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Somers Pub/Muscoot Softball Moments that Define the Years
Larry Bauman, Muscoot, Somerfields, and Somers Pub - we’ve been at this for twenty plus years. A lot of exciting moments, a few championships and a number of t-shirts mark our existence. But more importantly, there’s an excess of emblematic moments that define us and here’s a list of the best.
By Rich Monetti5 years ago in Unbalanced
Dr. Michael Estes | Seven awesome tips that will help you get better at baseball
Once again, a warm welcome to all, all my favorite people! I am Dr.Michael Estes, an all-time father, a seasoned physician, owner of Intessa Okemos, a loving husband, a boat restoration enthusiast, a dog lover, and as well a baseball specialist. I love baseball with all my soul and a burning passion for pitching and hitting balls up in the sky. My friends and I have spent most of our academic years religiously admiring baseball as a sport, fangirling about our favorite pitchers, and worshipping NYC! (NYC has a special place in my heart!) The people in my friend circle and I used to mostly spend our free time on either the stairs or the field. When we were pursuing my bachelor's from the very prestigious California State University, Long Beach, in 1999, the readers who know who have read my previous blog probably know about coach Michael Shawn. He used to really push us to our limits and encourage us with his pitching stories. My roommates and I were regular attendees of his everyday practice sessions and soon got into playing baseball for our team.
By Dr. Michael Estes5 years ago in Unbalanced
What Moneyball Taught Me: 7 Lessons from 7 Quotes. Top Story - April 2021.
Want to know when my next personal essay is going to drop? Want to get weekly, curated recommendations? Want exclusive short fiction? Want to do other cool things like writing exercises and just have fun?
By Andrew Martin Dodson5 years ago in Unbalanced
Dr Michael Estes | Some Awesome Tips on Getting Better at Baseball
Hello, again, all my favorite people! I am Dr Michael Estes , a seasoned physician, owner of Intessa Okemos a loving husband, an all-time father, a boat restoration enthusiast, and a baseball specialist. I love baseball with a passion. Most of the academic years have been spent religiously admiring, and worshipping NYC! My roommates and I used to spend most of our free time in the field when I was pursuing my bachelor's from the esteemed California State University, Long Beach, in 1999. Our coach Michael Shawn used to pump us into playing baseball for our team. My roommates and I attended everyday practice sessions in the midst morning before our lectures.
By Dr. Michael Estes5 years ago in Unbalanced
MLB takes political stance as they pull All Star Game from Atlanta
Major League Baseball announced April 2 that they made the decision to relocate the league's All Star Game and amateur draft due to the recent voter law passed by the Georgia legislature and Governor Kemp is not too pleased.
By Sean Fraser5 years ago in Unbalanced
10 Unique Chicago Cubs Collectibles Available on EBay
Baseball fans looking to find rare and unique items for their mancaves take to EBay regularly to find decorations that can’t be found anywhere else. Memorabilia is a billion dollar industry and EBay is a popular spot for fans to find the kinds of items that make for conversation pieces and status symbols among fans of many baseball teams. With that in mind, I thought it would be fun, being a massive Chicago Cubs fan, to create a guide for Cubs fans looking to find the best and rarest baseball collectibles to lord over fellow fans and establish yourself as the king of baseball fandom.
By Sean Patrick5 years ago in Unbalanced
A Woman in Baseball. Top Story - March 2021.
Living in a baseball town like St. Louis, people learn a lot about baseball. The New York Yankees have won the most World Series Championships. Marc McGwire hit 583 home runs in his career and had over 1,400 RBIs (runs batted in). Ozzie Smith was a 15 time All Star. Babe Ruth hit 714 home runs in his career but also led the league in strike outs 5 times. Everybody knows this.
By Sharon Koehler5 years ago in Unbalanced
Season Review - The Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals are the defending champions and will face the New York Yankees in the World Series. This is a huge time for the baseball team, the fans, and the team itself. Many have called this World Series fair one, however, it has been anything but fair for the Royals. They have been getting knocked down deep into the series each time and have not been able to come back to win. What will happen in these crucial games that could decide whether or not the Royals go far in the playoffs?
By Kayson Cruz5 years ago in Unbalanced
Cindy at bat
They were all tired. It had been a tough weekend. Cindy was keeping notes of everything In her little black book. If she kept track of everything then she could remember thing better. Her mother was also videotaping the games. Her team, the Angles slow pitch soft ball team, were in nationals. It was double elimination and they had already lost one game.
By Kimberly Stiernagle5 years ago in Unbalanced
Being Willie Mays
In those two months between the end of grade seven and the beginning of the eighth grade, I was agreeably resigned to spending my summer vacation on the family farm, as I had done every summer in my life to that point. There was no wiggle room for negotiation on the matter anyway. My family had no money for travel and there were so many things to manage, including hogs to look after and plenty of summer field work to be done. So, there always had to be at least one adult around and, one adult realistically meant two and, two meant the kids would be staying put as well. For me there were plenty of house and garden chores to go around and, neither did I mind doing barn chores, like feeding the pigs. I actually looked forward to helping as much as I could with the barn-cleaning each morning – carrying straw-bales and pushing wheel-barrows full of manure. You see, my passion was playing baseball and I believed that all this work would provide me a much-needed opportunity to improve and strengthen my skinny little frame, for the game I loved.
By John Oliver Smith5 years ago in Unbalanced
