Archive for the ‘sports’ Category
Sunday, July 13th, 2008
Adam Bender, 8, is one of several kids who plays catcher in Southeastern’s rookie league at Veterans Park. What makes Adam stand out is that he plays one of the toughest positions on the field with only one leg. ... -- Lexington Herald Leader
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Sunday, October 29th, 2006
The last softball game of the season was postponed one week because of snow, and the weather last Wednesday was fabulous for the final game of the season. Once again I enjoyed pitching, regardless of the score, and took a few moments to take in the beauty of the ...
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Saturday, July 29th, 2006
A couple weeks ago at I had the pleasure of playing against, and pitching to, Eric Cornell (Nobel Prize, Physics 2001) in the Staff Council Softball League at the University of Colorado. After once again experiencing his down-to-Earth enthusiasm, his volunteering to be the umpire for the first inning ...
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Thursday, March 10th, 2005
Well, not quite. Surely Boulder is due for a blizzard of sort, but last night I played softball for the first time this year. A double-header, and I pitched for most of the first game, and all of the second. It's slow pitch, so my job is ...
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Tuesday, February 8th, 2005
I was at a friend Ben's house to watch the Super Bowl. Eagles almost pulled it out. What's the percentage of successful on-side kicks, anyway? I read something about that recently. Paul McCartney sure has the head bob thing going when he performs. There's something a ...
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Friday, December 3rd, 2004
On Wednesday I got into the lotus position in yoga class, and more importantly, I got out of it. So that's progress. My trip back East for Thanksgiving was nice. My brother plays in a slow-pitch softball league that does not use a mat for the strike ...
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Saturday, April 10th, 2004
First of all, I don't know if this is true. I have not looked at the data. But say it is. It could be that the ballparks are smaller, or that the pitchers are worse, that the hitters are better or stronger. Perhaps the bats are different. ...
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Monday, February 9th, 2004
I've added two new booknotes files: The Language Instinct, by Steven Pinker and Moneyball, by Michael Lewis.
So this Superbowl half-time show hubub is still in the news. The FCC is up in arms, and there are lawsuits. Ideally, how should this work? I am not so ...
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Wednesday, October 15th, 2003
As I write this, both the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox are one or two wins away from being in this year's World Series. This is significant because the Cubs have not won the Series since 1908, and the Red Sox since 1918. Most people I've talked ...
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2003
First softball game of the season, and I still can't believe I caught that pop-up. I was at short stop, Greg at third, and it's a foul pop behind third base. Greg is uder it, sort of, but I had a better angle to see the depth. ...
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