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  • For Everything Else, There's Mastercard

    If anyone would like a copy of Derek Webb's Mockingbird album, it is available for free download here. (That's how I got my copy a few months ago, heh, and I just received an email saying that "they" are still eager to s…

  • anselm_the_presbyterian told a story about an umpire who laughed so hard he almost fell over. I would have loved to have seen that. I would also have loved to have seen this: One day the Kid [Elberfeld] got in a hassle w…

  • "[The first World Series] was probably the wildest World Series ever played. Arguing all the time between the teams, between the umpires and the players, and especially between the players and the fans. That's the truth.…

  • Happy birthday, Dad!!

    What a great life he has had so far! Sheesh! He has gazed upon the face of Agamemnon... ...garnered (or been garnished with?) bowage and more bowage... ...learned the ways of the heavens and called the stars by name... .…

  • Well! That Was Astonishing. The Mariners and Royals finished a four game series yesterday. It was interesting because, according to the radio announcers, the Royals have good pitching and awful hitting - whereas the Mar…

  • Today's quote of the day is brought to you by Daniel Alders: I am a Calvinist by CHOICE. The_Inkwell wrote: <<I love baseball. I know Giamatti said, "It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart," but …

  • Three things are too wonderful for me - yea, even four: A 3-hour 9-minute rain delay with the score tied in the bottom of the eighth More than enthusiastic fans in MichiganExtra inning baseball in SeptemberAn announcer …

  • Another "Cabbages" Post [Edit: "Cabbages" referring to, of course, the fact that I'm not posting about anything brilliant, just daily life... I considered posting on kings, but everything I wanted to say I already said w…