The Daily Pitch Count

Oh, National Football League.  You make it hard to forgive you, although I keep doing so.  I think I said I was done with you last year.  ...

Spring, and life begins again, and a new baseball season rides into town as my daughter gets ready to be born this summer.  Having a daughte...

There are times when the influence of sports triggers steps forward in society at large.  Think Jackie Robinson and the integration of Major...

I was finding myself screaming at the TV on a regular basis, any time the Giants didn't win a baseball game.  It seemed natural enough t...

Two poems submitted in the last two weeks. This promises to be addictive. It starts to rain as I walk to buy fresh bagels. There is a nov...

When I was growing up, one of my favorite baseball books was Summer of '49 by David Halberstam, which chronicled the thrilling pennant ...

The torrential rain stopped long enough. Mostly. There were still bursts of hard rain for different periods during the day, but our Saint P...