May 2, 2011
Sunday, May 1 2011 – Mets 2, Phillies 1, Osama Bin Laden 0
I fell asleep somewhere in the 11th inning. Kate and I had de-camped from the living room and decided to watch the rest of the game from the warmth and comfort of our bed, which of course made nodding off far more conducive than having stayed on the couch. Up until the point where I lost consciousness it had been a typical Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN affair, though with a much improved announcer lineup. I was one of the legions of people that Joe Morgan bugged the bejesus out of. And the other guy was no help either. At least the new guys let Orel Herscheiser speak now and again, and even finish his sentences.
Under different circumstances and at a more crucial point in the season, I would have gladly stayed up for an extra innings battle with the Phillies, but being that it was barely May and the season already heading for train wreck status, I was ok with catching a few extra winks. It’s not like I was going to miss anything big.
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April 29, 2011
Hello fellow Mets fans and welcome to another exciting edition of Friday Baseball here on Raising the Apple! This Friday ends a particularly busy week for me work-wise, one that has left me with very little spare time to devote to any of my myriad of hobbies and interests, let alone this journal which has been woefully un-updated as of late.
This recent lack of time and increased focus on work and my familial duties has gotten me thinking about just how I tend to manage my free time and what my energy gets devoted to when I am not working or parenting or husbanding. Fortunately my wife and children are the things I love most in this life, so I always make sure to spend a good deal of time with them, and Kate shares many of my adult interests, such as baseball and certain other cultural touchstones such as books, plays, movies, and television. Thus we get to pursue a lot of our shared interests together, and what remains is the same for most people I suspect: the niche interests of the individual.
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April 22, 2011
Friday has come once more, and with it another weekly installment of Friday Baseball here on Raising the Apple. I’ve been waiting for this weekend since last Sunday afternoon. There’s nothing particularly special about this weekend, no big events to anticipate or any big games from a baseball perspective. It’s a holiday weekend depending on your religious proclivities, but I’ve never been a huge fan of Easter myself. No, I’ve spent all week dreaming of this weekend because I’ve been away in the very windy city of Chicago all week attending a conference, and this weekend is my first opportunity to see my girls in what has felt like no less than an eternity.
Ordinarily I like to travel, seeing new places and having new experiences in them, but this trip was a solitary one and I found myself feeling more acute loneliness than I ever have before. My well documented fear of flying certainly did not help as it bookended the trip with the fear of never seeing my family again, but even my days safe on the ground felt hollow and empty without them.
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April 15, 2011
Happy Friday to you all! It’s the end of the work-week (well at least my work-week) once more, and with it comes another edition of Friday Baseball here on Raising the Apple. The Mets have been swept at home by the Rockies in a 4 game set that included a traditional doubleheader and are ending their first home-stand of the 2011 season 1-6 while heading into Atlanta tonight with a 5 game losing streak. But all is well, cause, that’s baseball.
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April 8, 2011
Step right up and greet the Mets! Bring your kiddies, bring your wife, guaranteed to have the time of your life! Because the Mets are really socking the ball, knocking those home-runs over the wall! East-side, west-side, everybody’s coming down – to meet the M-E-T-S Mets of New York Town, of New York Town!
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