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Inspiration Through Failure
I normally do not write about sports; I just partake in them as often as possible. But living in Japan while being a Seattle Mariners fan has sufficiently destroyed my work and sleep schedule enough, that today I felt compelled to write a bit about the Seattle Mariners. Also, if I did not incorporate them into this week's blogpost, then I'd be suppressing a lot of what was going on in both my writing life and non-writing life. Something that's definitely counterintuitive to any creative writing.
By BK Johnsen3 years ago in Unbalanced
Anna Laura and Title IX at Year 40
At the after-school program I work at in Westchester, I work with a 6-year-old spitfire named Anna Laura. Among the many games we play, she displays no fear in running into the corners against boys twice her size in the make shift game of indoor hockey that we play. “She doesn’t get intimidated,” says 11-year-old Stephen Mains. But had she grown up in an age minus Title IX, it’s not just her athletic acumen that would be in jeopardy.
By Rich Monetti3 years ago in Unbalanced
The Story of Mickey Mantle
Recently, a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card fetched $12.6 million in an auction. This card has become the most iconic and valuable card in the entire sports card hobby. But why? Why this card? In this article, we're going to look at who Mickey Mantle was, and reflect on the why this card has become so iconic in the world of sports card collecting and investing.
By Javad Luckey3 years ago in Unbalanced
Daily News Columnist Mike Lupica Discusses His Career in Sports
Photo by Darien Library At the Harvey School recently, the Golf Channel’s Jimmy Roberts sat down before an audience of about 160 to interview Mike Lupica on his life as a Sports Columnist, Novelist, and ESPN radio host. The latter obviously raising Lupica’s profile, the articulation we’ve become accustomed to on the radio isn’t the one he had to go in search of to achieve true success.
By Rich Monetti3 years ago in Unbalanced
Part I: My Five Most Memorable New York Sports Minutes
Photo by Peter Roan Here’s part one of My Five Most Memorable New York Sports Minutes. Like it’s evil stepsister, my cherished moments came when I was younger, and for me, winning the title has always been anti-climatic to actually getting there. This is number one.
By Rich Monetti3 years ago in Unbalanced
Hate the Red Sox? This Yankee Fan Doesn’t Understand
Photo by Jennifer Boyer I began watching baseball in 1973 and simply followed my lineage in adopting the Yankees as my team at the age of nine. Flirting with first place briefly that year, three Bobby Murcer home runs deposited not far from where I was seated was the extent of it. However, I didn’t take kindly to the Baltimore Orioles taking the division that year. 1974 officially introduced me to the Yankees-Red Sox, and I was on the hate train with everyone else. But down the road, I have never been able to understand the disdain Yankee fans have for their rival to the north.
By Rich Monetti3 years ago in Unbalanced
2022 Red Sox Trade Transactions
The 2022 Red Sox trade transactions started right before the Sox were slated to play the Houston Astros yesterday. When this season began, I had concerns and wrote about them before opening day. Check out my Red Sox Open their 2022 Season Today post. In the off-season, I was surprised there wasn’t an upgrade in the team’s pitching.
By Lynne Black4 years ago in Unbalanced
Classic Movie Review: 'Field of Dreams' Major League Baseball Returns to Dyersville
No movie better exemplifies America’s love of baseball, and more importantly why we love baseball, than Kevin Costner’s 1989 Best Picture nominee Field of Dreams. With Major League Baseball having now been played at the legendary Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa, and my Chicago Cubs headed there in August against the Cincinnati Reds, I am in the mood to look back on Field of Dreams as part of my Summer of Classics Movie Review Series.
By Sean Patrick4 years ago in Unbalanced
Dodgers' Kershaw loses a perfect game to the Angels in the eighth inning.
Prior to Luis Rengifo's leadoff double for the Los Angeles Angels in the eighth inning, Clayton Kershaw had pitched seven flawless innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers. On Friday night at Angel Stadium, Kershaw needed just 71 pitches to retire the first 21 batters in a row. Rengifo, though, halted Kershaw's bid for his second no-hitter and first perfect game with a crisp double down the left field line.
By marlene Rivers4 years ago in Unbalanced
