Baseball – Page 7 – The Lutheran Zephyr

Salvation Army, Vuke, & Gardeners

I preached and led worship today as a substitute preacher (not a regular gig of mine these days), and I loved it. Gosh, I can’t wait until I get to do this all the time . . . I preached mostly on the second part of today’s Gospel text, the parable of the fig treeContinue reading “Salvation Army, Vuke, & Gardeners”

Why Football is Inferior to Baseball

The Clock. Sure, I admit to being bruised by the Eagles’ loss to the New Orleans Saints on Saturday. But what makes football games like that so painful to watch is the clock. In football there are three major factors – the two teams on the field, and the clock. The teams play against eachContinue reading “Why Football is Inferior to Baseball”

McGwire Not Admitted

Good news from the land of baseball. Mark McGwire was not elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. The baseball gods must be smiling . . .

Rose endorses McGwire for Hall

Pete Rose, upon being honored by – but not inducted into – the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame, said yesterday that Mark McGwire should be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (article in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer here). That’s kinda like getting a political endorsement from Richard Nixon. I would not vote for Mark McGwireContinue reading “Rose endorses McGwire for Hall”

Iron Pigs?

And so the Philadelphia Phillies’ AAA affiliate will be known as the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs when they move to Allentown, PA for the 2008 season. This is such big news that the Philadelphia Inquirer didn’t bother having one of its reporters cover the story. Rather, all they did was simply publish an AP reportContinue reading “Iron Pigs?”