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Life Goes On

February 21, 2019February 18, 2019 Alzheimer’s Disease, Atlanta Braves, BASEBALL, CULTURE, Family, MAIN PAGE, PERSONAL, SCIENCE, Spring Training

First published March 5, 2015. Yeah, ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on bra La-la how the life goes on Yeah, ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on

Why the Babe?

February 19, 2019February 18, 2019 20th Century US, American, BASEBALL, Boston Red Sox, CULTURE, Hank Aaron, HISTORY, History of the Game, MAIN PAGE, MLB Hall of Fame, Steriods, Ted Williams, World War II

It is the All-Star Break. It’s all about Baseball. I wrote this on December 6, 2017. He was out of shape, overweight, loved food,

My Annual I Hate Football Rant

February 4, 2019February 3, 2019 BASEBALL, MAIN PAGE, Spring Training

The only good thing about the Stupid Bowl, or as some call it, the Toilet Bowl, is the fact that Spring Training is right

Immortality

January 23, 2019January 22, 2019 BASEBALL, History of the Game, MLB Hall of Fame

Roy Halladay, Edgar Martínez, Mike Mussina, Mariano Rivera became immortal on Tuesday. Enough said.

Why Did the Red Sox Trade the Babe?

December 27, 2018December 26, 2018 BASEBALL, Boston Red Sox, CULTURE, History of the Game

One of the most mysterious aspects of the game of baseball is Babe Ruth. Seriously. Why does he continue to charm us? What is

Funny How the World Is

October 19, 2018October 18, 2018 Atlanta Braves, Barihunks, BASEBALL, Boston Red Sox, CULTURE, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, HISTORY, History of the Game, Met, MLB Hall of Fame, Opera, OPERA, PERSONAL, Ted Williams

I was going to bombast about something, but then I realized I just didn’t want to be that way as I write this, in

Once Again, It’s Over

October 1, 2018September 30, 2018 Atlanta Braves, BASEBALL

Once upon a time, a former Commissioner of Baseball wrote something quite sage. “…“[Baseball] breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart.

Aaron or Ruth?

September 7, 2018September 6, 2018 Atlanta Braves, BASEBALL, Hank Aaron, History of the Game, MLB Hall of Fame

I have been involved in an interesting discussion on Twitter. Who was the greatest Henry Aaron or George Herman Ruth? One guy was almost

Priorities

August 15, 2018August 14, 2018 Atlanta Braves, BASEBALL, Hank Aaron, History of the Game, MLB Hall of Fame

There are numerous political things one could discuss today, but we need to put life into perspective. I’ve been doing this quite a bit

Memories of Immortality

July 30, 2018July 29, 2018 Atlanta Braves, BASEBALL, Cincinnati Reds, Hank Aaron, History of the Game, Johnny Bench, MAIN PAGE, MLB Hall of Fame, Ted Williams

On Sunday, Chipper Jones became immortal. I don’t mind admitting I bawled the entire time he was speaking. There is a reason for that,

What Is Greatness?

July 28, 2018July 27, 2018 Atlanta Braves, BASEBALL, History of the Game, Johnny Bench, MAIN PAGE, MLB Hall of Fame, PERSONAL, Spring Training, Steriods, Ted Williams

First published on April 9, 2014 Henry Aaron was the last Major League player to be part of the Negro Leagues. One of the

My Greatest Team

July 11, 2018July 8, 2018 BASEBALL, Cincinnati Reds, CULTURE, Hank Aaron, History of the Game, Johnny Bench, MAIN PAGE, MLB Hall of Fame, Ted Williams

First published on March 21, 2017. One of the best things about both baseball and opera is history. Fans of both sports, and trust

We Hold These Truths….

July 10, 2018July 8, 2018 BASEBALL, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cultural Illiteracy, HISTORY, History of the Game, Johnny Bench, MAIN PAGE 2

From July 4, 2012. Today is the All Star Game. It is terribly important to understand the link between baseball and our history. Today,

Baseball, Hotdogs, Apple Pie, & the Fourth of July

July 4, 2018June 24, 2018 Atlanta Braves, BASEBALL, Cincinnati Reds, CULTURE, Hank Aaron, History of the Game, Johnny Bench, MAIN PAGE, MLB Hall of Fame, Ted Williams

First published on July 4, 2016. “I see great things in baseball. It’s our game — the American game. It will take our people

Celebrating America: Casey At the Bat Read by James Earl Jones!

July 3, 2018May 22, 2018 BASEBALL, CULTURE, MAIN PAGE

“It’s our game; that’s the chief fact in connection with it: America’s game; it has the snap, go, fling of the American atmosphere; it

Shoeless Joe Jackson on Shoeless Joe Jackson

May 16, 2018May 16, 2018 BASEBALL, History of the Game, MLB Hall of Fame

First published on July 16, 2013. I found this the other day. It is an interview of Shoeless Joe Jackson by the late, great

Opening Day

March 29, 2018March 28, 2018 BASEBALL

Nothing else needs to be said.

Sunday Morning Opera: PLAY BALL!

March 25, 2018March 24, 2018 BASEBALL, CULTURE, History of the Game, MAIN PAGE, Music, Opera, OPERA

For the past few months, everyone’s heart has been so heavy – broken – in the world of opera. Finally, we have something to

Becoming Immortal

January 25, 2018January 24, 2018 Atlanta Braves, BASEBALL, History of the Game, MAIN PAGE, MLB Hall of Fame

“…The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It’s been erased like

103 Days Until Spring

November 2, 2017November 1, 2017 BASEBALL

Congrats to the World Champion Houston Astros. Once again, my theory about the World Series and the hand of fate has been proven. No

National Statuary Hall for We the Little People

August 19, 2017August 19, 2017 BASEBALL, CULTURE, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, POLITICAL

Let’s learn from the past. It is time to change National Statuary Hall in the US Capitol. And, yes I don’t approve of removing

Patriotic Games?

April 18, 2017April 17, 2017 Atlanta Braves, BASEBALL, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Historial Ignorance, Music

“…Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game – and do

Teddy Ballgame’s Big Day

April 6, 2017April 3, 2017 BASEBALL, Boston Red Sox, History of the Game, PERSONAL, Steriods, Ted Williams

On September 28, 1941 Ted Williams made history. Always a man of courage, he could have sat out the game, and had a secure

Sunday Morning Opera: Take Me Out to the Ballgame

April 2, 2017April 2, 2017 Atlanta Braves, BASEBALL, CULTURE, Hank Aaron, History of the Game, Music

There are two things which go together like patriotism and hotdogs: Baseball and Opera. Please, don’t ask me to explain why. It is completely

My Annual I Hate Football Rant

February 5, 2017February 4, 2018 Abuse, Alzheimer’s Disease, BASEBALL, CRIME, CULTURE, MAIN PAGE, Medical, Rush Limbaugh, SCIENCE

The results are now so conclusive, about football and brain injury, that no responsible parent should even consider allowing their child to play such

The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow

January 19, 2017January 18, 2017 BASEBALL, CULTURE, History of the Game, MLB Hall of Fame

I’m not quite sure which headline to use. The most important news is that Tim Raines is finally immortal.He received 86% of the vote

Sunday Morning Opera: Celebrating the Greatest – Ever

January 9, 2017January 11, 2017 Art, Barihunks, Baritones, Beverly Sills, Classic Hollywood, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Hank Aaron, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, Met, Music, Opera, OPERA, PERSONAL, Sherrill Milnes

Beginning at midnight on January 10, I’ll be tweeting 24 hours of music honoring the greatest baritone there ever was. There is a classic

Godspeed John Glenn

December 9, 2016December 8, 2016 CULTURE, MAIN PAGE, NASA, NASA History, SPACE, Ted Williams

On February 20, 1962 my sister was having a birthday party. I thought it was to celebrate John Glenn’s Friendship 7 flight. My grandmother

The Heart of America

November 3, 2016November 3, 2016 BASEBALL, CULTURE, History of the Game

“…It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it

Sunday Morning Opera: Baseball Is Back

April 3, 2016April 1, 2016 Atlanta Braves, BASEBALL, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, History of the Game, Johnny Bench, MLB Hall of Fame

Any true opera fanatic knows there is a direct coloration to opera and baseball. Today the world is young again. It is a day