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With Friends Like This…

October 20, 2008 – 12:27 pm

I am wiped out after watching the Red Sox run out of magic last night. They gave it a good run but in the end the bottom of their batting order did them in.
I was struck by this video this morning and wanted to share it. I couldn’t believe how quickly these (Republican) guys are [...]

By Mike | Also posted in Boston, Election, John McCain, Politics, Presidential Candidates, Red Sox | Comments (2)

There is no Joy In Mudville

October 20, 2008 – 2:01 am

Casey at the Bat - Ernest Thayer Lawrence, June 3, 1888
The Outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Mudville nine that day:
The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play.
And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same,
A sickly silence fell upon the patrons of the game.
A straggling few got [...]

By Mike | Also posted in Poem, Red Sox | Comments (2)

The Red Sox-Will Lighting Strike Three Times?

October 15, 2008 – 9:49 am

The first time I ever went to see a professional baseball game was in 1961 with my Dad and Uncle. I was 5 years old. We sat in the centerfield bleacher seats at Fenway Park watching the Red Sox take on their dreaded enemy (even then), the New York Yankees. Besides nearly burning down my [...]

By Mike | Also posted in Boston, Red Sox | Comments (3)

Random Thoughts Tuesday, Yes It Is.

September 23, 2008 – 10:46 am

Happy first full day of Autumn. So much for the golf season around the Boston area. I’d bet we have no more than 45 days left of playable weather. It’s bad enough that the season is shorter than Verne Troyer, does it have to go by so so quickly too? Ah well, we have the [...]

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Random Thoughts Tuesday

September 16, 2008 – 9:04 am

Crikey. Is it Tuesday again already? Time really does fly when you’re havin’ fun. Tomorrow, I head down to Louisville as the Scottish Government’s guest to attend the Ryder Cup. I am looking forward to it. I will try to post while I’m there but it will be spotty. I can hear the USA chants [...]

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If it is Tuesday, it Must be RTT

August 26, 2008 – 10:58 am

RTT
The rest of RTT

RTT
It’s funny. When I am on Cape Cod, I sleep so much better. As a result, my good sleep habits may come at the expense of RTT. There’s still plenty to think about but the gears are definitely moving slower.
☞Let’s get to it. A regular reader here, Holly from Anglophile Football Fanatic, [...]

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Because I Love That Dirty Water

June 12, 2008 – 3:07 pm

Since I started writing the Grand View, there have been many opportunities for me to glorify Boston’s four major sports teams. I haven’t done it. The Red Sox won the World Series, Clay Bucholz and Jon Lester pitched no-hitters, Manny Ramirez hit home run number 500, the Patriots took their undefeated season all the way [...]