Tag: baseball
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A Welcome Change of Pace
by Capt. James M. Hoover, USAF (Ret), ©2022 (Oct. 12, 2022) — October is when the leaves turn colors, politicians turn up at our doorsteps, and fans turn out for the Great American Pastime, baseball and the playoffs. This has been a most memorable year for the sport. Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees…
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The MLB Pickle
by Joseph DeMaio, ©2021 (Apr. 6, 2021) — In baseball lingo, the term “pickle” is used to describe the problem of a runner being caught between two bases with the ball still in play and usually being run down by the other team’s players to be put out. The normal result is a humiliating tag…
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Zyklon asks Henry about USA Native Ceremonies
“I DON’T GET IT” by OPOVV, ©2019 (Aug. 21, 2019) — “Zyklon calling Henry; pick up, Henry.” “Hello, ‘Exalted One,’ Henry here at your service.” “For some reason I can only receive the ceremony known as ‘baseball’ on my radio set. From what I gather, it must be a pretty bloody sport, but people seem to enjoy…
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Don’t Jinx Me, Bro (RR)
WINNING THE GAME by OPOVV, ©2016 (Oct. 30, 2016) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the show that everyone talks about: ‘Pulse of the Nation.’ Hello, I’m your Roving Reporter standing under the awning across from the railroad station waiting to interview people just like you. “Good morning, sir, and…” “They didn’t win…
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Better than a Chicago Cubs Fan (RR)
“FACING LIFE HEAD-ON” by OPOVV, ©2016 (Oct. 23, 2016) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to ‘Pulse of the Nation,’ the show that exposes what the other shows won’t. Hello, I’m your Roving Reporter standing under our favorite awning across from the railroad station waiting to waylay unsuspecting people minding their own business, but…
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A Higher Class of People (RR)
INDIVIDUAL CHOICES TRUMP “THE TEAM” by OPOVV, ©2016 (Oct. 10, 2016) — “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. This is your Roving Reporter broadcasting from the ‘Home of the Corps’: Oceanside, California. It has been said that there’s more retired US Marines living here than any other place in the world, and I tend to believe…
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Baseball’s Greatest Moment
“A DAY AT THE PARK TO BE REMEMBERED” by OPOVV, ©2015 (Apr. 20, 2015) — I used to be the sports writer for a little newspaper. I covered everything, including little pig races at the county fair to turtle races at a 4-H Club weekend retreat, which was the backyard of the Sunday school teacher’s house…
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The Great Soccer Mystery
“ABSOLUTELY BONKERS” by Paul R. Hollrah, ©2014 (Jul. 4, 2014) — On Monday, March 8, 2004, in the Colorado Avalanche’s 9-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks, Todd Bertuzzi of Vancouver “sucker-punched” Colorado’s Steve Moore, driving his head into the ice and breaking his neck. Bertuzzi was suspended for the remaining 20 games of the season, and…
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Social Experiment Gone Awry
IS POLITICAL CORRECTNESS THE CAUSE OF AMERICAN MURDERS? by OPOVV, ©2013 (Aug. 12, 2013) — [The following is a social experiment that was conducted in 1923. The media blackout was complete, however; just recently, the fictitious papers were discovered in an attic of a house about to be demolished in Baltimore, Maryland.] Professor Eugene Perxcel was…