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are the in-laws coming to town? is that good or bad?

September 5, 2012by csconine Leave a comment

September 5, 2012 — Every so often, an analogy occurs to me that I love. Today, with the Dallas Cowboys playing the New York Giants in the NFL season opener, […]

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baseball, basketball, football, hockey, owners

that sinking feeling

August 25, 2012by csconine Leave a comment

Errors in baseball have to be the worst. I’m sure fumbling in football sucks. An own goal in soccer is humiliating and, considering the rarity of soccer goals, pretty horrible. […]

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baseball, the goat

who would you rather (be)

August 15, 2012by csconine 1 Comment

Last night at the pub, I posed one of those questions which I like to pose at the pub. It’s probably one of the main reasons I like going to […]

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baseball, basketball, football, pub questions, rock n' roll

from roughed up to perfection in three days

August 15, 2012by csconine Leave a comment

Yesterday I mentioned Yogi Berra’s memoir “You Can Observe a Lot by Watching,” and specifically how Yogi wrote at length about Don Larsen and his perfect game in the 1956 […]

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baseball

there’s no i in team

August 14, 2012by csconine Leave a comment

August 13, 2013 — Somehow the three books I’ve been reading recently have coalesced to drive home one theme. Well, perhaps drive home is a bit of a reach. Maybe […]

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baseball, books, media

true grit changes everything

August 2, 2012by csconine Leave a comment

August 2, 2012 — Today I know my team has heart. The Rangers have grit. In this case, heart and grit mean the same thing — firmness of character; unflinching […]

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baseball

just keep watching, ’cause you never know

July 27, 2012by csconine Leave a comment

July 9, 2012 — Am I the type of person who gives up too easy? I was last night. I spent a quiet Sunday evening watching the Texas Rangers host […]

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baseball

in your wheelhouse

July 26, 2012by csconine Leave a comment

June 30, 2012 — Speaking with a close friend on the phone on Thursday evening, I described my dad’s battle with lymphoma in terms of a baseball game where our […]

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baseball

why we love josh hamilton (and secretly want tim tebow to fail)

July 26, 2012by csconine 1 Comment

It’s May 9, 2012. Last night Josh Hamilton hit four home runs in the Texas Rangers’ 10-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Hamilton drove in eight of the Rangers’ 10 […]

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baseball, football

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