We’ve reached the half-way point in the season. It’s a good time to consider the wisdom of half-way measures. . EFL...
Archive - June 2018
Back in the USA
I am sitting in LAX awaiting our opportunity to board a plane to Portland. They have a Shake Shack here in Terminal 3, so...
Saturday report: Broken Axle?
No, I haven’t broken any axles on the underpowered 4-wheel drive we are renting here in Costa Rica, but we are driving on...
Friday Report: Hey! Come back! I didn’t really mean it!
All of a sudden it’s just the Wolverines left trying to stop the Rosebud Juggernaut. Brookland and Canberra seem to be...
Thursday report: late but maybe worth it
I know these Thursday results are late — all the Friday games are over except the Baltimore v. Atlanta 15-inning marathon...
From the base of Arenal
We are just northwest of Volcan Arenal in northern Costa Rica. The featured image, which I emailed to all of you, doesn’t...
Tico Time!
Today we leave for Costa Rica. Has there ever been a Costa Rican baseball star? Nicaragua and Panama have produced a few. But...
Soto Mojo
Juan Soto is off to a vivid start to his career. And Monday he did something that may be unprecedented in MLB history: he hit a...
On Gifts
Ryan and I had a long telephone debate Sunday evening about which games count if you are looking for a Father’s Day present...
Father’s Day, EFL Style
I will be spending part of this Fathers Day morning listening to Melanie preach at North Valley Friends. This has set me to...