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“They will come to your door as innocent as children…It will be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters, the memories will be so thick they’ll have to brush them away from their faces…” Terrance Mann
My dad once told me, “The older you get; the more you realize that its all the good things that bring the tears.” The older I get the more I realize how right Dad was about so many, many things. … Continue reading
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Tagged "Pumpsie" Green, baseball, Boston Red Sox, Fenway Park, mlb, Red Sox, sports, Ted Williams, vic-wertz
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TRADITION…”Because of our traditions, everybody knows who they are.” Tevye of Anatevka
The American Heritage Dictionary defines the word tradition as “the passing down of elements of a culture from generation to generation especially by oral communication.” June 27th, 2024 marked the 26th year since the passing of my dad. Throughout the … Continue reading
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Tagged Babe Ruth, family, Fenway Park, Golf, golfing, Lake Venice Golf Course, sports, travel
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OF ALL-STAR GAMES, STREAKS AND PURSUITS… “The best of times, the worst of times.” Charles Dickens
The All-Star break is here; a time held baseball tradition that dates back to 1933. For 89 times baseball has paused to celebrate its best players from each league in a one game contest with the prize being simply pride. … Continue reading
WHEN THE GREATS FACED THE GREATS, THE BABE AND THE BIG TRAIN REVISITED…
In May 2014, ten years ago, YIKES! I posted a story about the greats facing the greats. It is the most visited post in the 12 years I’ve been here. A recent comment by Hal awakened my brain to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Babe Ruth, baseball, baseball-history, Fenway Park, Griffith Stadium, mlb, Polo Grounds, sports, The Big Train, Walter Johnson
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APRIL 23, 1967, YAZ, WILLIAMS, SPAHN, HUBBELL, TED, HOYT, HANK AND MORE…
A Sunday in Boston Massachusetts. A Sunday in which the high for the day was 56 degrees, the low only 46. Yet encompassed in that rather innocuous, disparity, was the rumble of thunder and flashes of lightning around the old … Continue reading
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Tagged baseball, baseball-history, Boston Red Sox, boston-latin, Carl Hubbell, Dick Williams, federal-league, Fenway Park, george-washington, Hank Aaron, hoyt-wilhelm, mlb, robert-e-lee, shakespeare, sports, Ted Williams, Warren Spahn, washington-college, washington-lee-university, Wrigley Field, Yaz
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SIX YEARS GONE…PUMPSIE, EARL, GENNARO AND A SIX-YEAR-OLD KID.
“Long ago and far away, life was clear, close your eyes. Remember is a place from long ago…Remember close your eyes and you can see” Harry Nilsson In honor of these three Venice High baseball greats, I make my return … Continue reading
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Tagged "Pumpsie" Green, Babe Ruth, baseball, Boston Red Sox, Carl Yastrzemski, Dalton Guthrie, Earl Wilson, Fenway Park, Jackie Jensen, Jerry Casale, Mike Rivera, mlb, Orion Kerkering, Pete Runnells, Red Sox, sports, Ted Williams, Venice High School Baseball
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For My Valentine…”And Think Not That You Can Guide the Course of Love, for Love, if it Finds You Worthy, Shall Guide Your Course.” Kahlil Gibran
I will never forget the first time I saw her, an image of resplendent beauty, life’s definition of perfection, a visage from far beyond the mortal realm. The crystalline glow which emanated from all that she was, touched me and I stood … Continue reading
Where the Past Meets the Future…..
While the Red Sox were alternately napping with their bats and dancing with the raindrops this weekend in Anaheim; and subsequently getting drubbed by a collective 18-4 in a Monday doubleheader; I, along with some very special peeps, took a ride … Continue reading
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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