This will be quick, because I have a lot of school stuff going on this week. Normally school stuff gets relegated to a burner somewhere behind baseball, Husker sports, reruns of House, MD, and lots of Sudoku puzzles. Hopefully y’all are aware that Team USA is mowing down much of the rest of the world …
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Nov 12
Home sweet home
It’s weird to be back in front of my computer after a long, crazy weekend. Around Nebraska football and basketball games on Saturday, and my brilliant idea of driving from Lincoln to Minneapolis and back for a concert last night, I feel like I’m a little bit behind everything happening in my own little computery …
Nov 08
Must have done something Wright
Dear Matt Wright, I hate puns, but your name begs for them. Please forgive me; I still think you’re an awesome pitcher. Hugs, Minda _____________________________________________________________________________________ I’ve thought for a long time now that Matt Wright is a fantastic pitcher. All season long in Omaha, I loved watching him dominate the strike zone and make opponents’ …
Nov 07
What, exactly, is being exhibited?
On a scale of 1-10, because I really love scales of 1-10, I would say that my love for college basketball is somewhere around a 9.999998. Even if I don’t know the ins and outs of every team the way I try to know, say, pro baseball, I still love the energy that exudes from …
Nov 03
On renovations and HDTV
I’m not entirely sure what it was, but when I saw photos and videos of the (de)construction at Kaffman Stadium, I actually felt a little ill. This is how I’ve known The K for as long as I can remember: The Kauffman Stadium that I’ve remembered my whole life doesn’t look anything like this: And …
Oct 27
Eating my words — sort of; the Husker edition
After Nebraska football’s win over Iowa State a few weeks ago, it was entirely possible that the team would not win another game all season. Things were looking pretty grim at Memorial Stadium and around Husker Nation. The team hit the road after that ISU game, and fell pathetically to Missouri. They pulled out an …
Oct 25
A personal note
It is necessary to occasionally include non-baseball things here, so that the title of this blog is not a lie. Therefore, I would like to wish myself two happy anniversaries: Anniversary #1: One year ago tonight, I dove awkwardly after a ball on an ice rink and ended up with a torn labrum. This required …
Oct 24
Sweeney home among those endagered by Cal. fires
When I heard about the fires in California, for some reason Mike Sweeney popped into my head. I of course knew he was a SoCal guy, and I wondered how or if the fires have affected him. Turns out, very significantly. “We only had time to grab what we could. We got our marriage certificate, …
Oct 22
Six things
A few random things, because I really love numbered lists: 1.Once upon a time, I comforted myself by counting the number of teams who were worse than the Royals at the time: -Kansas City SO far from the basement I am NOT a fan of the worst team in baseball. Pretty much the entire NL …
Oct 18
Manny Being….aggravating
I’m about to do something I rarely do. I will take Manny Ramirez’ side. You have probably seen or read what he said this week regarding tonight’s game: “We’re confident every day. It doesn’t matter. We’re not going to give up. We’re going to play the game and move on. If it doesn’t happen, who …