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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

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

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

April 8, 1974

April 8, 2015April 7, 2015 Atlanta Braves, BASEBALL, Hank Aaron, History of the Game, MLB Hall of Fame, Spring Training, Ted Williams

This is how I remember the greatest player in the history of the game. Let’s be honest, Ted Williams is the greatest hitter. But,

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

The Most Important Aspect of Dealing With Cuba – BASEBALL!

December 20, 2014December 19, 2014 BASEBALL, CULTURE, History of the Game, MAIN PAGE, MLB Hall of Fame, Spring Training

“…Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball..” Jacques Barzun In what is rather like a Lent commentary,

Tired Person Blog Post

January 5, 2014January 5, 2014 Atlanta Braves, History of the Game, MAIN PAGE, MLB Hall of Fame, PERSONAL, Spring Training

This has been a long week. Friday night, I was so tired, I couldn’t sleep. Two days have been spent unloading storage units for

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

Willie, Mickey, and the Duke (1926-2011)

February 27, 2011 Cultural Illiteracy, History of the Game, MLB Hall of Fame, Music, Spring Training

The song featured Willie, Mickey, and the Duke. The Duke died today. He was ranked #84 on the list of the 100 greatest players

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

Happy First Day of Spring (Training)

February 17, 2010February 16, 2010 BASEBALL, George W. Bush, History of the Game, Spring Training

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

Is Martha Coakley a Closet Yankees Fan

January 15, 2010January 14, 2010 Boston Red Sox, Classic Hollywood, DEMOCRAT, Democratic Party, DNC, George W. Bush, History of the Game, REPUBLICAN, Republican Party, Republicans, Spring Training 2

“…Her Taliban comment is the height of one of these three: ignorance, stupidity, (or) dishonesty. I want someone with energy, someone that wants to change it all. She’s lock step business as usual in a way that should be frightening.” Curt Schilling

In New England two things are sacred. You DO NOT diss those two sacred entities and expect to remain in office for very long. You can trash the USA. You can say something nasty about religion – just pick a religion. Misc. elected officials can be insulted, they are fair game. Same thing holds true with the Kennedys. Insult ’em, it’s okay.

Coakley can insult Catholics, our troops, and be a total idiot when it comes to national security. She can (sort of) get away with it – while proving she is a total idiot.

BUT – when you diss the Boston Red Sox and their cathedral, Fenway Park, the sin is unpardonable. The only thing she could do that would be worse is insult the memory of Ted Williams.

(Disclaimer: The Pink Flamingo is a National League fan, primarily pulling for the Braves. When pulling for the AL, I support the Red Sox).

(AJ Strata thinks she has managed to sink her campaign).

Or as the guys at HillBuzz put it:

“…Martha Coakley’s practically taken photos of Fenway Park, ripped them up into confetti, thrown them in the air, then had dogs urinate on them. Her attitude is deplorable. It really does appear her true nature is coming out in this campaign: she infuriated us by having one of her goons push a reporter to the ground the other day, and now she’s denigrating the kind of old school campaigning we want to see politicians engage in: going out to meet the voters at places like Fenway Park, which Scott Brown is out there doing…”

By insulting baseball fans and Fenway Park, Coakley has insulted baseball, hotdogs, apple pie, and Ted Williams. Even more importantly – she has proven that she does not even begin to comprehend this nation. She does not understand…

“...The one constant through all the years…has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It’s been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our pas… It reminds us of all that once was good, and it could be again….”

That is the basic difference between Democrats and Republicans. We believe in something. We believe in America, hotdogs, apple pie, and baseball. We could even be the best looking political party!

The Pink Flamingo

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