"Pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training." I’m a huge baseball fan, and a somewhat active football fan. The few weeks between the Super Bowl and Spring Training is about as depressing as nuclear winter or the re-election of George Bush. So, needless to say, I’m pretty happy right now. Even though the Philadelphia PhilliesContinue reading “Proof of God’s Existence”
Category Archives: Baseball
My new, well-fitting, baseball cap
It arrived yesterday – my Washington Nationals batting practice cap! I am very excited about this. Why excited about a baseball cap? Primarily I’m excited because the dang thing fits me. You see, I have a problem. In my one year on the junior high football team, they didn’t have a helmet that fit myContinue reading “My new, well-fitting, baseball cap”
Off Topic: Philly Sports
Completely off topic from my usual religiously-themed posts, but it’s been a big day for Philadelphia sports fans. Terrell Owens, the dynamically disruptive wide receiver, lost arbitration and will spend the rest of the football season at home – and the rest of his career elsewhere. However, Jim Thome, perrenial good guy and son ofContinue reading “Off Topic: Philly Sports”
My own Widow’s Coin tale, sort of
I found my old baseball cards. Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr, Ricky Henderson, Chipper Jones, Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens, Gary Sheffield, Frank Thomas, Curt Schilling, Cris Carpenter rookie cards, and several other older cards of Mickey Mantle, Stan Musial, Hank Aaron and others. I thought I had lost these cards. ButContinue reading “My own Widow’s Coin tale, sort of”
Making Contact
Bobby Abreu, a great contact hitter with some power, won the annual Home Run Derby last night. Nobody gave him a chance going into the Derby. Sluggers such as Pudge Rodriguez, David Ortiz and Carlos Lee were the favorites. But an exercise such as the Home Run Derby is not about power. With competitors swingingContinue reading “Making Contact”
The Lutheran Zephyr 