Category Archives: Baseball

Somewhat Quiet on the Western Front: The Week in Review

Posted on August 11, 2007 by ninophile

My lack of posts over the last week is telling of two things: 1) I’ve been really busy with work and 2) not much has happened. Some here’s an omnibus view of the week that passed. Speed: After getting home … Continue reading →

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There’s Big Time, and Then There’s This

Posted on July 24, 2007 by ninophile

Speed considers himself the greatest baseball player of his generation–same goes for lacrosse, football, any PS3 game, and pool–but some kid in Erick, Oklahoma(!) has knocked him off his perch. While spending the July 4th holiday in Erick, Speed entered … Continue reading →

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Shawn and Noah See the City’s “Highlights”

Posted on July 21, 2007 by ninophile

So with the kids back in town, Holly’s brother and his son, Noah, came down from Kansas City on Wednesday night. (Madysen left for SC on Wednesday morning; we received reports of her and her friends playing beach soccer–must be … Continue reading →

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Medals and Trophies? Seems Excessive

Posted on June 28, 2007 by ninophile

I thought we were done with softball. But I had forgotten about the obligatory post-season celebration. Layla’s celebration was at Extreme Pizza (apparently the post-season celebration place-to-be). Layla and Emma had a great time in their arcade–and they always love … Continue reading →

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Baseball/Softball Really Do End

Posted on June 16, 2007 by ninophile

Last week, I wasn’t sure that the rain would stop long enough to ever finish Layla’s and Speed’s respective seasons. With four games scheduled for this past week and no real rain in the forecast, I was hopeful. On Monday … Continue reading →

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It Only Feels Like Baseball/Softball Season is Over

Posted on June 10, 2007 by ninophile

During the last two years, Dallas has experienced drought-like conditions in the spring and summers. So it’s hard for me to complain about the amazing amount of rain we’ve received over the last two months. Nevertheless, it has played considerable … Continue reading →

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First Softball Win

Posted on May 22, 2007 by ninophile

After losing her first two games this spring, Layla was really looking for a W on Monday evening. It helped that they were playing a new team after playing and losing to the same team in their first two games. … Continue reading →

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Knights Baseball Continues

Posted on May 20, 2007 by ninophile

On Wednesday, Speed had this second baseball game (they won the first game) against the Red Devils, on which his best friend plays. At the plate, Speed had two walks and scored both times he got on base. On both … Continue reading →

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Layla & Softball–Game 2

Posted on May 17, 2007 by ninophile

Following last week’s first game loss, Layla went for her first win of the win of the season. It was made difficult by the fact that they played the same team again. Nevertheless, they nearly pulled it off losing by … Continue reading →

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Summer Baseball Commences

Posted on May 13, 2007 by ninophile

After playing the last three years for the same coach and team in Plano, following our move Speed is now playing baseball through the Park Cities Y. His team is the Knights–sadly they aren’t the New York Knights. His first … Continue reading →

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