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When Soccer Triumps Baseball
I hated soccer once upon a time. I thought it was boring, pointless, and anything but entertaining. Watching players run back and forth across a field for 90 minutes trying to kick a ball into a fairly...
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Oh Where, Oh Where Has the Season Gone?
Song to the tune of, Oh where, oh where has my little dog gone: Oh where, oh where has the season gone, Oh where, oh where did it go? With its walk-off wins and pitching duels, Oh where, oh where did...
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A Letter to Carl Pavano
Dear Mr. Pavano: In an ugly, disguisting, painful, dreadful, and horrific kind of way, I don’t hate you. When you spent those unmemorable years in the Yankees’ organization, I thought you were done. I...
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Countdown to Baseball
I would guess that most of you have one or both of the following countdowns: 46 days until Pitchers and Catchers report to Florida (and Arizona) 92 days until Opening Day 2011 I have these countdowns...
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What Sugar Land (TX) and Lemony Snicket Have in Common
Once upon a time, in this past school semester, I was working a High Point University’s men’s soccer game and heard that one of our soccer players is from Sugar Land, Texas. As a big country music fan,...
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Dallas Braden Continues to Attract Attention
Dallas Braden may have thrown a perfect game last season, but his 2010 batting stance needs a little help. Even Bugs Bunny could probably produce more hits with his eyes close. (Photos from here and...
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The Cassel Trio
Greetings from Bradley International Airport, where my 7:35pm flight to Raleigh, NC has been delayed until 9pm. Ugh. On a good note though, Bradley has free wi-fi. Definitely a plus. Earlier in the...
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The -Riano Boyz
As you’ve all probably heard by now, the Yankees have signed top-notch reliever Rafael Soriano. From Bryan Hoch: NEW YORK — The Yankees have created one of the game’s top late-inning relief...
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The Armando Galarraga Acrostic Poem
Thanks to my friends/followers on Twitter, it came to my attention that Armando Galarraga was DFA’d just a day after he signed a one-year deal with the Tigers. Therefore, this acrostic poem is...
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Former Yankee is Now ‘Bama’s Assistant Coach
From Alabama Crimson Tide’s website: TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - University of Alabama head baseball coach Mitch Gaspard announced today that former Crimson Tide and Major League Baseball player Andy Phillips...
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It’s Been Almost Two Years… But Who’s (Ac)counting?
If you scroll down a ways, you will see that it’s been awhile since I’ve last posted to this blog. In fact, 724 days have passed. Oh man, the many things that have happened in those last seven-hundred...
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Commitments are Commitments
For this upcoming 2013 college baseball season, I am one of four managers for the baseball team here at High Point University. It has been something I have been interested in doing since my freshman...
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Can’t Think of a Good Title
Confession: this post is going to be very random. But, sometimes, it’s okay to be random. I have no clue what to write about so I’m just going to write whatever comes to mind. I guess I should start...
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Movie Titles Without the Letter “S”
Earlier today, this “photo” appeared on my Facebook timeline. Challenge Accepted!!! (And NO(!) I won’t cheat!) Ready… Set… GO! Titanic Wizard of Oz Read it and Weep The Parent Trap The Notebook...
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A Facebook-Structured Novel
Okay, so this might be hard to explain but I will try my best… Since I am a girl whose teenage years were not that long ago, I remember reading the following book: (From Wikipedia) There were a couple...
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The Most Perfect Non-Perfect Game
When people refer to a perfect game in baseball, they are referring to when a pitcher gets 27 consecutive outs and, therefore, does not allow any runners on base. Today’s non-conference college...
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“Falling On Your Face Is Still Moving Forward”
Twice yesterday, I almost fell flat on my face. The first time, I tripped over a curb. The second time, I tripped over a step or two in a baseball dugout (surrounded by a bunch of guys, no less.)...
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An Escape to Baseball
I’m one of those people that actually read horoscopes at the end of the day. Reading them ahead of time, to me, seems like it might defeat the entire purpose of living the day to its fullest. Sometimes...
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Life at the DMV
People say that money can’t buy happiness. I don’t always agree. Let me tell you why… As a relatively new resident of North Carolina (I moved here in May.), I had to go through the process of getting a...
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Hey There Chicago
You either watched or, by now, heard that the Chicago Cubs won the 2016 World Series. It’s their first championship in 108 years. In honor of their victory, I thought I would share my first visit to...
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