When his grandfather (Jason Robards) dies, 12-year-old Billy (Luke Edwards) suddenly becomes the heir to the Minnesota Twins baseball team. It's a dream come true for the baseball fan, who believes he can get the Twins out of their current slump by managing them personally. Of course, ...
She winked at me, but it was humorless: a wink of warning, "I'm all for horses, but I loathe baseball," she said, and the sub-message in her, voice was saying she wished me to forget she'd ever mentioned Sally Tomato. "I hate the sound of it on a radio, but I have to li...
FUNNY STUFF: BACK TO SCHOOL - BASEBALL(30:00) This was basically a leftovers show, with the first half being Back to School stuff, and the second half being baseball things. Steve Goodman had just died, which I used as an excuse to play his glorious paean to the Cubs. Also represented...
There is a kind of “comfortable pain” that comes from a good workout — a slightly sore, nicely stretched feeling. I did not feel that. I felt like somebody had beaten my thighs with a baseball bat. And, that morning, my grandmother’s cleaning lady came. I greeted her and told he...
Set a variety of hats such as top hats, baseball caps, cowboy hats, bonnets, berets, bowlers, sun hats, chef hats and helmets on a table. Find music to match each style of hat on the table. For example, country music for a cowboy hat and "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" for ...
“a dream with a baseball player,” a song about a teenage crush on atlanta braves outfielder ronald acuña jr. i know i’m funny haha is full of this delicious texture. it might come off a little shallow, but it reveals its great depth at its own unconcerned pace. it’s probably ...
Even more, bedmakers could be debunked, baseball players debased, landscapers deflowered, software engineers detested, underwear manufacturers debriefed, and even musical composers will eventually decompose. On a different note though, perhaps we can hope that some politicians will be devoted. Sweating...
Many years later, I got a CD (we still have those, right?) calledSaturdayMorning,it featured many songs from my television-polluted youth by popular bands (of the time). If you enjoy this blog, you should own this CD. Then something happened this evening that drove me directly to my ...
We have a nice park in the middle of our neighborhood.Kids played there, teams played baseball and volleyball, people walked their pets there. Not so much anymore. I won’t go in there at all unlessa lotof people are around. You just never know what the loafing bums are gonna do. ...
Why are frogs good at baseball? They know how to catch fly balls. What's the easiest building to lift? A lighthouse. Why do sweaters tend to hang out together? They're pretty close-knit. What’s the best way to get the hospital after breaking your foot? Tow truck. ...