Goalie

Published August 15, 2009

“You know Hatch, to be honest, you don’t kick well. You don’t dribble well. But you could be a good goalie.” This is how Pele, the best player in the history of the game, detailed the position of goalie in the movie Victory. The film received a PG rating in 1981 when it was released. I’m sure the rating would have been R if Pele had been allowed to properly express the feelings all...
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Gotta Swing

Published April 30, 2009

Hey batter, batter, batter, batter, batter, batter, batter, batter, ssswing batter. He can’t hit it, he can’t hit it, he can’t hit it, he can’t hit it, ssswing batter. This chant, used to entice opposing hitters to swing at bad pitches, makes sense in the context of the game. It’s good for your team when the opposition’s batter swings at a poor pitch, and...
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Sluggers Like Pop...

Published April 26, 2008

In Texas there are at least two baseball teams named Rangers. One is a major league baseball team named the Texas Rangers. The other is part of the Carrollton, TX Little League. To be a successful major league team you have to posses the skills of catching, throwing, and hitting. The Texas Rangers have all but three of those skills, and it shows. In the last two years, the Texas Rangers have been...
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