I have a sales call on Tuesday morning, June 6 on Long Island. Rather than fight morning traffic from Philadelphia, I’m spending Monday night in the area. What’s there to do in New York on Monday night, June 5? Red Sox vs. Yankees @ Yankee Stadium. And I got a ticket. About $40 will getContinue reading “Red Sox, Yankees, & Me”
Category Archives: Baseball
Post-Game Wrap-up
After greeting worshipers at my guest preaching gig this morning and saying my final goodbyes to the ushers, I sped off in my car to meet my step-brother, sister-in-law, dad and daughter at Citizens Bank Park (a beautiful stadium surrounded by acres of parking lots far from any city neighborhood of note – not theContinue reading “Post-Game Wrap-up”
A Few New Books
I just picked up two new books. I’ll just add them to the pile of books that I’m reading – or, at least, the pile of books that I get part-way through . . . Steal Away: Devotions for Baseball Fans by Hugh Poland (Judson Press) A Formula for Parish Practice: Using the Formula ofContinue reading “A Few New Books”
Balancing Baseball (on the field)
I’ve always considered myself to be a baseball traditionalist – I like baseball played on grass, not astroturf; under the sun or stars, not a dome. I like pitching duels. I prefer reliable hitters rather than home run kings who strikeout every other at bat. I like to keep score when I go to aContinue reading “Balancing Baseball (on the field)”
“I have lots of fantasies . . .
. . . but none of them include Barry Bonds." That is what one friend said to me when I told him about my fantasy baseball team. This will be the fourth year in a row that I will have a fantasy baseball team in a league with my wife’s family (my wife has herContinue reading ““I have lots of fantasies . . .”
The Lutheran Zephyr 