Ballpark Food

April 1, 2011 by Judy Johnson · Leave a Comment

Today is Opening Day, and many are writing on the subject.Â Opening Day is what I should be celebrating too, but Iâ€™m dwelling in the realm of spring training for a few more hours.Â Â You might call it an afterglow. Itâ€™s funny how most of us dread the end of baseball in November.Â Â Melancholy sets […]

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New Years, Hak-Ju Lee, & Resolutions

January 7, 2011 by Stephanie Paluch · Leave a Comment

I like to kick off each season withÂ a “Bucket List.” This list gets posted in my home office for the entirety of the season – sometimes I’ll even add to it as the season goes and asÂ I find new adventures to fulfill. With the new year just beginning and watching everyone try to adhere to […]

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Rambling on About My Glory Days – Rambling & Wondering

April 19, 2010 by Jack Perconte · Leave a Comment

I often get the comment from people, “I bet you wished you played now with the money players make these days.” It makes me dream, of course, but I really wonder if I would have even gotten a chance to play professional baseball in today”s game. I have attended quite a few minor league baseball […]

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Padres to Honor Nay Hernandez

March 6, 2010 by Gary Bedingfield · Leave a Comment

Baseball historian Bill Swank is a guy who doesnâ€™t give up easily. In fact, heâ€™s the kind of person who never lets go once heâ€™s got his claws into something. In this case, its Billâ€™s long fought dream to have Manuel P. â€œNayâ€ Hernandez recognized by the San Diego Padres baseball club. Iâ€™m guessing the […]

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