Baseball 2009

[Grace]

Poor Richard . . . . . and it's only January. What will he be like by July?

[RICHARD]

Poor Richard . . . . . and it's only January. What will he be like by July?

Oh, LOL.....

You'll know by then!

Isn't that just whiskers?

[RICHARD]

I was watching the MLB channel and they replayed a special that originally played in HBO.


It had to do with the series between AZ and NY!

We just had experienced 9/11, I lost my dad on Oct 31 2001 and the World Series was on.

MY dad was a HUGE BB fan, he dragged us to the games and he was a really good fungo batter!

The day the Diamondbacks won the series was the night we held his memorial and I was pleased that baseball had a little to do with helping everyone get over the pain of the terrorist attacks.

I was doubly hurt during that time, I lost my dad and the feeling of safety I had up until that crazy morning. Sounds stupid, but my dad would not have wanted it any different.

Being able to take a few seconds to distract myself from what I was feeling and what our country had been thru was wonderful. I could distract myself for a few minutes and enjoy something fun.

I spent many hours watching games with him and I remember hanging out in his front room talking and arguing balls and strikes.

He was right more that I was.

I'd look over at him and he'd smile and act like he KNEW that pitch would end in in the stands

He'd smile and say "Home Run" before the ball ever left the pitcher's hand.

I never figured out how he did it.....

When you love baseball THAT much, it doesn't matter!

[Lady's Human]

The sportswriters finally did it.

Something that's long overdue....

Voted Jim Rice into the HOF.

Hmmm..... Cooperstown is about 70 miles from here. Might be time to finally visit the place.

When someone like Rice, who ruled AL pitching staffs for years, almost fails to make it into the hall because he didn't play nice-nice with the idiots in the press, there's something wrong.

[RICHARD]

Hmmm..... Cooperstown is about 70 miles from here. Might be time to finally visit the place.

When someone like Rice, who ruled AL pitching staffs for years, almost fails to make it into the hall because he didn't play nice-nice with the idiots in the press, there's something wrong.

No kidding!

Your comment about finally going to Cooperstown reminds me of a call I was on with a computer tech guy, years ago. He was from Detroit and we were talking about landmarks and such...

I asked, 'Have you ever been to ---------?"

He laughed and said, "No, it's never been over to see me!"

[RICHARD]

When you watch YOUR team lose, why is it like re-living an old love that went wrong?

LOL,

Now I know why people equate 'getting to first base' with women, etc. with baseball.


HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL!

[Grace]

Saturday night - ESPN Classic - 8pm - 10pm.

October 17, 2004, Game 4 of the ACLS between the Yankees and Red Sox. Sox lost the first 3 games.

Wait until the bottom of the 9th when it all turns around . . . . .