Archive for the ‘baseball’ Category

Baseball’s finest tradition: the Prank is alive and well

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

I love baseball, and have all my life, and have come to appreciate the goofballs and pranksters that litter baseball history. In fact, that's the main reason I would like to see the great lefty Bert Blyleven enshrined in the Hall of Fame. Well, now there is a new Major ...

Invoking some Bill Lee Mojo for the Red Sox

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

The World Series beings tonight, and through the generosity of a friend, I'm going to Game 1! To invoke the spirits of good fortune to the game, my friend Yankee fan (!?!!) and Montrealer Mark Goren pointed me to this postgame interview of Bill "Spaceman" Lee, one of my favorite all-time ...

Turner Field, Atlanta; A Baseball Fan’s Perspective. Kill me now!!!

Saturday, April 21st, 2007

Atlanta-- Turner Field Originally uploaded by douglashaslam. On vacation in Atlanta last week, took the wife and son to Turner Field to catch the Braves vs. The Chicago Cubs. Despite the title of this post, we actually had a very good time. A close game with a lot of ...