Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.
- Norman Vincent Peale -
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Football At Its' Best
Today we had the pleasure of spending a beautiful Saturday afternoon at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards Bay, watching a football game between the Maritime Academy Buccaneers and the Framingham State Rams.
It has to be one the most unique settings for a college football game in the entire country. The Cape Cod Canal behind one end zone, with a steady parade of boats of all shapes and sizes. Behind the other end zone is a huge wind turbine which turned continuously in the breeze from Buzzards Bay.
In between is a perfect football field made even prettier by a beautiful, sunny Novemeber day. The caliber of football might not have been great, but the effort was. The Framingham defense made the plays late in the fourth quarter, and the Rams pulled out a 19-17 win. The end of a nice day.
It has to be one the most unique settings for a college football game in the entire country. The Cape Cod Canal behind one end zone, with a steady parade of boats of all shapes and sizes. Behind the other end zone is a huge wind turbine which turned continuously in the breeze from Buzzards Bay.
In between is a perfect football field made even prettier by a beautiful, sunny Novemeber day. The caliber of football might not have been great, but the effort was. The Framingham defense made the plays late in the fourth quarter, and the Rams pulled out a 19-17 win. The end of a nice day.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Thought For The Day
Others will unconsciously take you at your own self-appraisal.
- Norman Vincent Peale -
- Norman Vincent Peale -
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Pete Stringer Update
My friend, Pete Stringer, the 65 year old ultra-marathoner from Osterville, is competeing in the New England Ultra 200 Mile Endurance Run in Pittsfield, Vermont this weekend. Yes, that's right, I said 200 miles.
The website says "Pittsfield races are not designed to be easy.They are designed to challange you, make you cry, make you dirty, and in some cases, make you bleed a little".
The race started at 5 PM today (Thursday), and the course closes at 5 PM on Sunday. So all you have to do is average 50 miles per day and you're all set; nothing to it. If you think that's amazing, get this. To warm up for the ultra-race, he ran the very difficult Cape Cod Marathon last Sunday in 3 hours, 56 minutes.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot to mention, in addition to the 200 mile run, they also have a 100 mile "Fun Run". Yes, ultra-marathoners are a different breed. The contact person for the race is a guy named "Sherpa John". Scary!
The website says "Pittsfield races are not designed to be easy.They are designed to challange you, make you cry, make you dirty, and in some cases, make you bleed a little".
The race started at 5 PM today (Thursday), and the course closes at 5 PM on Sunday. So all you have to do is average 50 miles per day and you're all set; nothing to it. If you think that's amazing, get this. To warm up for the ultra-race, he ran the very difficult Cape Cod Marathon last Sunday in 3 hours, 56 minutes.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot to mention, in addition to the 200 mile run, they also have a 100 mile "Fun Run". Yes, ultra-marathoners are a different breed. The contact person for the race is a guy named "Sherpa John". Scary!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
OFFICIAL Football Top 25
1. Alabama - Cupcake game vs. Arkansas St., then at LSU!
2. Texas - One tough game after another. Texas Tech next.
3. Penn State - Won at Ohio State. Should go undefeated.
4. Southern Cal - 6-1. Hosts Willingham's Washington Huskies.
5. Oklahoma - Beat K State. Old rival Nebraska is next.
6. Florida - Huge game Saturday vs Georgia at Jacksonville.
7. Texas Tech - They are scary good, but can they beat Texas?
8. Utah - Maybe ranked too high, but they are undefeated.
9. TCU - Horned Frogs visit offensive minded UNLV Saturday.
10. Georgia - Maybe ranked too low, Florida at Jax. Saturday.
11. Oklahoma State. Lost to Texas 28-24. Should beat Iowa St.
12. LSU - Lost to UGA. Battle of the bayou vs. Tulane Sat.
13. Missouri - Best 2 loss team visits Baylor in Waco.
14. Ohio State - Second best 2 loss team has a bye week.
15. BYU - Only beat UNLV by 7, at Colorado State Rams.
16. North Carolina - Impressive win vs BC. Bye week.
17. Florida State - 6-1 'Noles visit very good Georgia Tech.
18. Tulsa - 8-0. Big test at Arkansas of the SEC.
19. Ball State - 8-0, might meet their match against N. Illinois.
20. Boston College - Lost at UNC. Host Clemson at the Heights.
21. Massachusetts - Beat Bryant. Visits Rhode Island Rams next.
22. Saint Anselm - Lost to Bentley. Could surprise vs. Stonehill.
23. Framingham State - I will see them at Mass Maritime.
24. Natick High School - 7-0, hosts Needham Rockets Friday night.
25. Dennis-Yarmouth - 4-2 Dolphins host dangerous Sandwich.
2. Texas - One tough game after another. Texas Tech next.
3. Penn State - Won at Ohio State. Should go undefeated.
4. Southern Cal - 6-1. Hosts Willingham's Washington Huskies.
5. Oklahoma - Beat K State. Old rival Nebraska is next.
6. Florida - Huge game Saturday vs Georgia at Jacksonville.
7. Texas Tech - They are scary good, but can they beat Texas?
8. Utah - Maybe ranked too high, but they are undefeated.
9. TCU - Horned Frogs visit offensive minded UNLV Saturday.
10. Georgia - Maybe ranked too low, Florida at Jax. Saturday.
11. Oklahoma State. Lost to Texas 28-24. Should beat Iowa St.
12. LSU - Lost to UGA. Battle of the bayou vs. Tulane Sat.
13. Missouri - Best 2 loss team visits Baylor in Waco.
14. Ohio State - Second best 2 loss team has a bye week.
15. BYU - Only beat UNLV by 7, at Colorado State Rams.
16. North Carolina - Impressive win vs BC. Bye week.
17. Florida State - 6-1 'Noles visit very good Georgia Tech.
18. Tulsa - 8-0. Big test at Arkansas of the SEC.
19. Ball State - 8-0, might meet their match against N. Illinois.
20. Boston College - Lost at UNC. Host Clemson at the Heights.
21. Massachusetts - Beat Bryant. Visits Rhode Island Rams next.
22. Saint Anselm - Lost to Bentley. Could surprise vs. Stonehill.
23. Framingham State - I will see them at Mass Maritime.
24. Natick High School - 7-0, hosts Needham Rockets Friday night.
25. Dennis-Yarmouth - 4-2 Dolphins host dangerous Sandwich.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Persistence
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
- Calvin Coolidge -
- Calvin Coolidge -
Monday, October 27, 2008
Baseball, The Best Game
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
- Earl Wilson -
With those who don't give a damn about baseball, I can only sympathize. I do not resent them. I am even willing to concede that many of them are physically clean, good to their mothers and in favor of world peace. But while the game is on, I can't think of anything to say to them.
- Art Hill -
It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone.
- A. Bartlett Giamatti -, "The Green Fields of the Mind," Yale Alumni Magazine, November 1977
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all.
- Earl Weaver -
Baseball is not necessarily an obsessive-compulsive disorder, like washing your hands 100 times a day, but it's beginning to seem that way. We're reaching the point where you can be a truly dedicated, state-of-the-art fan or you can have a life. Take your pick.
- Thomas Boswell, Washington Post, 13 April 1990 -
- Earl Wilson -
With those who don't give a damn about baseball, I can only sympathize. I do not resent them. I am even willing to concede that many of them are physically clean, good to their mothers and in favor of world peace. But while the game is on, I can't think of anything to say to them.
- Art Hill -
It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone.
- A. Bartlett Giamatti -, "The Green Fields of the Mind," Yale Alumni Magazine, November 1977
You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all.
- Earl Weaver -
Baseball is not necessarily an obsessive-compulsive disorder, like washing your hands 100 times a day, but it's beginning to seem that way. We're reaching the point where you can be a truly dedicated, state-of-the-art fan or you can have a life. Take your pick.
- Thomas Boswell, Washington Post, 13 April 1990 -
Sunday, October 26, 2008
The Final Week
We are about to enter the final week of a seemingly endless presidential campaign. This morning, John McCain "guaranteed" victory on Meet The Press. Also today, Barack Obama drew over 100,000 people to a rally in Denver, and then followed that up with a crowd of 50,000 at the Colorado State University football stadium in Fort Collins.
Obviously, anything can happen. Remeber, George Bush got elected twice. However, it sure looks like Obama, ahead in most of the key states, will win next Tuesday. It could be very exciting.
Obviously, anything can happen. Remeber, George Bush got elected twice. However, it sure looks like Obama, ahead in most of the key states, will win next Tuesday. It could be very exciting.
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