Monthly Archives: February 2017

Looks like new hitting coach Matt Stairs has his work cut out for him, as the Phillies have many steps to climb.  Too impulsive at the plate today, with the exception of Maikel Franco who hit a bomb on the … Continue reading →

Beautiful day in Dunedin yesterday for a walk across the Pinellas Trail to Flordia Auto Exchange Stadium to watch the Phils bash the Jays, 10-3, under sunny skies.

The Phillies continue to make changes, and we’ll soon learn how many of them translate to wins on the field.  An overt one is renaming their spring training home, swapping out Bright House Networks in favor of Spectrum. Though the … Continue reading →

Flew down for the Grapefruit League this morning, and listened to Phils lay an egg in Tampa against the Yankees.  The not-yet-Fightins couldn’t manage to get anyone on base until the 7th inning, then two meaningless garbage time solo HRs … Continue reading →

The book has arrived, and it is a marvelous tribute to New York (the City that never sleeps at night) and to Oliver Sacks in his later years as witnessed in large measure by his partner, Bill Hayes.

Ba’alei Teshuva.  Born-again Jews.  Talented musicians good to the bone, those Gat Brothers.  One, two, tree, four …

February 14.  Many know it as Valentine’s Day, but for those with the love of baseball it’s also the first day this season that pitchers and catchers officially report to spring training – simply known as “Pitchers & Catchers”. And … Continue reading →

National Weather Service WINTER Storm Warning REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING … Snow accumulations: 10 to 14 inches … Impacts: Hazardous/dangerous travel due to snow covered roads … Starbucks predictably closed this morning, but America runs … Continue reading →

Lady Gaga’s halftime performance at the Super Bowl last night was all the rage, in part because it looked at that point like that might be the most entertaining part of a looming blowout.  I’ll admit that I was enjoying … Continue reading →