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Bird’s Eye Views
Tag Archives: baseball
Anticipating Spring
“Spring beckons! All things to the call respond; the trees are leaving and cashiers abscond.”–19th century writer, Ambrose Bierce The March equinox will occur tomorrow at 03:49 UTC or 10:49 PM Central Daylight Savings Time tonight. It signals the official … Continue reading
Posted in cultural highlights, Hometown, Meanderings
Tagged baseball, home improvements, March equinox, Nebraska weather, outdoors life, severe weather, Spring
4 Comments
Smart Baseball (Review)
If I had to choose which major sport to enjoy over all the others, it would be baseball, hands down. That said, I’m not a “sports nut” about the game, I just enjoy watching it. I don’t get overly involved … Continue reading
Posted in Books, cultural highlights, sports
Tagged baseball, baseball statistics, Major League Baseball, sabermetrics
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The Smartest Book In The World (Review)
I spotted The Smartest Book In The World by Greg Proops in the new books stack at the Norfolk (Nebraska) Public Library about a month and a half ago. I didn’t bring it home with me then, because the title … Continue reading
Posted in Books, cultural highlights, Entertainment, History, music, Politics, religion, sports
Tagged baseball, comedy, Greg Proops, podcasts
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Regarding The June 1987 Earthquake
The only personal memory I have of a minor earthquake in the Midwest in 1987 is finding a short story about it on the AP newswire in the overnight summaries. There were also a couple of mentions in the sports wrap-ups. … Continue reading
Posted in Controversy, cultural highlights, Environment, History, Politics, sports
Tagged baseball, earthquakes, fracking
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Sacrifice
Earlier this summer, Jorge and I were enjoying a televised baseball game between the Giants and the Dodgers. Los Angeles scored in the first inning when Adrian Gonzalez aided Carl Crawford. There was one out, with a sacrifice fly to … Continue reading
