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Month: September 2016
Vindication in the Rain
Sports have a funny way of making you question everything about your life, as if every decision you’ve recently made will be doubted in loss or secured in triumph. Maybe it’s especially me, since I care so much about the outcome. As rain poured inning by inning it built up inside how badly I wanted […]
Nothing Beats the Ballpark
Oh, hey – just got back from 5/3 ballpark where in some 70-80° rain, I watched my hometown West Michigan Whitecaps walk-off their South Bend opponent 3-2 in the bottom of the 11th inning. That may have been the most fun I’ve ever had in my life. It was 1-0 Bend, but we tied it up […]
STAND UP, WEST MICHIGAN
We are hosting the only game in West Michigan of the first round of the Midwest League Playoffs, and it is Wednesday night. These are the defending league champions. Since 1994, Bob Wells and the Whitecaps have captured our hearts with every single game, win or lose, because of the electric family atmosphere they provide. […]
Wolverines Debut Strong
With Charles Woodson, Michael Jordan, and Derek Jeter in the house, Harbaugh’s troops did not disappoint. True freshman Chris Evans ran for over 100 yards, the defense took two interceptions to the house for scores, and our QB easily threw 3 TDs en route to the 63-3 massacre. Keep it up, Blue!
Don’t Mess with Amy Schumer
Baseball
So, my dad and I just finished attending Harry Potter night at the old ballpark in West Michigan. And let me tell you, after watching the Whitecaps four times in August, seeing the Tigers go on multiple winning streaks, and viewing the stadium from my backyard – there is most definitely some magic to this […]