Monthly Archives: March 2014

Went to Dunedin this afternoon and stopped into a store that enveloped the sense in relaxation.  Among its many gifts were two books in the numeral series I hadn’t thumbed through before.  One is 5 and the second is 7. … Continue reading →

The Phillies website details the improbable story of two players who made the 25 man roster as a regular part of the club to open the season tomorrow: Mario Hollands and Tony Gwynn Jr.  For them the story of Spring … Continue reading →

Let’s try and hold on to some of the magic of Florida Spring Training as the Phils transition with their two game “On Deck Series” against the Pirates from Pittsburgh tonight and tomorrow prior to the opener in Texas on … Continue reading →

Morning began with the table full of working vacation papers, and afternoon ended with the Mustang Convertible as one of the last cars out of the Bright House season ticket holder lot. In between were a lot of bittersweet moments … Continue reading →

No, that’s not the Phillies starting eight practicing before game time.  That’s the Salvation Army Band warming up before playing the National Anthem.  One guy for whom Salvation did not come is Bobby Abreu, pictured below stretching out before the … Continue reading →

Love the song.  Even better, from the Phillies standpoint, is the news that they’ll be missing Yu Darvish – The Texas Rangers pitcher who was due to oppose Cliff Lee on Opening Day.  Phils need all the breaks they can … Continue reading →

That’s it.  Phils final appearance this Spring in Dunedin and a two inning gem from surprise non-roster invitee David Buchannan, followed by fellow non-roster invitee Mario Hollands.  Here is Buchannan doing his stretching and progressive long-tossing prior to the game, … Continue reading →

  No trash talk here.  The only Winter we celebrate on Clearwater Beach is a dolphin.  Even though Spring has officially sprung, I see Old Man Winter isn’t done yet back home.  Yo, maybe it’s a good omen after all … Continue reading →

Phillies handily beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1 this afternoon as we began the last week of Florida spring training.  The Phils’ winning percentage of .318 still leaves them with the worst in baseball to date (here are the current standings) … Continue reading →

Astronaut Chris Hadfield opens his TED talk with this question: “What’s the scariest thing you’ve ever done?”.  Colonel Hadfield is a talented musician who created the first ever music video in space – his rendition of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” which speaks … Continue reading →