Two days ago I was in Waldorf, Maryland, to see Southern Maryland Blue Crabs take on the Long Island Ducks. The Ducks and the Crabs play in the “Atlantic League of Professional Baseball,” an independent baseball league sort of affiliated … Continue reading
This morning I’m headed to Waldorf, Maryland, to see the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs take on the Long Island Ducks. This would be a contest of the independent “Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.” Yeah, it’s that whole phrase, though perhaps … Continue reading
Waking up a little later than usual this morning I thinks to myself, would it not make sense to replace all current Monday holidays with simply the days after the Yankees play the Red Sox on Sunday nights? I know … Continue reading
Spotted yesterday at my local grocery: Halloween candy. This has gone too far. At least let it be August. Oh wait, it is. Okay, yeah, bring on the Halloween candy. … Continue reading
Herbie Hancock is a standing ovation performer. He walks on stage, you give him a standing ovation. That’s the kind of recognition you earn from 60 years in the music business. “Legend,” “icon,” “luminary,” etc. There’s a status reserved for … Continue reading
It has come to my attention that tomorrow is, officially, National Cheesecake Day. (wry smile comes to speaker’s face) Sometimes they just make this too easy for me.
What’s worse? Losing a game 8-7 after giving up three runs in the last two innings? (By the way, this game was started by a three-time Cy Young Award winner.) Or losing a game 19-3? (A game started by the … Continue reading
Last night I watched the Indians-Blue Jays game on this new website called “YouTube.” I have one of them there TVs that connects to the Interweb, so I was able to watch this computer channel on my television. Pretty neat, … Continue reading
My hometown Washington Nationals dropped two of three to the Atlanta Braves this weekend. Still, it was fun to see games that actually mattered this far into July. Don’t look now, but if the playoffs started today, the Nats would … Continue reading
Golf world was quick to turn on Tiger Woods, eh? Just three months after his historic win at The Masters, when Woods again became darling of said golf world, he was “old” and “cold” in his opening round at yesterday’s … Continue reading