Category Archives: Baseball

And here I sit…

Posted on October 12, 2004 by Solonor

I don’t bitch about work much on here. But damn it! Why does one of our biggest clients have to have a fricking crisis on the first night of the Sox-Yankees ALCS? 30 minutes to game time, and here I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A Friendly Wager

Posted on October 12, 2004 by Solonor

Doing their part to keep the dream sequence alive, the Houston Astros won (or, as ESPN put it, the Braves lost). Congrats to them on their first ever playoff series win. I remember the 1980 NLCS as being one of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Ready? OK! Owwww….

Posted on October 3, 2004 by Solonor

Somehow, I missed seeing this story until Friday at lunch when Grump said, “Hey, did you see where a Cleveland player got shot?” Thinking that this was one of those “so a Cleveland player gets shot…” jokes, I replied: “What? … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Stupid Cowboys

Posted on September 28, 2004 by Solonor

Stupid Redskins. I missed points in our office pool this week by one lousy game. Still, I only missed 4 this week. 34-12. Why the hell am I not making money at this? (Heh. I just saw Fate put on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The SGCBL Wants You!

Posted on September 23, 2004 by Solonor

I’m a pretty silly person. (I know. Shocking. Don’t fall out of your chair.) One of the silliest pursuits I have pursued is this Tolkien Baseball League. (Oh, stop it. Your eyes will get stuck like that, ya know.) It’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Curses and bedamned!

Posted on September 19, 2004 by Solonor

Arrrr! Looks like the bilge rats from the Imperial Fleet done shorn off our mizzen, mateys. Not only that, but thar be holes in the bow ye could sail a clipper through. We be takin’ on water and sinkin’ fast. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Best. Trade. Ever.

Posted on September 18, 2004 by Solonor

Boston 3, Yankees 2 I take it back. For now. I know one thing. I’m signing up for more of these Johnny Damon voodoo dolls! Continue reading →

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Another Reason To Hate The Yankees

Posted on September 6, 2004 by Solonor

I don’t have a Solonor update for you as I type this. I called around 5:30PM, and got an answering machine. Which I thought was a good sign. Maybe the power is back on! Then I checked here, and there … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, Life, the Universe and Everything, Rants 'n' Whines | 3 Comments

10 in a row, Dad!

Posted on September 4, 2004 by Solonor

Sadly, Labor Day weekend is now entrenched in my brain as the weekend my dad died. It was September 1, 2001, to be exact. I failed to mention the third anniversary here, because… well, I don’t exactly know why. I … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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All the little chicks with the crimson lips go…

Posted on September 1, 2004 by Solonor

CLEVELAND ROCKS! (Sorry. No bloggy break is worth missing that.) Continue reading →

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