Archive for the ‘Baseball’ Category
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
“Train leaving on track 5 for Anaheim, Azusa and Cucamonga.” That’s the audio clip which introduces radio and internet coverage of Quakes games at the Epicenter. According to my mom, that sound file is from Jack Benny’s original radio show. In fact, the Quakes ball park is located on Rochester Avenue. (Undoubtedly this means nothing [...]
Tags: knitting during ball games, Los Angeles Angels minor leagues, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, stitch-n-pitch
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Monday, April 26th, 2010
Baseball at its best: the minor leagues. The third week of April has us watching the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes in the California League. The heart of the game is this great crowd of little leaguers, knitters & crocheters at an impromptu stitch-n-pitch and, best of all, watching our very own third baseman signing autographs for [...]
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Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
I appreciate that I am still in business. I cherish the time I am able to spend with my family and friends. However… baseball is what I wait for all year, and now here it is, my first Spring Training as the parent of a professional baseball player. We’re talking minor leagues, and even though [...]
Tags: baseball socks, LA Angels, Meredith Knitting socks pattern
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Sunday, July 26th, 2009
Ever optimistic, I discovered another silver lining in this lethargic economy: we were able to skedaddle for a few days to watch a some short season baseball. As is widely known, MiLB is a bargain for families. For us as parents of a player, we are fortunate to get complimentary tickets and hotel discounts. So, [...]
Tags: Baseball, Milb, Orem Owlz, Orem Utah
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009
The first wave of the 2009 Angels rookie class flew into Orem on Saturday evening. More will be arriving throughout the summer as they agree to terms with the organization. They visited the clubhouse (he’ll wear #39, same number he wore at the University of Arizona), and started filling out information for promotion videos and [...]
Tags: Baseball, Milb, minor league baseball, Orem Owlz, rookie league
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Friday, June 19th, 2009
Today, he drove to Tempe, to the Angels Tempe Diablo Stadium to report. Received equipment, signed up for his new insurance program (yeah!), had a physical and a workout. Then checked into hotel until tomorrow’s departure to Orem. Making my rounds at Friday garage sales, the first text of the morning included a picture of [...]
Tags: LA Angels
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Just back from meeting with Angels scout, John Gracio. Contract and rookie league explained. He heads to Tempe in the morning for physical and workout. Then gets his uniform and a plane ticket to head up to Orem, Utah on Sunday. He’ll be playing until the beginning of September, games every day with about four [...]
Tags: Baseball, Los Angeles Angels, professional baseball, signing day
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Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
A week ago today, our youngest was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels. It’s not the first time our family has been affected by the MLB Amateur Draft, but we could tell this was probably going to be the one time that it really mattered. Most visitors to Loosely Speaking probably don’t care, but I’m [...]
Tags: Los Angeles Angels, MLB Amateur Draft, professional baseball
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Saturday, April 18th, 2009
Paradoxically speaking: I had finally resigned myself to a long term, perhaps permanent, work slowdown and was halfway into retirement planning when, the next week, my inbox delivered a slew of new projects. I love, love, love my 5-year-old loan-free Tundra, but my personal energy efficiency czar (also known as my husband) is leaning on [...]
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Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
What a thrill for Ryan Perry, who was throwing for the University of Arizona Wildcats this time last year! The 22-year-old has made the Detroit Tigers opening day roster after having been selected by the Tigers in the first round in the MLB Amateur Draft last June. I can’t say I know him, but my [...]
Tags: Detroit Tigers, MLB Amateur Draft, Ryan Perry
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