Sexism in sports blogging has been kind of a touchy subject recently. We’ve approached the subject a few times over at Ladies…, like here with the Rick Sutcliffe/Erin Andrews’ dress comments, and today because Fanhouse decided to trim an interview with Lady Andrea which seemed to change her argument pretty significantly. The full interview in …
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Jun 15
Boys will be boys
Hat tip to Baseball Time in Arlington, where I saw a video of some Rangers players doing one thing I have always wanted to do: Slip ‘n’ Sliding on the tarp during a rain delay. I’ve never been so jealous of anything, ever: That is all. Labels: baseball, quickies, random
Jun 14
If only I had better words for this…Dad.
Many times,I find myself relating to someone else’s experiences “as the daughter of a ________.” Someone’s facing a drug screening? “My dad was a probation officer, so I’ve heard so many stories about those.” Someone’s talking about incarceration? “My dad was a warden, so I can discuss these theories about corrections.” Someone’s telling about when …
Jun 14
Piling it on
“It hasn’t been a breeze for Hochevar, but the Royals have given him great run support.” -Ryan LeFebvre, after Luke Hochevar finished his start tonight By the time Luke Hochevar exited the field tonight, the Royals had already scored as many runs in tonight’s game as they had in Hochevar’s last seven starts combined. How …
Jun 14
Back home in Omaha…the CWS is here!
I did not have the opportunity to watch any Florida State baseball this season until I saw them in their super regional against Wichita State. I only had a little time to watch one of those games one day before work, but I caught the part where FSU shortstop Tony Delmonico had a runner slide …
Jun 13
Just wow
WOW Women’s World is a women’s website that has blogs, podcasts, videos and all kinds of other content for women, by women. They also have this cute little sports blogger named Minda, who wrote her first post (of many) for the site today. It’s here. Labels: linkage, quickies
Jun 09
Quick and random musings
I’m hitting the wide open road tomorrow so I can go see some friends and then go see my parents/little brother/dogs for a couple of days before the College World Series takes over my every minute. But here are a few things, in my beloved numbered list form: 1. So, how about that Mike Aviles? …
Jun 02
When relievers are no relief
How not to preserve a win for your team and your starting pitcher: * Pitcher Change: John Foster replaces Matt Wright. * Ryan Roberts singles on a ground ball to center fielder Mitch Maier. * Nelson Cruz walks. Ryan Roberts to 2nd. * Coaching visit to mound. * Jason Botts walks. Ryan Roberts to 3rd. …
Jun 01
A good day?, and a proposal for ASG voting
The three teams that matter most to me will all be playing this afternoon. The KC Royals will try to mount a winning streak of two games at 1:05, which is the same time the Huskers will try to stay alive in their Regional after yesterday’s loss to UC-Irvine. Then at 2:00, Carlos Rosa pitches …
May 31
Customer satisfaction guaranteed…eventually
A long, long, LONG time ago, I wandered into a sporting good store and ordered a Brian Bannister powder blue jersey. Lots and lots of things went wrong with the customer service at this store, which I have detailed at Ladies…, but the jersey was finally shipped to a store in the correct city, so …