* Back in town

July 17, 2008

Just arrived back from Spain. It was an interesting cultural experience. To paraphrase that philosopher, Steve Martin, “It’s like they have a different word for everything!” Except for The International Herald Tribune, available in the hotel lobby in Barcelona, I had no access to media at all: no papers, TV, or radio. I had no way of knowing, until I spied a USA Today at the Charles DeGaulle airport in Paris on the way home, that the Mets had won nine in a row.

But now it’s time to get down to work. So it will take me a while to get to new posts.

A few quick observations, more details on which later:

  • I was saddened to learn of the passing of Bobby Murcer. I think his fans had been under the impression that he was on the road to recovery.
  • I was heartened to see the tributes paid to Jules Tygiel. I had wondered what kind of “reception” this scholarly gentleman would receive from within and without the academic and baseball communities.
  • The All-Star game was a hoot. We returned to our New Jersey home about 4 p.m. Checking my voice, I learned that my softball team was scheduled to play our first round playoff game at 9:15 that night. Since I was still on Euro time (and had the following day off), I decided to play. After the contest (a loss, boo-hoo), I was in the car for the seventh inning, arriving home around 11. Fine, I figured, I’ll catch the final two innings and go to bed. Not so fast there, bub. As we all know, the game went into extra frames, ending around 1:40 a.m, one of the more exciting games in memory with numerous plays at the plate to add to the drama. Am I the only one who thought that Russell tagged the runner high and that the run should have scored?

Anyway, I’m going through my source material and will have items posted shortly. Thanks for checking in.

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