Category Archives: Baseball

Come and see the violence inherent in the system!

Posted on March 15, 2005 by Solonor

It’s not bad enough that I regularly fail in my obligations to Orlando Metblogs, The Command Post, and Blogcritics, now I’ve gone and joined another group blog. I am posting as the “Special Enemy Blogger” at the Coalition of the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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They had me at “FREE”

Posted on March 3, 2005 by Solonor

There is no way I have $80 for MLB.TV, but sitting here watching the Red Sox first spring training game of the season, live on my little PC, with the guys from NESN doing the call… if I had it, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Looking for a few good hobbits

Posted on January 29, 2005 by Solonor

For those of you joining our show already in progress, there is a website attached to this one where a bunch of dorks play computer baseball. Oh, but not content to just play computer baseball, these dorks decided to name … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Where’s that Colonel from Python when you need him?

Posted on November 15, 2004 by Solonor

Since I’m going out of town tomorrow, I thought, “Ah-ha! I can leave my music post up at the top all week, so when a record producer gets unwittingly brought to the blog by mystical forces beyond all ken, she … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Yankee Fans? Help! I need “how-to-be-a-winner” lessons!

Posted on October 28, 2004 by Solonor

Wow! That was fun. Anyone up for seeing the latest Fatty Arbuckle movie? Now all we need to do is bring our boys home from France! Over there! Over there! Just when things were getting serious between me and the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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For these guys!

Posted on October 28, 2004 by Solonor

One was born and raised in Boston and grew up a Sox fan. The other was a Georgia cracker who idolized Mantle and the Yankees of the 50’s but came to love the Sox. If there’s a Heaven, those two … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Just one game out of four…

Posted on October 27, 2004 by Solonor

The Yankees couldn’t do it, so I’m not counting chickens. There seem to be an awful lot of eggs with cracks in them right now, though! Continue reading →

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Are you sure there’s no “I” in “team”?

Posted on October 26, 2004 by Solonor

I remember, not too long ago, when Pedro Martinez seemed like the happiest guy on the team. Granted, I only see games on tv (and not on a daily basis anymore), but it just seemed like he was always smiling … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Making good on the bet

Posted on October 25, 2004 by Solonor

Well, it may not be as good as turning “badger badger” into “boston boston” but there will be a wee bit of Red Sox linkage showing up at DiVERSiONZ this week… Continue reading →

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Great, kid. Don’t get cocky.

Posted on October 25, 2004 by Solonor

Two wins away. Besides the fact that the Sox have already proved that 2 (or even 3) wins does not a series winner make, the last time they won the first two games of the World Series was… 1986. And … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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