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Perennials

Posted on March 10, 2015 by

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Cleats clicking on the sidewalk New uniforms over high school underwear, new socks belonging to the team A bat a cane for the old coach still in the game, telling what’s next to listeners Hands shaking and shaken, trash talk polite in the pre-season,… Continue Reading “Perennials”

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Lying Dogs Both

Posted on July 28, 2013 by

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When Hillary Clinton walked with her daughter and her bad boy husband across the White House lawn to a waiting helicopter that would take them to hide in the woods of Camp David after the preposterous Monica Lewinsky news came out, every woman in… Continue Reading “Lying Dogs Both”

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Chinooks 1, Brewers 0

Posted on July 2, 2013 by

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All of you sad sack Brewer fans should cash in your season tickets and stop your morning weeping over the sports page and become Lakeshore Chinook fans instead. Here’s ten reasons why. I’ll go in David Letterman order. #10: The Chinooks are owned by… Continue Reading “Chinooks 1, Brewers 0”

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No Hope, No Baseball

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

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I asked the guy sitting behind us where his buddies were. The three of them have been sitting behind us at baseball games for the past four years. For a while the middle guy, Harry (the only one of them whose name I know)… Continue Reading “No Hope, No Baseball”

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What We Can Learn from Ryan Braun

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

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There are lessons we can learn from Ryan Braun and they aren’t about fielding or hitting.  They’re about patience and certitude, control and timing. When Braun spoke yesterday standing by himself on the field at Maryvale, the Milwaukee Brewers Spring Training Facility in Arizona,… Continue Reading “What We Can Learn from Ryan Braun”

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Denis Martinez’ Balls

Posted on October 6, 2010 by

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Old County Stadium. Fall 1996. Brewers playing the Cleveland Indians. Mom, Dad, and 3 of 4 kids sitting about 20 rows up to the right (looking down) of the Indians’ dugout.  Beautiful fall evening.  Mellow. “DENIS!”  “EL PRESIDENTE!!”  Arms waving wildly, my husband stood up… Continue Reading “Denis Martinez’ Balls”

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