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Padre Steve’s NCAA Basketball Tournament Mascot Picks
I don’t always follow basketball but every year I am drawn to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament like a vulture drawn to fresh roadkill. This year I have entered a couple of different brackets to pi… more →
Padresteve's World...Musings of a Passionate Moderate
The Lightning didn't strike, despite great efforts in 6 game weekend series
wrote 10 hours ago: Sports provide excellent teaching opportunities for young people to learn valuable life lesso … more →
Padre Steve’s NCAA Basketball Tournament Mascot Picks
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 →
Padre Steve’s Thoughts on Super Bowl XLVII
wrote 3 months ago: Well the NFL Season is now over and the Baltimore Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super B … more →
A Sad Day for Baseball: Baseball Legends Earl Weaver and Stan Musial Pass Away
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wrote 4 months ago: “On my tombstone just write, ‘The sorest loser that ever lived.’” Earl Weave … more →
Bicycle Pants on Fire: The Banal Confession of Lance Armstrong
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wrote 4 months ago: “I didn’t invent the culture, but I didn’t try to stop the culture.” Lance Armstro … more →
“Lancing” the Boil: The Ethical Conundrum Presented by Lance Armstrong
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wrote 4 months ago: “Listen, I’ve said it for seven years. I’ve said it for longer than seven years. I have … more →
Cheaters and the Baseball Hall of Fame: The Hypocrisy and Arrogance of the Baseball Writers of the BBWAA
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wrote 4 months ago: “Cheating is baseball’s oldest profession. No other game is so rich in skullduggery, so … more →
The Giant’s, A’s and Orioles and the 2012 MLB Playoffs: Taking Me Back to the Church of Baseball
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wrote 7 months ago: “I believe in the Church of Baseball. I’ve tried all the major religions, and most of the mino … more →
81: First Place Orioles Ensured of First Non-Losing Season Since 1997
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wrote 8 months ago: The Baltimore Orioles Celebrate Sweeping the Tampa Bay Rays on rookie Manny Machado’s walk off … more →
The Triumph of Durability: Cal Ripken Jr., Lou Gehrig and the “Unbreakable” Record
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wrote 8 months ago: “Whether your name is (Lou) Gehrig or (Cal) Ripken, (Joe) DiMaggio or (Jackie) Robinson, or th … more →
Queens of the Beach: Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Strike Gold for Third Time
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wrote 9 months ago: Kerri Walsh-Jennings and Misty May-Treanor take Gold If there ever was an Olympic sport that … more →
2012 Olympics: The Gold for the Fab Five, an Olympic Record for Phelps and putting the Bad Back in Badminton
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wrote 9 months ago: The Fierce Fab Five I am amazed at the abilities of Olympic athletes, especially the gymnasts. As p … more →
British Humor: Bond, Bean, Poppins and The Queen Kick Off XXX Games
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wrote 9 months ago: It was quintessentially and quirkily British, and quite a show that director Danny Boyle produced to … more →
“Total and Consistent Disregard....” Joe Paterno, Penn State and 14 Years of Criminal Cover Up
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wrote 10 months ago: “It’s really sad and now the facts are out, there’s no more dodging the issue … more →
Juiced and Loving It
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wrote 1 year ago: Former Major League Baseball slugger Jose Canseco wrote a book in which he described his use of perf … more →
Play Ball!
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 →
Analyzing A Podcast
wrote 1 year ago: I chose to analyze and review Jbellons podcasts on you tube because he has the same taste of things … more →
Birthdays Baseball the Liturgical Year and Friendship
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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 →
I was denied employment at Golf Galaxy
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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 →
