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Baseball is a sport that transcends time. It is one of the few activities in America that a Civil War veteran, if he was miraculously raised from the dead, would understand.
And the uniforms have changed a bit, but are still generally recognizable. The socks and stirrups get a little longer or shorter depending on the era, and the clothes are not as baggy now since they are made ...
Why Do the Yankees Drive Their Own Players to Drink?
Posted: 11th April 2010 by Eddie Dzurilla in MLB
The New York Yankees. Lord of their realm, with fans who let you know it.
Talking to a Yankee fan is generally an exercise in futility, since they are programmed to utter two basic phrases:
Phrase one: “Twenty-seven rings, baby”, or a something along that vein.
Phrase two: “(Fill in the blank) sucks”. This is where Yankee fans, demonstrating the high levels of intelligence that they garnered at PS 151 or wherever, voice ...
Some pests are hard to get rid of.
Like Yankee fans.
As anyone who follows American League ball can tell you, they show up in droves at opposing ballparks whenever the Bronx Bombers visit.
With their charming ways, chainsaw accents, and oh-so-gentle demeanor, they continue to be ambassadors for the civility and "live and let live" attitude that their home city is so well known for.
But few realize that the entire ...
Four Proposed Rule Changes for Major League Baseball
Posted: 21st March 2010 by Eddie Dzurilla in MLB
Well, we’re twenty games into the college baseball season, and the TCU Horned Frogs are now No. 4 in the nation. I was watching them sweep Texas Tech last weekend shredding on a nice mid 70’s Tejas spring day with my bud Mexican Joe, and we agreed that the scene was quite idyllic.
'Cept for the dang ping of those stupid aluminum bats.
Something’s just ain’t right, and aluminum bats are one ...
Misery?: Yankees, Giants, Mets, Jets, Knicks, and Rangers Bring it On!
Posted: 23rd December 2009 by Eddie Dzurilla in MLB
A survey of over 1.3 million people across the country has just been released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranking the 50 states and Washington D.C. on how happy the residents of each locale are.á It used data collected over four years.á Out of the 51 states and D.C., New York came in last at 51st, Connecticut second to last at 50th, and New Jersey came in ...
Dallas Cowboys December Debacle: 3-D Glasses Can’t Hide the Pain
Posted: 15th December 2009 by Eddie Dzurilla in NFL
The Dallas Cowboys passed out 3-D glasses to the over 90,000 fans in attendance at Jerry World this Sunday.
Apparently, when you look through them, Wade Phillips is slim and handsome, the offense uses a little imagination when faced with 1st-and-goal, and looking at Jerry Jones does not cause instant nausea.
Unfortunately for them, the game was played with the glasses off. It looks like the beginning of the end for the ...
Baseball Jones: How Long Until Pitchers and Catchers Report?
Posted: 12th December 2009 by Eddie Dzurilla in MLB
This is when it sets in.á Same time every year.á The leaves fall.á The skies turn cold and grey.á The winds of November whip across the Great Lakes.á And baseball fanatics àthe kind that subscribe to the Sporting News , play fantasy baseball and always read the line scoresà.go into withdrawal mode.
Oh, they try to stay involvedà.keeping up with the NFL, rooting for their nearest hockey team, even paying attention ...
MLB Issues: A Second Mortgage To Go to the Ballgame Today?
Posted: 12th December 2009 by Eddie Dzurilla in MLB
This year, we hadáa replay of the 1950 classic, the last time the Phillies and Yankees met for the World Championship, with both teams showing off their shiny new ballparks.á
Tickets, brews, and food cost the equivalent of your first born male child during the regular season, and both organizations stuck the needle in deeper for postseason play.á The result of this plundering of the fan base?á Most fervent fans were ...
The Devil and Mr. Jones: The Cowboys, Culture and The Prince of Darkness
Posted: 12th December 2009 by Eddie Dzurilla in NFL
Well, down here in Tejas, the Bible bangers are at it again.
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Seems there is this piece of sculpture.á ItÆs called Caelum Moors. á Designed for a business park about a decade ago, it was meant to evoke the Scottish and Celtic heritage of the business park owners. But then they went bankrupt and donated the piece to the city of Arlington.
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And thatÆs when things got weird .
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Arlington installed the thing, ...