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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

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

The One Constant

December 26, 2014December 24, 2014 Alzheimer’s Disease, Atlanta Braves, BASEBALL, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Classic Hollywood, CULTURE, Family, Family History, History of the Game, Johnny Bench, MAIN PAGE, PERSONAL, SCIENCE, Spring Training, The Pink Flamingo’s Father

After dozing through The Man Who Came to Dinner, which is, arguably, not only one of the greatest comedies ever made, but may be

Belated Birthday Wishes, Dmitri Hvorostovsky

October 17, 2014October 17, 2014 Barihunks, Baritones, BASEBALL, CULTURE, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Johnny Bench, MAIN PAGE, Music, Opera, OPERA, Sherrill Milnes

It’s better late than never, right? Yesterday was the birthday of the 2nd greatest baritone in operatic history, Sherrill Milnes being the greatest. I

The Greatest Ever

October 5, 2014October 5, 2014 BASEBALL, Beverly Sills, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, History of the Game, Johnny Bench, MAIN PAGE, Met, MLB Hall of Fame, Opera, OPERA, Ted Williams

“A man has to have goals – for a day, for a lifetime – and that was mine, to have people say, ‘There goes

Who Are the ‘Real’ Americans?

September 18, 2013September 19, 2013 American, Anti-Hispanic Hate, Atlanta Braves, Barack Obama, Barihunks, Baritones, Cincinnati Reds, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, FAIR, Far Righ Loons, Glenn Beck, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, History of the Game, Idiot Conservatives, IMMIGRATION, John Birch Society, John Tanton, Johnny Bench, Koch Brothers, Koch Machine Whores, Koch Whores, Laura Ingraham, MAIN PAGE, Michelle Malkin, Music, Numbers USA, Opera, OPERA, Pat Buchanan, PERSONAL, Racism, Rand Paul, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Sherrill Milnes, Tea Party Patriots, VDare 7

Once again Sean Gastonguay is taking his ‘Christian’ and patriotic family on a dangerous ocean voyage because he believes in real American values. He’s

Who Am I?

January 19, 2013January 19, 2013 A Church for Helldorado, Atlanta Braves, Baritones, BASEBALL, Books by SJ Reidhead, CATS, Cincinnati Reds, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cultural Illiteracy, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, FAITH, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, History of the Game, Johnny Bench, MAIN PAGE, Met, MLB Hall of Fame, Movies about Wyatt Earp, Music, NASA History, Opera, OPERA, PERSONAL, Photography by SJR, Science Fiction, Sherrill Milnes, SPACE, Star Trek, Star Wars, The Second Mrs. Earp, TOMBSTONE, Travesty:, Wild West, WYATT EARP 2

I am a kindergarten drop-out. Lately, The Pink Flamingo has been getting question about who I am. You can find a bit of information

Tebow or Nobow

March 23, 2012 BASEBALL, Cincinnati Reds, FAITH, Faith, History of the Game, Johnny Bench, MAIN PAGE, MLB Hall of Fame

Ever heard of Bobby Richardson? Baseball fans are a strange group of useful idiots. We will argue over the smallest minutia of trivia. We

Rage About Roids

February 25, 2012February 24, 2012 BASEBALL, History of the Game, Johnny Bench, MAIN PAGE, MLB Hall of Fame, Steriods 2

On Thursday, Brewer’s outfielder Ryan Braun was exonerated of the uses of steroids and his 50 game suspension was lifted. The Pink Flamingo managed

BREAKING: Another Cincinnati Red Achieves Immortality

January 9, 2012 BASEBALL, Cincinnati Reds, History of the Game, Johnny Bench, MLB Hall of Fame, Spring Training

A. Bartlett Giamatti was a sorry Commissioner if ever there was one, but not near as bad as what we have now, once said

Tea Party “Patriots” as True Believers

July 26, 2011July 25, 2011 BASEBALL, History of the Game, Idiot Conservatives, John McCain, Johnny Bench, Lindsey Graham, MAIN PAGE, MLB Hall of Fame, Tea Party Patriots, Third Party Losers, Tom Coburn

“…For many people, the will to believe at times overrides the ability to think critically about the evidence for and against a belief…” Tea

Somewhere In This Favored Land the Sun Is Shining Bright

February 13, 2011February 10, 2011 Atlanta Braves, History of the Game, Johnny Bench, MLB Hall of Fame, Spring Training

Dedicated to the memory of George Sparky Anderson (1934-2010) “It’s designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything is