Tag: baseball

  • That Old Orioles Magic – 5 May 2021

    Today’s inspiration:

    John Means was going to quit baseball.  He made a LinkedIn profile because he was about to hang it up.  But he didn’t.  He kept believing. 

    Today’s joy:

    John Means throwing the Orioles first no-hitter since 1991 when Bob Milaki, Mike Flanagan, Mark Williamson, and Gregg Olson combined to no-hit the A’s.  The first Orioles complete game no hitter since Jim Palmer in 1969.  Definitely one of the most impressive O’s pitching outings of all time.

    A past joy:

    Johan Santana throwing the very first Mets no-hitter in 2012.  134 pitches.  By the 7th inning, I knew either he was going to lose it or he was going to keep going, no matter how many pitches until he got it.  And he had been on a known pitch count limit from Terry Collins.  It was a really fun game to watch.

     

  • Joy and More Joy – 21 April 2021

    Today’s inspiration:

    The acting coach, Bonnie Gillespie, made a live stream where she talked about joy, why it’s important to focus on it, how to, etc.  I’ve been focusing on joy in these blog posts and I got motivation and tools to keep going.

    Today’s joy:

    See above. 

    A past joy:

    Going to the batting cage.  Though, I wish they’d had one of those larger baseball facilities nearby where players these days go and can play and practice all year round.  That would have been an even bigger joy. 

     

  • Scenes and Strikes – 14 April 2021

    Today’s inspiration:

    everyone's opinion isn't created equal

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Today’s joy:

    Enjoyed this evening’s Mets/Phillies game. David Peterson had a really good outing. 6IP, 10K’s, 1ER, 0BB.

    A past joy:

    Playwrights group meetings at Panera Bread. Those were really fun. Not a thing that could realistically be done again right now, but certainly enjoyable in the “before” days.

  • Heat at the Yard – 8 April 2021

    Today’s Inspiration:

    my will is stronger than rejection

     

     

     

     

     

    Today’s joy:

    Really enjoyed today’s Mets home opener vs. the Marlins, even if the ending was awkward and anticlimactic.  Jeff McNeil’s game tying home run in the bottom of the 9th was a great moment, though.

    A past joy:

    Coming from Washington, D.C. Union Station to Camden Station for an O’s game one summer.  It was hot that day, hot on the train, and super hot at the game.  But lots of fun.

     

  • Listening to the Silence and the Swing – 6 April 2021

    Today’s Inspiration:

    During our creative circle, someone asked about what our expectations were in our creativity, our creative work.  Whether we believed we lived in a world where we could be successful in our creative pursuits.  I thought about it and realized I needed to come back to this question as well as many others.

    Today’s joy:

    Watching this evening’s O’s and Mets games online. 

    A past joy:

    Listening to or watching baseball during a long road trip.

     

  • Ways and Means – 2 April 2021

    Today’s inspiration:

    lean into love and embrace more joy

     

    Today’s joy:

    [su_table]

    IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
    Means (W, 1.0) 7.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0.00

    [/su_table]

    That and I got to talk some train stuff, play some games, and watch more quality content that I like.  I also discovered that it was good to watch TV on my comptuer monitor instead of the TV.

    A past joy:

    Also a future joy.  Back on stage.

    the unexpected guest review

     

     

  • Still Closed – 1 April 2021

    Today’s inspiration:

    Nothing really inspirational today. 

    Today’s joy:

    My joy was going to be to watch both the O’s and Mets openers, but the O’s were rained out in Boston and several Nationals players have issues with Covid, so both games were postponed.  Instead of those being my joy for the day, I took a really good nap and participated in a write-in later in the evening.

    A past joy:

    Opening Day.  For my teams.

     

  • Some Later Things – 17 March 2021

    Today’s inspiration:

    No more hiding

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Today’s joy:

    Sleeping later than usual.  It meant a late start on all the writing I had to do, but it felt good to sleep as long as I could.  It was a cold morning and I appreciated staying under that comforter until the last possible minute.  I felt a lot of gratitude to be able to do that.  

    A past joy:

    In my younger years, March 1 was always the beginning of baseball, whether it was tryouts or getting into the mindset of actually playing baseball.  I never, ever stopped thinking about baseball, but as with all things, there’s a time for it and by this time of the month, high school ball would be almost about to start and before then, I’d be taking my glove out to oil it, getting ready to check my cleats out, all that.  Even when really cold out.  I think one year, it snowed in April and we had to postpone games.  That didn’t matter because just being there in uniform and playing was all that mattered.


    It looks like Baltimore City Public School System is going forward with Spring sports, but with plenty of rules and regulations, given the state of things.  This year, there won’t be any fans at any sporting events, not even parents, from what I understand.  Participants will have to adhere to masking and some other rules; I didn’t read them all.  The main thing for me is there won’t be fans present.  I enjoyed going and taking pics of games the other year and I was hoping to go to at least a couple of City baseball games since sports are going forward, but that’s not happening.  There’s always next year for that.  I can still keep up with scores and root for the current generation of Knights via Twitter.  The still reigning and defending Baltimore City champions.

  • Five Things – 14 March 2021

    Yes, I’m happy about Daylight Savings Time.


     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    The question was simple enough –too simple, in fact– so I’ll just name three of my favorite Denzel performances.

    • Malcolm X
    • Mo Betta Blues
    • Fences

    I want to create a “commonplace book.”  I’ve noticed that a lot of what I want to put into it is digital — tweets like the one I put into yesterday’s post, clips from web pages, snippets from books I own in electronic form.  Even scanned versions of notes that I’ve digitized.  So, I’m searching for an app I can use to form the book digitally.

    But I also want to have a paper copy and that might mean getting a binder and even more plastic page protectors.  Print out the electronic snippets that I collect, scan my handwritten notes that I take or that I write in my journal and such.

    It’s not an immediate project, but I had been leaving bookmarks and other ways to mark places in my journals that I want to come back to down the line for my writing.

    I should have become a librarian.


    I don’t watch The Walking Dead closely –episodes here and there throughout the show’s run– but I’m fascinated by the fact that Seth Gilliam’s Father Gabriel character wears his clerical dress despite the obvious dissolution of the Church and I guess, all organized religion, in the zombie apocalypse on that show.  It’s probably been addressed by the character at one point another, but I imagine that he continues to wear it as a reminder of the old world, which is probably seen as much better than the one that the characters find themselves in, as well as of his own faith, which he may or may not struggle, or have struggled, to retain.  It’s interesting that in this world, religion is almost a relic and he’s a reminder of that.


    Had pizza on pi day.  It counts.



    Today’s inspiration:

     

     

     

     

    Today’s joy:

    Sunday baseball.  Even if it’s Spring Training.

    A past joy:

    Entering a scene.