Ken Griffey Jr. retired this week after a 22-year career that will undoubtedly land him in the hall of fame in his first round of eligibility. I want to join the ranks of fans in expressing my gratitude for the greatest player of our generation. Seeing Griffey go yard when I was 9 years old [...]
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Thanks, Griffey
Posted in Baseball on June 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sports Random
Posted in Baseball, sports on June 11, 2007 | 2 Comments »
A few notes: – I really love sports, and it has occurred to me that this passion of mine hasn’t garnered much representation on the blog here. Perhaps the reason is that I get to talk about it so much at work that I don’t really need much of an outlet for it. At any [...]
A Short History of Baseball, With Special Focus on Jackie Robinson
Posted in Baseball, Jackie Robinson, Ken Burns on April 16, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I’d like to venture the proposition that in seeking to understand the history of the United States in the twentieth century, you would be much better served by watching in concert Ken Burns’s documentaries on Jazz and Baseball rather than one dealing with the subject of US history proper. Be it so or not, these [...]
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