The Kid from the Old School

May 24, 2012 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment

Whether or not the Philadelphia Phillies rebound from their slow start to the 2012 season, remains to be seen. But if we are watching the changing of the guard in the NL East, then the May 6 evening that Cole Hamels plunked Bryce Harper, claiming it was “Old School,” will certainly be seen as a […]

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Get Well Soon Mariano Rivera from Mariners Nation

May 4, 2012 by Jeff Engels · Leave a Comment

I vaguely recall seeing the young Rivera pictured above for the first time during the 1995 playoff series with the Yankees. Rivera did not become the closer for the Yankees till 1996 but he did see action in games 2,3 and 5 of that thrilling playoff match-up that was perhaps the highlight of my many […]

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Meet Kate Wedge the wife of Mariners Skipper Eric Wedge

June 20, 2011 by Jeff Engels · Leave a Comment

Kate Wedge at the Safe While much has been written about the great job that manager Eric Wedge has done this year with the Seattle Mariners, not much has been said about the skipper’s wife, Kate Wedge. I was fortunate enough to meet her last night through a mutual friend as I was enjoying the […]

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