No Violence at Your Cathedral Please…
April 5, 2011 by Shelly Riley · Leave a Comment
The beating of Bryan Stowe, a Giants fan, at the LA Dodgers home opener by Dodgers fans last week is sad and tragic, but I can’t say that the story is unfamiliar. Why do we as sports fans feel the need to ignorantly maim and injure opposing fans? Why is it that we cant get through […]
Baby Birds Show Early Signs of Life
April 4, 2011 by Chip Greene · 2 Comments
This afternoon, in their home opener, the Orioles won again. Wow, 4-0; who would have thought it? Now, I know the season just started and the Os still have 158 more games to go, but at least allow me to savor this moment. After all, as a long-suffering Orioles fan, their start is a like […]
A New Beginning, The Same Ending
April 1, 2011 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment
In all the hoopla surrounding the start of the season, perhaps I misunderstood.  I thought we were turning the page to 2011, not reliving 2010.  Yet, for one game at least, a lot of last year’s issues reared their head in St. Louis. It was extremely frustrating to see how many two on, nobody out innings […]
Game Over
October 5, 2010 by Judy Johnson · Leave a Comment
The 2010 season ended for the Red Sox this past Sunday with an 8-4 win over the New York Yankees. “For the first time since 2006, Game No. 162 of the regular season meant closure for the Red Sox. Before the game, players were signing bats for each other and packing up other keepsakes. It […]
Strasburg In Harrisburg: “When You Hear the Moos, You Know What to Doâ€
April 18, 2010 by Gerry Von Hendy · Leave a Comment
Yesterday I heard Stephen Strasburg throw eight pitches. By the time I realized I could listen to the game on the Internet and got myself connected, it was the top of the third inning in Harrisburg. Leading off the inning, New Britain Rock Cats’ catcher Alec Soto worked Strasburg to a three-two count, fouled a […]
