Archive | September, 2008

snow’s night

J.T. Snow fulfilled his one-day contract. He appeared in the starting lineup, led the Giants onto the field and warmed up the infielders, who made a pact to bounce their throws. Snow picked them all. As Matt Cain completed his warm-ups, Travis Ishikawa ran onto the field to replace Snow – and was booed. Those [...]

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‘What’s special about being a Giant?’

my favorite excerpts from this article: Jeffrey Leonard, OF, 1981-88:As a little kid in Philadelphia, I’d go to Connie Mack Stadium. I remembered the team I loved to watch take batting practice most of all was the Giants — McCovey, Mays, Jim Ray Hart, Cepeda. When I got traded from Houston, I asked where I [...]

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the magic bullet

last christmas, my cousin leanda gave me the magic bullet so that i could make smoothies! i was so excited, but as life would have it, when i got home from the holidays, i put it away in my cabinet and never opened it again. (sorry lei!) shortly after the new year, i decided to [...]

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autumn

as of today, autumn is officially here and its my favorite time of year. * i love these few weeks before the time changes where the air turns crisp and the leaves turn beautiful shades of red and orange. * i love the early morning darkness and watching the sunrise during my morning workout. * [...]

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the captain and the cathedral

i just got done watching the final game at yankee stadium. they call it the “cathedral of baseball.” i visited “the catherdral” in the summer of 2003. truth be told, i wasn’t impressed by it at all. in fact, i hated it. why? * its in the dumps* the sweltering heat* they dont sell bottled [...]

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injured!

i’ve battled left foot pain for the past few years. i should have known that as i trained for a half-marathon in november, this old ailment would rear its annoying self again. a couple of weeks ago, i started having arch pain in my left foot. then, my left ankle began to feel “weak.” i [...]

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