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Happiness is Baseball Opening Day! - Melissa Minners discusses what opening day means to her.
Excerpt: "Football fans will scoff at me. Hockey fans will snort. Basketball and soccer fans will walk away in disgust. I don’t care. Opening day of the baseball season equals happiness and I don’t care who doesn’t share my opinion. Each year, I mourn the last day of the baseball post-season. Every year, I wait patiently for months until the day that pitchers and catchers head off to spring training. I check out the scores of the spring training games, yearning for the first day of the official season. I mark the date down on my calendar and count down until the fateful day when the new season will begin..."
42 - Melissa Minners reviews the movie about Jackie Robinson's journey as the first black Major League Baseball player.
Excerpt: "It’s that time of year – baseball is in the air and on the mind. I decided I wanted to watch a baseball movie or two for this 2018 season. The first choice – 42. I had wanted to see this film about Jackie Robinson when it first came out in the theaters, but I never had a chance. Late is better than never, right?..."
Chasing 3000 - Melissa Minners reviews a film based on a true story of two brothers' journey to see Roberto Clemente get his 3000th hit.
Excerpt: "When baseball season is upon us, I start looking for baseball books to read and movies to watch. This season’s search brought me to Chasing 3000, a movie loosely based on a true story about two brothers’ trek from California to Pittsburgh to see Roberto Clemente reach 3000 hits. I had never heard of this movie and was immediately intrigued..."
House of Nails - Melissa Minners reviews the autobiography of Lenny Dykstra.
Excerpt: "When I was a kid, the biggest sports moment in my life was the 1986 New York Mets making it into the World Series and winning it all. They were bad boys, crass and tough scrappers that got the job done, despite making things very interesting in the end. On that team were some terrific ball players and I have read many of their memoirs. So, it was not surprising that someone who knows me very well would buy me House of Nails: A Memoir of Life on the Edge by Lenny Dykstra for Christmas. I couldn’t wait to read it, and what better time to do so than during spring training..."
The Games of Our Youth: Baseball - Melissa Minners takes us back to our youth and the baseball games that would tide us over until opening day.
Excerpt: "Baseball season has begun! Hooray! I simply love baseball and every winter, I wait impatiently for that moment when the weather clears and the crack of the bat signifies the start of the wonderful season of baseball. When we were kids, as long as the weather was good, we would find a way to play baseball. If you didn’t have a bat, you used your hands to power the ball over people’s heads. No bases? No worries – street landmarks stood for bases. You just had to make sure you touched each one on your way to home plate. But when the weather was bad, what was there to do? Play baseball at home, of course!..."
Knuckleball! - Melissa Minners reviews the documentary about baseball's knuckleball throwers.
Excerpt: "When R.A. Dickey first came to the New York Mets as a starting pitcher and I got a look at that crazy pitch called the knuckleball, I thought, “Whoa! How do you hit a ball like that?!” Dickey became the guy I would root for on the Mets and would go on to have a Cy Young Award winning season in 2012. But just before that season would begin, a documentary was made about the pitchers who throw this elusive pitch, aptly titled Knuckleball!..."
Top Ten Page:
Don't forget to check out the Top Ten Page which offers not one, but two lists - the top ten requested articles and the top ten staff picks! The Top Ten Articles of February 2018 are now posted for your viewing pleasure.
Writers Wanted:
Are you an aspiring author looking to get your work out there for the world to see? Have you recently published a novel and are looking for some publicity? Have a band with a demo tape / CD and a desire to spread the word? Are you involved with the entertainment industry and looking to spread the word about your client or project? If so, send your submissions to submissions@g-pop.net. We're always looking for new talent.
Shop 'Til You Drop!:
The shop page has loads of stores for very readers' entertainment needs. Whether it's games, electronics, toys, clothes, flowers, candles, books, videos, anime, music...whatever you can think of, you can find it at Shop Page! The store is always growing as we continue to add new stores for your shopping pleasure. We have a fantastic selection of stores for all of your shopping needs! Stop in and shop til you drop.
Happiness is Baseball Opening Day! - Melissa Minners discusses what opening day means to her.
Excerpt: "Football fans will scoff at me. Hockey fans will snort. Basketball and soccer fans will walk away in disgust. I don’t care. Opening day of the baseball season equals happiness and I don’t care who doesn’t share my opinion. Each year, I mourn the last day of the baseball post-season. Every year, I wait patiently for months until the day that pitchers and catchers head off to spring training. I check out the scores of the spring training games, yearning for the first day of the official season. I mark the date down on my calendar and count down until the fateful day when the new season will begin..."
42 - Melissa Minners reviews the movie about Jackie Robinson's journey as the first black Major League Baseball player.
Excerpt: "It’s that time of year – baseball is in the air and on the mind. I decided I wanted to watch a baseball movie or two for this 2018 season. The first choice – 42. I had wanted to see this film about Jackie Robinson when it first came out in the theaters, but I never had a chance. Late is better than never, right?..."
Chasing 3000 - Melissa Minners reviews a film based on a true story of two brothers' journey to see Roberto Clemente get his 3000th hit.
Excerpt: "When baseball season is upon us, I start looking for baseball books to read and movies to watch. This season’s search brought me to Chasing 3000, a movie loosely based on a true story about two brothers’ trek from California to Pittsburgh to see Roberto Clemente reach 3000 hits. I had never heard of this movie and was immediately intrigued..."
House of Nails - Melissa Minners reviews the autobiography of Lenny Dykstra.
Excerpt: "When I was a kid, the biggest sports moment in my life was the 1986 New York Mets making it into the World Series and winning it all. They were bad boys, crass and tough scrappers that got the job done, despite making things very interesting in the end. On that team were some terrific ball players and I have read many of their memoirs. So, it was not surprising that someone who knows me very well would buy me House of Nails: A Memoir of Life on the Edge by Lenny Dykstra for Christmas. I couldn’t wait to read it, and what better time to do so than during spring training..."
The Games of Our Youth: Baseball - Melissa Minners takes us back to our youth and the baseball games that would tide us over until opening day.
Excerpt: "Baseball season has begun! Hooray! I simply love baseball and every winter, I wait impatiently for that moment when the weather clears and the crack of the bat signifies the start of the wonderful season of baseball. When we were kids, as long as the weather was good, we would find a way to play baseball. If you didn’t have a bat, you used your hands to power the ball over people’s heads. No bases? No worries – street landmarks stood for bases. You just had to make sure you touched each one on your way to home plate. But when the weather was bad, what was there to do? Play baseball at home, of course!..."
Knuckleball! - Melissa Minners reviews the documentary about baseball's knuckleball throwers.
Excerpt: "When R.A. Dickey first came to the New York Mets as a starting pitcher and I got a look at that crazy pitch called the knuckleball, I thought, “Whoa! How do you hit a ball like that?!” Dickey became the guy I would root for on the Mets and would go on to have a Cy Young Award winning season in 2012. But just before that season would begin, a documentary was made about the pitchers who throw this elusive pitch, aptly titled Knuckleball!..."
Top Ten Page:
Don't forget to check out the Top Ten Page which offers not one, but two lists - the top ten requested articles and the top ten staff picks! The Top Ten Articles of February 2018 are now posted for your viewing pleasure.
Writers Wanted:
Are you an aspiring author looking to get your work out there for the world to see? Have you recently published a novel and are looking for some publicity? Have a band with a demo tape / CD and a desire to spread the word? Are you involved with the entertainment industry and looking to spread the word about your client or project? If so, send your submissions to submissions@g-pop.net. We're always looking for new talent.
Shop 'Til You Drop!:
The shop page has loads of stores for very readers' entertainment needs. Whether it's games, electronics, toys, clothes, flowers, candles, books, videos, anime, music...whatever you can think of, you can find it at Shop Page! The store is always growing as we continue to add new stores for your shopping pleasure. We have a fantastic selection of stores for all of your shopping needs! Stop in and shop til you drop.