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Velocity isn’t everything.
I mention that I am typing this as I watch a few minutes of the Cubs pregame before they destroy the abysmal Pirates. The Faux Sciambi said a moment ago that it was a great pitching match-up (not for the Cubs). It is one that favors the Cubs however, as Mathew Boyd, has been a…
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Finally, a Cubs game
In a battle with Mother Nature and baseball, I finally gave in and drove to South Bend Indiana for a Hi-A game featuring the Cubs-South Bend that is. Since calling South Bend their MLW home, the Cubbies have won two championships, add that to the two won when they were an affiliate of the White…
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Weather or not
Even with a half day of school (work) today, getting to Wrigley for the Cubs-Phillies opener was never an option. The fact that first pitch was two hours after the expected 1:20 start wasn’t enough for me to go. I’ve enjoyed watching and listening to the game, but do not envy the folks sitting through…
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Should we have held a parade?
I’m always a little disappointed when a player that had a positive impact on the game in general or a specific team ends up calling it quits with little or no fanfare. In some cases, I’m a little surprised that one of the teams didn’t do something. However, it’s become the thing in every sport…
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Cubs sweep a rare Friday afternoon doubleheader..
Growing up as a Cubs fan, in the pre-lights era, I attended more than a few doubleheaders at Wrigley. Whether scheduled, or as part of a makeup. they always fit them in before dinner. One of the joys was watching on Channel 9, WGN. Jack Brickhouse would often offer an abbreviated 10th inning between the…
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Game One of hopefully 162
Heading into Sunday’s series finale between the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (TRats) and the Quad Cities (River) Bandits, the outcome seemed preordained, except for two things. The Bandits were 6-2 and looking to win their second series after sweeping Peoria the previous weekend, and the TRats (3-5) hoping to salvage a split. The first thing preventing…
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Modern Woodmen ballpark
While the Quad Cities are made up of four river cities, Bettendorf and Davenport (Iowa) and Moline, and Rock Island (Illinois) minor league baseball and the QC have meant Davenport since 1931 when the team began play at Municipal Stadium. In 1971, the ballpark was renamed John O’Donnell Stadium for local sportswriter of the same…
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Tech glitches and travel
For those of you who know I traveled this past weekend to see my first baseball game of the young season, thanks for your patience. I’m having issues locating the photos I took and seemingly stored online. I don’t wish to post about the pics or add them later. I’m really not surprised that I’m…
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What about Bob..
It’s still difficult to process that former ML pitcher, Octavio Dotel was one of nearly 200 people to have perished in a night club tragedy in the Dominican Republic. From the half a dozen baseball accounts that I’ve seen the past couple of days, the writers didn’t appear to have ever seen him pitch, which…
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April Madness!
In less than 24 hours the UConn women will battle South Carolina for the NCAA women’s title, and unknown to 130% of knowledgeable sports fans, the Nebraska and Central Florida men will be competing for $300K and the College Basketball Crown. Here I thought today was all about the men’s Final Four (Florida v. Auburn…
I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark. 