The USWNT beat Germany 1-0 on Thursday.
And I’m liking that 1-0 score this morning, as the Bates Bobcats (that’s the women’s soccer version) ended their season on a high note, beating the Colby College Mules 1-0.
Meanwhile, here in NH that 1-0 score was the result in an upset of Hopkinton by Belmont in the Class [...]
You know what I’m talking about.
As I went to sleep after the Phillies succumbed 3-1, I was reminded of a passage from “Two Tramps in Mudtime” (Robert Frost) – a great description of my feeling as the Series evened to 1-1 …
The sun was warm but the wind was chill.
You know how it is with [...]
I so love it when the Phillies pull off a win and don’t scare the bejeezus out of me in the process. And it doesn’t hurt if they make the Yankees look powerless and confused in the process. All those well-paid dudes going down swinging. Love it.
Somewhere I read that the payroll differential between the [...]
The day has arrived, as the Phillies square off with the Yankees in pursuit of a back-to-back MLB Championship. They can do it, I am confident. (And just in case they need any help, I am sure all Phillies Phans out there will be superstitiously pursuing all sorts of ritualized behaviors to help carry off [...]
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Hell House is the Fundamentalist Christian version of the haunted house … a predictably simplistic and melodramatic effort to scare young people into accepting Jesus as their personal savior.
Hell House represents right wing views on religion, family values, morality, you name it … as true. The so-called secular world is represented by demons. What could [...]
… it’s gonna be the Yankees that the Phillies have to put in their place to take the World Series again. Be there, starting Wednesday night … as two ex-Cleveland aces go up against each other in their new(er) uniforms. That’s CC vs. Cliff Lee. Let’s go, Phillies, you can do it!
And I love hearing [...]
I was bummed to learn, yesterday afternoon, from my roving reporters, that Bates lost to Middlebury after a valiant and mud-spattered game that was scoreless until @ 5-minutes from the end. At that point, Middlebury took a corner after which the ball bounced around in the box and was eventually hit into the net (after [...]
This is not the sort of morning that I’d relish watching a soccer game … but two of my intrepid housemates (apple crisp in hand) will be heading to Lewiston momentarily to watch the Bobcats tangle with the Panthers. Would be so nice if Bates could defeat Middlebury … and while it’s probably in the [...]
Oh, and loved this article by Jayson Stark, sent by a friend … worth a reprint here. Onward!
Phillies walk off into history
By Jayson Stark
ESPN.com
PHILADELPHIA — The magic is in the moment.
The frozen moment when a baseball soars through the night and your mind begins to understand what’s unfolding before your eyeballs.
It all [...]
Those phightin’ Phillies are returning to the World Series!!! Needless to say, JordanCornblog is ecstatic. Nicely done! Now, here’s to the Angels either beating the Yankees or stretching out their series. We’ll take ‘em anyway, but it’d be more relaxing to face a tired crew of starters and relievers. Oh, and let’s keep those bats [...]
Jimmy Rollins came through in the 9th and the Phightin’ Phillies pulled off another comeback to roll within one win of another trip to the World Series. Personally, I like those 11-0 barrages better, but I’ll take a thriller every once in awhile. Kudos to Brad Lidge and the Phillies’ bullpen, too.
It was nice to [...]
Looks like a gorgeous October day here, as JordanCornblog celebrates a decisive Phillies win and gets ready to call her PCP about this cold that just won’t go away. In the meantime, she is also licking her wounds, after 2 Blitzen Babes got spanked in FFootball (and the Eagles got spanked by the Rainders). Congrats [...]
Phillies lose, Yankees win, and JordanCornblog has a relapse … back to the cold meds.
Did I say Ugh?
And then there’s the news from the Breakers that Angela Hucles is retiring – both from the Breakers and from the USWNT. Angela will be sorely missed, and I must say that it is nice to see someone [...]
Wow – what a game! The Dodgers set a record for hits … but left 10 runners on. Ruiz and Ibanez each had a 3-run homer. Lidge and Madson scared us but got it done. Ryan Howard hit another clutch double.
I love it – AND I’d love to see a much bigger lead in Game [...]
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Be here tonight, as the Phillies take it to the Dodgers in Game 1 of the NLCS. In the era of free agents, can they do it? (JordanCornblog says of course … of course!)
In other sporting news, congrats to the Bates Bobcats on another win in women’s soccer yesterday. And sorry to hear Bates in [...]
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While I would love to see a better healthcare reform bill, I am so impressed with Olympia Snowe’s character amidst the petty partisanship that has so dominated our political landscape. I continue to wonder why other more or less sane Republicans aren’t following suit. Maybe Obama’s course (i.e. not being reactive to the crazies and [...]
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Of course, I was a Phillies lover before, but after last night’s top-of-the-9th heroics, how can you not love that team? Bring on the Dodgers … and let’s have a repeat of last year! I went to sleep thinking of my Dad, and how excited he’d have been (gave him a congratulatory phone call, in [...]
First off – here’s a nice interview with Pia Sundhage about her focus in coaching, and her preparation with the USWNT for facing Germany on 10/29/09.
On the Fantasy Football front, Flying Pigs and Sir Hits Alot are tied heading into tonight’s game … where Flying Pigs still have a player left. So unless Thomas Jones [...]
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Feeling better this morning – much better – although my cough sounds (and feels) very nasty. I was sad to see the Cardinals eliminated last night … and am glad that the Phillies game was postponed (and that6 Happ will ikely pitch tonight). The Bates Women’s soccer team gave Williams a good scare yesterday, narly [...]
Another grey day – inner world matching outer nicely.
The furor over Obama’s prize continues … as portions of the US populace proceed with their very loud and very public decompensation at every opportunity. My god, people, where was your outrage when Bush was torturing people and leading us into a useless war? Where was your [...]
