The Lost Handkerchief

“You will have to manage without pocket-handkerchiefs, and a good many other things, before you get to the journey’s end.” — The Hobbit It’s funny, the things one holds dear after a loved one dies. Pictures immortalize our loved ones for sure, but sometimes it’s those little random items that fill us with their memory… Continue reading The Lost Handkerchief

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Synchronistically Speaking…

  “Synchronicity is an ever present reality, for those with eyes to see.” –Carl Jung   Last night I had an incredible experience at the Giants game that has not only inspired this post, but has renewed my faith in life, and all it’s amazingness.   Before last night, I honestly hadn’t cared all that… Continue reading Synchronistically Speaking…

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A Duel of Droughts

“The only way to prove that you’re a good sport is to lose.” –Chicago Cub Ernie Banks (aka Mr. Sunshine) “Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday’s successes or put its failures behind and start over again. That’s the way life is, with a new game every day, and that’s the… Continue reading A Duel of Droughts

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Confessions of the Slump

  “To cure a batting slump, I took my bat to bed with me.  I wanted to know my bat a little better.”   — Richie Ashburn, Philadephia Phillies Center Fielder from 1948-1959       I used to have this theory that I was so in tune with the Giants, that my mood could… Continue reading Confessions of the Slump

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The Fully Alive Fan

  “Baseball is like church.  Many attend, but few understand.”   –Wes Westrum, Catcher for the NY Giants 1947 – 57     A while back, I sought the advice of a spiritual guru who came strongly recommended by a friend.   After transitioning into a job that increased my pay but decreased my joy,… Continue reading The Fully Alive Fan

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A Tribute to the Great No. 8

  “It ain’t over till it’s over.”  — Yogi Berra     In a bizarre twist of fate, while working on my website and listening to the ballgame on the radio, I heard the news on the post-game show that the legendary Yogi Berra, one of the most beloved ballplayers of all time and arguably the greatest… Continue reading A Tribute to the Great No. 8

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Even Angel needs an angel

  “Everything happens for a reason. For me to have perseverance, I have to turn negativity into positivity. Heal and go forward. It’s made me stronger, a better player, a better person.” – Center fielder #16 Angel Pagan     It was in the summer of 2012 when I started wearing the wings.  Melky Cabrera,… Continue reading Even Angel needs an angel

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Growing up Giant

  “These old ballparks are like cathedrals in America.  We don’t have big old Gothic cathedrals like they do in Europe. But we got baseball parks.”  – Jimmy Buffet     I grew up the daughter of a 3rd generation San Franciscan, who adored his baseball team like no one I’ve seen.  I can’t recall… Continue reading Growing up Giant

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