Tag Archives: Sports

Chicago Diary

Posted on August 23, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Now one and one is two, two and two is four I’m heavy loaded baby, I’m booked, I gotta go Cryin’ baby, honey don’t you want to go? Back to the land of California1, to my … Continue reading →

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Competitive Travellin’

Posted on August 15, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers. The mind can never break off from the journey.” –Pat Conroy TB was once accused by … Continue reading →

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2010 Football in Julypalooza

Posted on July 28, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “And we’re ready for the kickoff……the ball sails high into the air and the Bulldogs let it bounce (silence for several seconds). I can’t see who’s got it…..there may have been a whistle on the play……a … Continue reading →

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Gone

Posted on July 7, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: Reading isn’t good for a ballplayer. Not good for his eyes. If my eyes went bad even a little bit I couldn’t hit home runs. So I gave up reading. –Babe Ruth The boy stood in … Continue reading →

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Sorry

Posted on June 23, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: The eminent statesman, Joe Barton, speaking the truth as he sees it, indeed the truth of how 99% of the GOP sees it as well as probably half of the Democratic Party, has reminded us all … Continue reading →

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Game 7

Posted on June 18, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “An acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise.” –Red Auerbach Begrudging congrats to the Lakers. That was a helluva game last night. Ugly, but great. Those dudes on both teams were playing about … Continue reading →

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Luck and Logic

Posted on June 16, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “We talked into the night. The kind of talk that seemed important until you discover girls.” –the writer, Stand By Me The two boys laid flat on the roof and stared up at the endless black … Continue reading →

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The Imperfect Game

Posted on June 3, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Baseball fits America well because it expresses our longing for the rule of law while licensing our resentment of law givers.” –A. Bartlett Giametti Armando Galarraga of the Detroit Tigers pitched one of the twenty-one greatest … Continue reading →

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The Butler (Bulldogs) Didn’t Do It

Posted on April 6, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.”     —Napoleon Bonaparte Southerners more than any other group of Americans know how to take pride in glorious, gallant defeat. We have … Continue reading →

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We Wuz Robbed

Posted on March 19, 2010 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “I’ve been at this a long time, and one thing I’ve learned: At Mississippi State, you’re supposed to take it and be quiet. I had a hard time swallowing this pill because so much was at … Continue reading →

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