to the hype in debut – latimes.com
He did it last night! The kid from San Diego State, last year’s number 1 MLB draft pick made his major league debut after a short minor league preparation. The Washington Nationals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates (mychildhood fav team) in an impressive 14 strikeout night. He had the Pirates swatting at his 98 mph fastballs…Read more »
A Perfect Game A Perfect Example
With all that has been going on off the coast of Israel and the Gaza strip I haven’t weighed in on the near-perfect game of baseball the other night of Detroit pitcher Armando Galarraga. But we all have much to learn from this baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Detroit Tigers and most importantly between…Read more »