Baseball Randomness

Hat Stealing Umpire – 1967 World Series

by David March 31, 2012 Baseball Randomness

Last week I was watching one of the quarterfinals episodes of Baseball IQ that had aired on MLB Network.  (If you missed it, this show pitted a representative of each MLB team plus one from MLB.com and the Hall of Fame in a single elimination trivia tournament that raised money for each team’s charity.)  Rather [...]

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She’s Learning Her Colors

by Nicole November 9, 2009 Baseball Games

Yesterday my dad took Chiquita to the grocery store. Apparently, he asked her which “car cart” she wanted to drive/ride in. Her choices were red and blue. Now, let me point out that this is the girl that almost always responds with a confident “yellow!” when asked what color something is, regardless of what it [...]

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The Culture of Baseball

by Nicole August 20, 2009 baseball culture

One of the things I love about the sport of baseball is the culture that goes along with it. The love of the game goes beyond the nine innings and the twenty-five man roster. It stretches towards books, movies, songs, and more. It is a culture that inspires road trips and pilgrimages and international camaraderie. [...]

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Manny~ Not A Whole Lot More To Say

by Nicole May 11, 2009 Baseball Randomness

It’s sad when you have to tell your two-year old that her favorite player is on “baseball time-out.”

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Tragedy in Orange County

by Nicole April 10, 2009 Baseball Randomness

By now, I’m sure you’ve all heard the news and are as saddened as we are at the death of young rookie Nick Adenhart. We simply want to express our heartfelt condolences to Adenhart’s family, friends and teammates. It’s times like these that we can only trust in knowing that God must have some plan [...]

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Happy Opening Day!

by Nicole April 6, 2009 Baseball Randomness

I’ve had baseball on TV in the background all day and it brings a smile to my face as I type this knowing that today starts a new season. We’re off to watch the Dodgers square off with the Padres with on TV tonight and then in-person tomorrow night, for our first game of the [...]

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Manny Link Love

by Nicole March 11, 2009 Baseball Randomness

One of the biggest stories of the off-season has been the saga of Manny and the Dodgers. We know that they finally made a deal, but Manny is one of those guys that is always in the news. Here are a few recent Manny-Related Links from around the blogosphere for ya. The Korean Manny from [...]

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A Confused Fan/Citizen

by Nicole March 3, 2009 Baseball Randomness

We saw this license plate frame recently on a car that was being towed. Maybe the car just suddenly refused to drive anymore out of pure confusion. We ourselves are somewhat displaced fans, but this is just too ironic.

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