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Ending the year with the Baseball Solstice: Dec. 31, 2014
The high priests of baseball emerged deep from inside the clubhouse today, where they’ve been holed up since the final out of the World Series to declare Jan. 31 the Baseball Solstice between the 2014...
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Meet the Matz
ballcaps:Another reason to like the Mets. Originally posted on The On Deck Circle: Yesterday afternoon in Queens, New York, starting pitcher Steve Matz, making his Major League debut against the...
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A farewell to the Freak? I hope not
Just yesterday morning, waking up and moping over the morning news that the Giants had fallen to the Dodgers for a second consecutive night, I got to thinking that it would do the world good to see Tim...
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Setting the annual Baseball Solstice
With the temperature flirting with 70 degrees today here in New Jersey, I’m aching for baseball even as I acknowledge we must endure weeks of winter before we hear “Play ball!” again. So it’s high time...
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Flash! It’s the 2016 Baseball Solstice
Happy New Year and Happy Baseball Solstice, everyone! Today — January 1st — not only is the first day of the new calendar year but it’s also the midpoint between the last out of the 2015 World Series...
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The 2016 Baseball Solstice
After the 2016 World Series ended in a nationwide outpouring of anguish over the Cleveland Indians’ heart-rending loss in worldwide jubilation over the Chicago Cubs’ victory ending more than a century...
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On the Fourth, reporting on a first game in Pittsburgh
Here it is, the Fourth of July, 2017, and the day is perfect for baseball. I couldn’t make it out to a game today, but I was able to catch the San Francisco Giants defeat the Pirates 2-1 in Pittsburgh...
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Cleveland’s League Park: A gem restored
I wore my old-time “skimmer” — just like the “cranks” who followed baseball early in the 20th century — to the refurbished League Park in Cleveland. The infield can be seen to the right beyond the...
View ArticleCelebrate the baseball solstice (and put a new equinox on your calendar)
Today, Dec. 28, 2017, marks the annual Baseball Solstice. That’s the mid-point day between the last out of the World Series and the first exhibition game or games of Spring Training. The World Series...
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The joy of throwing a ball at a wall
Just as I did 1,000 times as a kid, today I threw a rubber baseball against a wall. Growing up, I spent countless hours practicing my pitching and fielding by throwing a rubber baseball or tennis ball...
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