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KINDRED BLUE RECENT BLOGS
A BASEBALL FAN GOES TO A FOOTBALL GAME
What happens when a lifelong baseball fan goes to a professional football game? Not just any pro football battle, but Los Angeles Rams and the Dallas Cowboys at the state of the art stadium known as So Fi. Seventy thousand there. Packed. And many (I mean a whole lot)...
BASEBALL AND KINDNESS
I have a great bobblehead collection, and am proud of it. Last night the Dodgers had Freddy Freeman bobblehead night. Took off early, battled the notorious traffic, parking challenges, and walked eagerly to the park. "I am so sorry, sir, but we have no more...
BAT AND MITT
Ever wonder which came first the bat or the mitt Seems like the bat after which then you would discover you could sure use a mitt Nothing fancy about any of this I know but just want to share with some other kids some other baseball fans just want to acknowledge that...
PLAYING CATCH
We said little just back and forth back and forth and sometimes I would pitch with a warm up and try to throw a strike right down the pipe buddy Time would pass the dog would lie down and doze off Dad seemed to have his mind (and heart) elsewhere He liked tossing the...
THE MAGIC IS BACK
Ok, so maybe it is too sappy. Maybe. But this is the first time in a year and a half my "game buddy" and I have gone to the stadium. We used to go regularly. Year and a half. Think of all that has happened in that time. Last night. Dodger Stadium. We managed to get...
THIS IS NOT TAX DAY – IT IS JACKIE’S DAY
April 15 may be "tax day" for some, but it should be much better known as Jackie Robinson Day. Here are some quotes from the man: “Plenty of times I wanted to haul off when somebody insulted me for the color of my skin, but I had to hold to myself. I knew I was kind...
BUCK, The Award
One thing (among many) that we like about baseball are the stories. After all, baseball embraces itself, unabashedly, and well it should. Did Babe point to center field and predict his home run? Well, I hope so. Lou Gehrig, being taken down by a disease which bears...
SAVING SOMEONE IS THE BIGGEST HOME RUN
Andrew Toles played for the Los Angeles Dodgers just a few years ago. Talented outfielder, lots of agility, and hit the ball well. He seemed a little reticent during interviews but also seemed to be coming out of his shell. Fans took to "Tolesy". He showed a whole lot...
POSSIBLY THE GREATEST SONG OF ALL TIME!
A little commercial you can skip in 5 seconds and then a video with possibly the greatest song of all time, which includes dancing you may never have seen before! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H0DFEKaR0c&utm_id=24547&sfmc_id=918640
GETTING PUNCHED IN THE MOUTH CAN HELP
Yes, it is so important when you get knocked down to get back up. The problem is that it has become cliche. Truth is it hurts to get knocked down. It hurts to lose. It hurts to get bad news. But there is little if any substitute for resilience. Recently the great...
A BASEBALL TRANCE?
"Is dad ok?" "What do you mean?" "He's just sitting there like he's in a stupor -- two hours! Smiling, but I mean is he ok?" "Are you for real? Spring training, baseball is back, he's in his glory!" "I dunno - he has not moved in two hours. You sure he's even alive?"...
DOCTORING THE BASEBALL???!?!?!?!
The reports are MLB is going to take some steps so the baseball this season is a bit deader - doesn't fly out of the park so much, or something along those lines. Wait a second. Hold on. Whoahhhhhhhh! You can't throw a spit ball. You sure can't use a foreign object...
LONGING
It's not my fault Dad took me to baseball games and I swooned He loved it the crowd the noise the chatter food sounds so many unique sounds and even the aroma We held hands on the way home win or lose The other guys were bums are bums that's how it is Today I got a...
HANK
When we finish singing the National Anthem we may embellish a bit: "And the home of the..... brave!!!!!" For 21 years Hammerin' Hank Aaron was one of the braves. An outstanding one. A remarkable one. A legendary one. He had 7 siblings, born and raised in and around...