Sunday we went to eat at Esteban's after morning services, and I did not get home in time to see the hit on Matt Schaub's knee. But he was surely hobbling around as he tried to play through the pain. He was obviously not able to all his strength into his throws.  read more »

Shortly after school started I walked into a local discount store and saw that the Halloween displays were being put in place. It wasn’t even Labor Day yet!  read more »

After the blown seven run lead in the seventh inning of game 5 of the ALCS, I was not sure the young Tampa Bay Rays would be able to hold off the veteran Red Sox. But they did.
   read more »

This morning my wife called me to let me know she had just bought gasoline for $3.14. That is about fiftten cents less than we had seen it yesterday. But I just bought gas for $2.99. The only shame is that I am excited to pay that much!  read more »

Have you ever heard of Charles O. Finley?  read more »

This post is part of the Great Blogging Experience challenge for this week on myspace. The topic is assigned and anyone is welcome to participate. This week the topic is ABANDON.  read more »

These days I am not much of a daydreamer, I think that it is because I almost always have something going to occupy my mind. When I was a little guy I used to daydream about playing baseball. I would see myself playing second base for the Brooklyn Dodgers the way Junior Gilliam did. I would home runs against Robin Roberts and steal bases like Maury Wills.
   read more »

The first presidential race I recall was between Eisenhower and Stevenson. For a long time I had a button that said, "I like Ike!" But after the ordeal of the last week and the clean up that is still ahead because of the recent hurricane through here, I can unequivocally say, "I don't like Ike."  read more »

I grew up in a time when baseball was dominated by pitching and defense. I still love to watch a 1-0, 2-1, or 3-2 game more than a 10-7 home run hitting contest. I got to see one last night at Minute Maid Park. Ian Snell of the Pirates and Alberto Arias were the starters. Snell had command of his slider and was throwing his fastball as high as 96 miles per hour.  read more »

This article was first published in December, 1982. As I am now once again raising children, it really touched home as I reread it this morning.
   read more »