The Church of Baseball
I believe in the Church of Baseball. I’ve tried all the major religions, and most of the minor ones. I’ve worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, trees, mushrooms, and Isadora Duncan. I know things. For instance, there are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. When I heard [...]
It’s the Fourth of July and the Mariners are contending ?!?
Don’t look now, but this Mariners team might actually have a chance to make things interesting. The injuries have been a bummer, the left side of the infield is not what it could be. Junior’s bat has been disappointing, but he still has a flair for the dramatic (and I’ll take a .220 batting average [...]
MLB.tv, please remove Local blackout periods
Dear Mr. Bud Selig, I have always been a big baseball fan. Until I reached the awkward years of puberty, I wore a Seattle Mariners uniform to every game I went to. It had my favorite players number on the back and name, Scott Bradley, no. 9. He was the backup catcher, but he always [...]
Bring back Junior!
The Mariners need to bring back Griffey. An encore run with the Mariners would be phenomenal. The Cincinnati Reds came to town two years ago and the Mariners sold out every game, Junior got a standing ovation all three games. I was lucky enough to have great seats for the Sunday afternoon game. He hit two [...]