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Baseball, cats, gardening, and occasional baseball or parody verse. Associate Editor for the SABR Game Story Project.
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The Nats play their first Spring Training game today! Play Ball!

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I learned something today. I knew there'd been integrated American baseball in Europe at the end of WWII, but I didn't know about the guy behind that team. So here you go . . . www.mlb.com/news/sam-nah...

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

My annual “helixes in the snow “ photo on my terrace. Measured six to eight inches of snow here in North Arlington.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Before the Big Broadcast starts, how about a look back at baseball broadcasting history? Yes, the first baseball game was televised in 1939 with Red Barber doing the play-by-play. And he probably lost money on the assignment . . . read on! sabr.org/gamesproj/ga...

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RIP NatsJack and his dog Harper. Met up with him several times over the years at Spring Training in Viera and West Palm. Can’t find a photo of him, but here’s Harper and a stray ball he chased down.

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

Is it baseball yet? Keep your Groundhog Day. The sign of spring I want is: P & C report.

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The Nationals' 2024 season may not have been great, but it had its moments. Here's my story of the July 4th pitching duel. Irvin pitched eight innings, which is practically a story in itself these days! sabr.org/gamesproj/ga...

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

Mario Mendoza hit .215. Bob Uecker hit exactly .200 over his six-year career. I think we should rename hitting .200 from "the Mendoza line" to "the Uecker line."

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

At least I got the new toy out of the box before Lucy started playing with it!

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Happy 11th Birthday to this handsome guy, who just got a good report from the cardiologist yesterday! #caturday

submitted 42 days ago • 3 comments

I expect that at every holiday gathering, Burt Hooton says "Did I ever tell you about the time I hit a grand slam off Tom Seaver?" and the whole family says "YES!" sabr.org/gamesproj/ga...

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Apparently it’s National Bobblehead Day. Here are some bobbleheads in a bobble stadium. That’s Richie Hebner as the Gravedigger in the upper left. Two no-hitter bobbleheads among this group.

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Someone forgot to engage spellcheck beforehand.

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It didn’t start with 10-cent Beer Night! Here’s a 19th Century version (not written by me) from the SABR Games: sabr.org/gamesproj/ga...

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