An Opening Day Ode to Baseball

Baseball is my favorite sport.  I love baseball in general and the Atlanta Braves in particular. I am thankful that God has permitted this game to be invented and to be enjoyed. I don’t think there is any other game that equals baseball in its quality. I think that the popularity of sports like basketball [...]

What Could Happen in 2008

ESPN The Magazine’s Tim Kurkjian offers a preview of the upcoming Major League Baseball season.   He makes some very interesting predictions and the date on which this interesting events will occur.  Check it out here.

Peter Gammons on “Appreciating Maddux, Glavine”

Peter Gammons (along with a host of other ESPN characters) has a blog.  His most recent post from December 26th expresses appreciation for the careers of Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine which are untainted by steroid/HGH allegations.  Gammons writes:
At this point in sports history, we cannot assume anyone’s innocence, but no one has [...]

Big Three Untainted

A good article yesterday by David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal Constitution on John Smoltz, Tom Glavine, and Greg Maddux.  It describes how the three Braves aces of the ’90s continue to play in their 40s untainted by steroid and HGH allegations.  Read the story.

News on Two Braves Hurlers

Two Braves pitchers were in the news today. First, Tom Glavine returns from his five year Babylonian Captivity with the New York Mets to sign a one year deal with the Atlanta Braves. The three hundred game winner and future Hall of Famer will now have the opportunity to finish his career with [...]

New Baseball Predictions

In light of tonight’s ALCS game between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, which will be the first playoff game I’ve been able to see because of MLB’s conspiracy with TBS, and since all but one of the teams which I originally picked have been eliminated, tonight I will make fresh predictions for [...]

Baseball Playoff Predictions

Tim Ellsworth has made his predictions for the MLB playoffs and he was just wrong on most of his predictions (his bias against the lovable losers of Chicago is apparent). I have corrected his miscues in the comment section of his post and I’ve posted my thoughts here for your enlightenment. Feel free [...]

John Smoltz and Jeff Francouer Share Testimonies

I was checking out the Mark Texieria tribute fan song (and it’s hilarious) on YouTube and I saw this interview conducted at an FCA youth rally at Warren Baptist Church in Augusta, GA on November 16, 2006.  Pretty interesting.

Dale Murphy: Not a Barry Bonds Fan

When I was a teenager my favorite baseball player was Dale Murphy of the Atlanta Braves. Yes, I now know that he was a Mormon and what his belief system is. He wasn’t my favorite theologian, just my favorite ballplayer. Now Dale Murphy has said what needs to be said about Barry [...]

Headed to Atlanta: Smoltz vs. Glavine

Tonight in Atlanta there will be a historic match-up between two of the best pitchers in baseball history and of today: John Smoltz and Tom Glavine. These former teammates and friends will face each other with history on the line. A win by Smoltz will give him 200 in his career (making [...]