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The Lightning didn't strike, despite great efforts in 6 game weekend series

chandlerlightning wrote 10 hours ago:   Sports provide excellent teaching opportunities for young people to learn valuable life lesso … more →

Tags: Chandler Lightning, girls softball, Chandler lightning softball, Heart, 12 U fastptich, AZ Lightning, Arizona Softball, having heart, Playing hard

Padre Steve’s NCAA Basketball Tournament Mascot Picks

padresteve wrote 2 months ago: I don’t always follow basketball but every year I am drawn to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament l … more →

Tags: News and Current Events, Basketball, ncaa men's basketball tournament, NCAA Basketball, Indiana Hoosiers, Duke Blue Devils, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, villanova wildcats

Padre Steve’s Thoughts on Super Bowl XLVII

padresteve wrote 3 months ago: Well the NFL Season is now over and the Baltimore Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super B … more →

Tags: Football, News and Current Events, Baltimore Ravens, Beyonce Knowles, Budweiser Clydesdales, budweiser super bowl commercial, cbs football broadcasting team, colin kaepernick, doritos goat 4 sale commercial

A Sad Day for Baseball: Baseball Legends Earl Weaver and Stan Musial Pass Away1 comment

padresteve wrote 4 months ago: “On my tombstone just write, ‘The sorest loser that ever lived.’” Earl Weave … more →

Tags: Baseball, Batlimore Orioles, News and Current Events, Babe Ruth, Baseball Hall of Fame, bill haller, Carl Yastrzemski, Earl Weaver, earl weaver bill haller argument video

Bicycle Pants on Fire: The Banal Confession of Lance Armstrong1 comment

padresteve wrote 4 months ago: “I didn’t invent the culture, but I didn’t try to stop the culture.” Lance Armstro … more →

Tags: News and Current Events, Lance Armstrong, Oprah, the banality of evil, blood doping, Tour de France, Livestrong Foundation, Oprah Winfrey, lance armstrong confession

“Lancing” the Boil: The Ethical Conundrum Presented by Lance Armstrong 1 comment

padresteve wrote 4 months ago: “Listen, I’ve said it for seven years. I’ve said it for longer than seven years. I have … more →

Tags: Philosophy, News and Current Events, iraq, Steroids, robin williams, Lance Armstrong, Admiral Mike Mullen, Larry King Live, Larry King

Cheaters and the Baseball Hall of Fame: The Hypocrisy and Arrogance of the Baseball Writers of the BBWAA1 comment

padresteve wrote 4 months ago: “Cheating is baseball’s oldest profession. No other game is so rich in skullduggery, so … more →

Tags: Baseball, News and Current Events, Babe Ruth, Leo Durocher, Roger Clemens, Ted Williams, Whitey Ford, Buck O'Neil, Major League Baseball

The Giant’s, A’s and Orioles and the 2012 MLB Playoffs: Taking Me Back to the Church of Baseball1 comment

padresteve wrote 7 months ago: “I believe in the Church of Baseball. I’ve tried all the major religions, and most of the mino … more →

Tags: Baseball, Batlimore Orioles, 2012 mlb playoffs, ALDS, Annie Savoy, Baltimore Orioles, bert campanaris, Buck Showalter, Bull Durham

81: First Place Orioles Ensured of First Non-Losing Season Since 1997 1 comment

padresteve wrote 8 months ago: The Baltimore Orioles Celebrate Sweeping the Tampa Bay Rays on rookie Manny Machado’s walk off … more →

Tags: Baseball, Batlimore Orioles, 1997 orioles, 2012 Orioles, American League East, Buck Showalter, Major League Baseball, Manny Machado, New York Yankees

The Triumph of Durability: Cal Ripken Jr., Lou Gehrig and the “Unbreakable” Record1 comment

padresteve wrote 8 months ago: “Whether your name is (Lou) Gehrig or (Cal) Ripken, (Joe) DiMaggio or (Jackie) Robinson, or th … more →

Tags: Baseball, Batlimore Orioles, California Angels, Camden Yards, Baltimore Orioles, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees, MLB

Queens of the Beach: Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Strike Gold for Third Time1 comment

padresteve wrote 9 months ago:   Kerri Walsh-Jennings and Misty May-Treanor take Gold If there ever was an Olympic sport that … more →

Tags: News and Current Events, 2012 Olympics, Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh, Beach volleyball, Volleyball, jennifer kessy, april walsh, brazilian women's beach volleyball team

2012 Olympics: The Gold for the Fab Five, an Olympic Record for Phelps and putting the Bad Back in Badminton 3 comments

padresteve wrote 9 months ago: The Fierce Fab Five I am amazed at the abilities of Olympic athletes, especially the gymnasts.  As p … more →

Tags: News and Current Events, Olympics, Michael Phelps, 2012 Olympics, OLYMPIC GYMNASTICS, Olympic Swimming, Olympic Badminton scandal, 1996 US women's gymnastic team, 2012 US women's gymnastic team

British Humor: Bond, Bean, Poppins and The Queen Kick Off XXX Games2 comments

padresteve wrote 9 months ago: It was quintessentially and quirkily British, and quite a show that director Danny Boyle produced to … more →

Tags: Music, News and Current Events, Mr. Bean, Rowan Atkinson, Paul McCartney, Queen Elizabeth II, 2012 Olympics, olympic opening ceremony, xxxth olympiad

“Total and Consistent Disregard....” Joe Paterno, Penn State and 14 Years of Criminal Cover Up1 comment

padresteve wrote 10 months ago: “It’s really sad and now the facts are out, there’s no more dodging the issue … more →

Tags: Football, News and Current Events, Joe Paterno, Jerry Sandusky, graham spanier, Mike McQueary, Tim Curley, Gary Schultz, penn state football sexual assault scandal

Juiced and Loving It5 comments

padresteve wrote 1 year ago: Former Major League Baseball slugger Jose Canseco wrote a book in which he described his use of perf … more →

Tags: military, ptsd, Healthcare, Steroids, Jose Canseco, navy prt, Physical Fitness, performance-enhancing drugs, navy body fat standards

Play Ball!

Alexis Spencer-Byers wrote 1 year ago: What is it about this sport that fascinates me so, when the best a player can do is end up back wher … more →

Tags: Reflections, SF Giants, Baseball

Analyzing A Podcast

andrewswainson wrote 1 year ago: I chose to analyze and review Jbellons podcasts on you tube because he has the same taste of things … more →

Tags: Assignments, Online Media, Prompts, Podcasts, Sports

Birthdays Baseball the Liturgical Year and Friendship1 comment

padresteve wrote 1 year ago: I like my birthday the only problem is that it does not fall within the regular season and almost al … more →

Tags: Loose thoughts and musings, Baseball, lent, Birthdays, Friends, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, molly

I was denied employment at Golf Galaxy2 comments

Tom Mitsos wrote 1 year ago: This is where the smartest minds in the world go to work. I was recently informed of some job openin … more →

Tags: Golf Galaxy, Career, MLive.com, writing, Employment, Journalism


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