Personally, I’m not really through with winter until we get at least one good snow, but if spring has to come, I’m so glad it brings baseball. I find this fascinating. How on earth does anyone ever hit a baseball? Via: Phoenix Bats: Wood Bats
AP Stylebook, I Love Ya, But I Think You Blew This Call
October 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I’m a absolute nut for consistency in style and grammar; I know the AP Stylebook pretty well and subscribe to the online version (well worth the $25/year or so). But I disagree with them here and think they have goofed. The other day, in anticipation of the World Series, they tweeted this: For possessive team [...]
The Louisville Slugger Museum and Why Pujols Makes Bank
October 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I’m not much of a museum person. But this one is different. It’s a baseball museum. Precisely, the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory. For $10, you get to see the museum and take a tour of the factory where the famous Louisville Slugger bats are made. If you’ve ever played softball or baseball, chances are [...]
Surgery, Tradition and Albert Pujols’ Nostrils (But Not Really the Nostrils)
August 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A hysterectomy is no minor procedure. Like anything involving an abdominal incision, it’s one of the biggies. So when I realized that’s the direction we were going, I made plans to live it up with my family and a few friends before being out of commission for several weeks. And we did. Beginning with WordCamp [...]
Double Header, Game Two: Leverage Social Energy to Build Loyalty
May 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Last week I wrote about how much fun I have with St. Louis Cardinal baseball and social media. This week I’m talking about how to put it to practical use. I’ve been a St. Louis Cardinal baseball fan since the days of Brock, Gibson, Torre (as a player) and just after Stan Musial. (For the [...]
