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KINDRED BLUE RECENT BLOGS
FANTASTICAL FACTOIDS
Hello there. You know a fair amount about baseball. Well, this column, as a public service to those who don't care if curiosity maimed the cat, presents a bunch of far out baseball circumstances that might convince you to go back and make sure you touched each of...
IT’S A BUSINESS
If your kid grows up to be a major league pitcher, you will not (I repeat NOT) name him Homer... Except, well, the Los Angeles Dodgers just traded some of their stalwarts, Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp, and Alex Wood, for Homer Bailey of the Cincinnati Reds, among others...
Blue Blue Christmas
Seasons Greetings from the Dodgers. Reading some very cool letters from kids.... Even if you are not a Dodger fan, this is good stuff. https://www.mlb.com/dodgers/fans/holiday-card?partnerId=ed-13307011-1113178103 Note, you may have to cut and paste the link into the...
She’s a Way Out There…. She’s Gone!
If I named my son Homer, it would not be after the Greek writer. It would be in honor of baseball. After all, I do not want to call him "Round Tripper"... or for that matter, "Dinger". Homers are good. A ball so well struck it leaves the field (more often than...
PROOF ABOUT BASEBALL
Every now and then, but more often of late than I remember before, folks doubt the importance of baseball, or the role it plays in our lives, or any number of skepticisms arise. Perhaps in part because it is the holidays, or simply because this video is some damn...
SIGN SIGN EVERYWHERE A SIGN
"Sign, sign, everywhere a sign Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?" So said The 5 man Electrical Band. And, all this time you thought baseball was scenic, quietly purring along, a bit slow, and gradual. In fact...
LOSS
Darkness at the break of noon Shadows even the silver spoon The handmade blade, the child’s balloon Eclipses both the sun and moon To understand you know too soon There is no sense in trying - Bob Dylan On that cheerful note, there is also a popular...
Happy Birthday
It's your birthday and I wanted to get you something for all you have done for me (and a few others) But you act like you don't know me You whispered in my ear for years And when I was younger you were speaking to me even sometimes as I lay in bed and fell asleep You...
BASEBALL OR FOOTBALL?
Two fine fellows are sitting next to each other on a bench. They were having a very spirited exchange, which I overheard and then ran home to type up as quickly and as accurately as possible: “So you’re telling me football, the game of football, is far superior to...
WHAT IF?!!??!
It can't all be serious - I mean, what fun is that? Ok, here goes - please feel free to add your own! What if they played a baseball game but no one scored? Would you zero it out? What if the pitcher threw a ball that got caught in a bowl of lard? Would you toss...
THANKING BASEBALL
This from Wikipedia: Prayers of thanks and special thanksgiving ceremonies are common among almost all religions after harvests and at other times. The Thanksgiving holiday's history in North America is rooted in English traditions dating from the Protestant...
Baseball Punnies
A rookie pitcher was struggling at the mound, so the catcher walked out to have a talk with him. “I’ve figured out your problem,” he told the pitcher. “You always lose control at the same point in every game.” “When is that?” “Right after the national anthem.” Why was...
A Bull Dog in the Hall of Fame?
The Bulldog is quite a popular breed. Associated early with English culture, the BBC has written that "to many the Bulldog is a national icon, symbolising pluck and determination." During World II, Prime Minister Winston Churchill was likened to a Bulldog for his...
Take Me Out to the Swoon Game
Do you remember Candid Camera, the fun tv show, with short films of folks in funny situations? With all the cameras nowadays, including on our phones, it's no wonder there are videos, pictures, instagram images, in such great abundance. Sometimes we capture something,...