Posts Tagged as ‘Baseball’

December 3, 2009

Baseball 2009 – Summary

During the 2009 baseball season I attended seven games, spanning three levels of play (NCAA, A, AA). I went to three different ballparks (Altoona, Reading, State College) and saw eleven different teams play (Altoona Curve, Harrisburg Senators, Reading Phillies,  Auburn Doubledays, Batavia Muckdogs, Lowell Spinners, State College Spikes, NY-Penn AL All-Stars, and the NY-Penn NL All-Stars).
Here [...]

November 24, 2009

A Few Suggestions for MLB

I believe (and this is as strong as my belief in the law of gravity) that baseball is the perfect game. Major League Baseball (MLB) is the ultimate form of the game, though I’m happy watching any level of baseball that is played with wooden bats.
During the winter baseball is alive and well. This is [...]

November 2, 2009

Utley Powers the Phils to New York

The 2009 World Series could have ended tonight. As the Phillies found their backs against a proverbial wall, Chase Utley hit two baseballs over a literal wall. That gives him five home runs in the series, tying Reggie Jackson’s record.
Cliff Lee pitched as a mere mortal on this night, surrendering 5 runs in 7+ innings. [...]

October 29, 2009

The World Series Shifts to Philly

The game tonight was dominated by pitching once again. This time the Yankees got the better performance. After their 3-1 win the series is now tied 1-1. Pedro pitched very well, but once again he received little support from the offense.
A few thoughts:

I like the strike zone that home plate umpire Jeff Nelson called tonight. [...]

October 28, 2009

Prelude to the 2009 World Series

The 2009 World Series will begin in thirty minutes. I feel like I’m 12 years old again. Last year I enjoyed the Phillies march through the postseason immensely (almost to the point of feeling guilty about it). I thought this year I would be more accustomed to it and that it would have a lesser [...]