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Snow. Yeah. Legit snowstorms at the end of April. This is why I don’t live in Binghamton anymore, despite the draw of minor league baseball. I’m happy to say the grounds crew at NYSEG Stadium was able to clear away … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2019
I’m spending the next couple days back in the home country. Or, as it is commonly known… Ice Planet Binghamton. Yup, get out the snowpants and the winter coats, it’s late April in upstate New York. Assuming I don’t freeze … Continue reading
There’s a newish program available on Netflix from American Masters, subject one Theodore Samuel Williams. You know him as Ted. The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived. Basically the hour-long show is a Ken Burns documentary minus everything that isn’t about Ted … Continue reading
My “local” paper yesterday did me the favor of putting together my summer reading list. The Washington Post printed a baseball-themed book review section, highlighting a dozen or so 2019 releases. Nice. The book I look forward to reading most is called Chumps … Continue reading
Inspired by a certain Mr. Woods, I swung a golf club for the first time in about two years yesterday. Yeah, it wasn’t the Masters, only my local driving range, but still… it felt good. Every shot I hit: perfect. … Continue reading
O Spring Break, how I love thee! Let me count the ways… Tiger, the Caps, a trip to the desert… and five more days away from work.
The first 14 times I saw Tiger Woods win a major championship I always knew there’s be another one. The first 13 times it happened pretty quickly. But in the years and surgeries and off-the-course problems Tiger has had since … Continue reading
Baltimore Orioles slugger Chris Davis is mired in possibly the worst slump in major league baseball history. Going back to last year, Davis is hitless in his last 53 at bats and 61 plate appearances. This is apparently an all-time … Continue reading
there is a championship. … Continue reading
It’s a solid two hours even without traffic to get from my house in Loudoun County to the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville. People from Northern Virginia never speak about our flagship state university, down there in, you know, … Continue reading