Opening Day . . . 2024
Hope springs eternal on Opening Day . . . at least in Baltimore!
All posts filed under: Baseball
Observations from the old ball yard, especially focused on our hometown nine – the Washington Nationals
A kind of alchemy
Communal singing would be another small step in healing the chasms in our civic life.
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom
Ron Shelton’s “The Church of Baseball” helps us fall in love with “Bull Durham” once again.
End of the season
Quick thoughts on the 2023 World Series won by the Texas Rangers.
If I were commissioner of baseball
Thoughts on the game after 10 days of binge watching the wild card and division series.
A brilliant love letter to baseball
Joe Posnanski takes a loving look at 50 memories (and more) that explain why we love baseball.
Thank you, Sean Doolittle
Sean Doolittle was the most DC-type ballplayer the Nationals have ever had. Happy retirement!
Living exuberantly
Living well by living exuberantly with Bach, baseball, beauty … and the bending of the old elbow.
Ode to the backup catcher
Strausburg’s retirement; backup catchers and servant leadership; what comes next for the rest of us.
Hail to the Reds*
Is there any team that is having more fun at the moment than the Cincinnati Reds? Nope!
MORE TO COME... 