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“The Energy of the Mind is the Essence of Life”…Aristotle
Hello again, I’ve been away for a while, the whys of which I will clarify in a post this week, but first I must tell you a story. Surprised? From time to time I have written here about the Venice … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball and Life
Tagged Colonel Jack Dundas, Eagles, Roy Stevens, Venice High School Baseball, Venice Indians
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“Pitching always beats batting — and vice-versa.” Yogi Berra
Last Saturday August 1, 2015 baseball history was made. For the first time the reigning league MVP’s faced each other in a game. Well it’s sorta true. Thanks to the not so great idea of interleague play, it happened during the regular … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball and Life, Fenway Park Baseball, Fenway Park Other
Tagged "Lefty" Grove, 1931 World Series, 1934 World Series, 1936 World Series, 1942 World Series, 1945 World Series, 1956 World Series, 1963 World Series, 1968 World Series, Babe Ruth, Bob Gibson, Carl Hubbell, Clayton Kershaw, Dazzy Vance, Denny McLain, Dizzy Dean, Don Newcombe, Elston Howard, Frankie Frisch, Hal Newhouser, Joe Gordon, Kerry Keene, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Cochrane, Mickey Lolich, Mickey Mantle, Mike Trout, Mort Cooper, MVP Award, MVP Pitchers, Phil Cavaretta, Pitchers who won the MVP, Sandy Koufax, Ted Williams, The Fordham Flash, Walter Johnson, Yogi Berra
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Reflections on a Parade…..
I am back in Florida, arriving Wednesday following two days of driving which included the wonder of the Shenandoah Valley. There is a serenity in weaving through mountain roads and for good measure I encountered a thunder storm or two, a rainbow, a double … Continue reading
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Tagged Carlton Fisk, Cooperstown, Cooperstown Beverage Exchange, Craig Biggio, Dennis Eckersley, Hall of Fame, Jim Rice, John Smoltz, National Baseball Hall of Fame, Nolan Ryan, Pedro, Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, Wade Boggs, Whitey Ford
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The Magical History Tour Continues…..ADAMS DAY!
Yesterday our personal Magical History Tour continued. It was ADAMS Day which included Jake and Brady ADAMS, along with cousins, Addy, “Yeagan” and Quinn visiting the Abigail ADAMS house in North Weymouth, the birth houses of both John ADAMS and John … Continue reading
“Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature….. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.” Helen Keller
My dad once told me that there are two types of people in the world. There are those who kick the $#!% out of life and those who let life kick the $#!% out of them. You have to decide … Continue reading
“Many of my Defining Moments Came Within a Game”…..Curt Schilling
I had tickets to last nights game at Fenway. To be honest, despite the fact that the Sox have been playing very well, I was not all that excited about going to see Rick Porcello on the bump. I mean … Continue reading
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Tagged Curt Schilling, David Ortiz, Defining Moments, FDR, FDR at Fenway, Rick Porcello, WEEI
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Perfection, Baseball, Serenity, Life…..
On Thursday last I sat in Camden Yards with my son and watched the Texas Rangers battle the Orioles. We watched most of the game from third row seats just beyond third base. We then walked around a bit to capture the … Continue reading
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