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My favorite baseball player can hardly run2
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- May 11, 2021
One of the highlights of my son’s life was two years ago when Boston Red Sox third baseman Rafael Devers threw a ball to him. Grady, you see, loves baseball. Like me, he also loves the Red Sox. So, in late March of 2019, Grady and I drove to Seattle to watch the defending World
READ MOREFinally found a way to fill that running void3
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- May 4, 2021
Dr. Nick DiGiovine knows what he is talking about. The Butte orthopedic surgeon graduated magna cum laude from Notre Dame and was a team physician for the Pittsburgh Steelers before moving to town. Dr. DiGiovine still consults with the Steelers during the NFL Combine. About 10 years ago during a Montana Tech football game, Dr.
READ MORETake me out to the ballgame, not the hot tub0
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- April 27, 2021
One of the best scenes of the great movie “Bull Durham” is on the bus. Pitcher Ebby Calvin “Nuke” LaLoosh was bragging about his Porsche and his quadrophonic Blaupunkt. Veteran catcher Crash Davis had enough of the nonsense. “Christ, you don’t need a quadrophonic Blaupunkt,” Davis said emphatically. “What you need is a curveball.” That
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Can we please just let them play baseball?0
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- April 20, 2021
Years ago, at the Highland View Golf Course, some smarty pants wanted to find a way to improve the Family Day scramble. The municipal golf course in Butte dedicated one family each month to families. In addition to a potluck lunch and free kegs of beer and pop, the day included a scramble and a
READ MOREOne fan’s jerk is another fan’s treasure0
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- April 13, 2021
Maybe I was a little too hard on Drew Timme last week when I said he was a jerk. That is the PG version of what I called the Gonzaga star on Facebook hours before the Zags’ surprising blowout loss to Baylor in the NCAA championship game. Here is what I posted: “Drew Timme is
READ MOREGetting to know Jim Bouton was better late than never0
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- April 6, 2021
I picked up Jim Bouton’s book “Ball Four” at least a dozen times at the old book store in the mall. Bouton’s book, which detailed his season with the 1969 expansion baseball team the Seattle Pilots, was released in 1970. It looked intriguing each time I poured through the sports and recreation section. Every time
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