Wildcard Wednesday: Wahoo!
It’s Wednesday again already. How did that happen? I know things have been quiet here lately. Blame it on a combination of writer’s block and Cubs stinkiness. Let’s hope both issues are soon gone with...
View ArticleSeeing Double: Reloaded
I am so excited to be bringing you another edition of Seeing Double… it is absolutely one of my favorite things in the world, even if inspirations are sadly too few to permit anything but infrequent...
View Article2012 MLB Draft (In Names)
I’m running a few days behind with this post, but you’ll have to forgive me. Last week was a tad hectic. And it isn’t as if relevancy and timeliness have ever been strong points at The FBB, anyway. Our...
View ArticlePuppy Love
Are you all geared up for the MLB All Star Game next week? No? That’s great, because I’m not, either. I’ll watch it, no doubt, to cheer on Starlin Castro and Bryan LaHair (should either make an...
View Article2012 Home Run Derby: A Pictorial Review
Last evening’s home run derby was (as home run derbies tend be) rather dull and very long, with just enough amusing bits to keep me from turning it off altogether. In years past, my favorite part of...
View ArticleWildcard Wednesday: All Star Edition
How happy for me that it’s Wednesday, and that I’m not forced to present my random thoughts and observations from last evening’s All Star Game in an organized manner! The National League won for the...
View ArticleSeeing Double: Chapter Nine
I know I’ve been slacking around here lately. The inspiration well has been on the dry side. But, hey… if a good ol’ fashioned Seeing Double post won’t help to make things up, I don’t know what will....
View ArticleAn Ode To Darwin Barney
As the Major League regular season winds down, I find myself pausing to reflect upon it. Sadly, it has not been a year to remember for the Cubs. Yet there are always a few bright spots, if you’re...
View ArticleHoliday Shopping Guide 2012
Everyone has their own special Christmas traditions. Mine include baking/eating an obscene amount of cookies, having nothing but Muppet Christmas Carol songs stuck in my head for a month, and rolling...
View ArticleThings That Need To Happen: A Baseball Christmas Movie
Several summers ago, whilst at a New Market Rebels game with my siblings, we got into a discussion about baseball movies. Not an uncommon topic for fans such as ourselves, of course, but somehow the...
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