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“Ice and Stretch”
Posted on August 10, 2010 | View CommentsI hurt myself on Friday, running to first base in a playoff game that was already over; my feeble ground ball to the third basemen would be the final out. In typical johnny-hustle like fashion, however, I made sure to run it out, pulling my... -
Hitting my Off Season Goals: The Workout and Diet
Posted on October 28, 2009 | View CommentsAt the end of the summer, I set some fitness goals for myself regarding baseball. I realized a good deal about my body during the baseball season:things I still could do and things I couldn’t do anymore, and things I was sure I could get... -
on Spartan Spirit: Go Green!
Posted on September 3, 2009 | View CommentsAlright, the football season will soon begin, and I, for one, can’t wait. For the first time ever, I have purchased season tickets to MSU football games; I’m pumped about our squad, and I am boiling over with Spartan Spirit. I also have a mild... -
on michael vick's return
Posted on August 27, 2009 | View CommentsMichael Vick, ex-con and star football quarterback, will be playing his first football game tonight since he was arraigned for animal cruelty and sentenced to 2 years in prison. Let me be clear: I do not, in any way, condone what Michael Vick did. Dog... -
baseball
Posted on July 26, 2009 | View CommentsFor those of you who know me, I am an avid baseball fan. However, I have also always considered myself to be a baseball player, having played competitively through college. Unfortunately, arm injuries and complicated summer schedules have stood in the way of playing at... -
baseball
Posted on January 24, 2009 | View CommentsSince I graduated from K-College, my involvement with baseball has gradually deteriorated. The first year, the injury to my shoulder kept me from playing, so I coached at my high school. The following year, 2006, I tried to coach, but full-time employment got in the way.... -
Good luck, Kerry Wood
Posted on November 16, 2008 | View CommentsThere are a couple of baseball players that I have grown up watching that taught me things about life. Ryne Sandberg and Mark Grace, long stays on the Chicago Cubs as I was growing up, anchored the right side of the infield for my entire... -
Oh my God.
Posted on October 5, 2008 | View CommentsSo it may be too soon to start writing about what I just watched on television, but I’ve got to get this off my chest. The Chicago Cubs just lost the first round playoff series to the Dodgers. They didn’t just lose, they got crushed.... -
This is not happening…
Posted on September 10, 2008 | View CommentsSo…I don’t know who has been following baseball lately, in particular the Chicago Cubs, but it should be noted, as Scoop Jackson has at espn.com Page2, that things are a little tense in Cubland right now. But why, you might ask? I thought you had a... -
ballparks, revisited…
Posted on August 5, 2008 | View Commentsat mlb.com, the website is putting together a “baseball of the future”weekly report, where they look at the ways in which the future of the game will change using technology. The August 4th edition was called,“fan enjoyment”, and focused on the giant scoreboard at Kauffman...
