Schick called me out. Guess I should post something.
Married life is good. I suppose I could have blogged the wedding. I can send a CD of pictures if you send me a self-addressed stamped envelope.
Work goes well, but obviously I can't talk too much about it....my science knowledge and people skills get tested on a daily basis, and obviously I'm much better with one of those than the other.
The umpiring is in full swing, when it's not raining constantly. Lost two games yesterday and I'm not holding out hope for Wednesday.
The softball league I'm in has every batter bat in every inning, in a order that can be changed. Seriously: it's t-ball rules. I did not know this at the time. Kinda lame. Like my blogging.
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Monday, May 04, 2009
Monday, March 19, 2007
Notes and Preview
The rest of Denver went alright, though I fought off the cold all last week down here at sea level, only to see it or another one move into my head in the last couple of days. Bleah. I will get pictures, such as they are, up at some point. I'm not a photojournalist.
I got a personal invite to contribute to John McCain's Presidential bid exploratory committee! Since they sent me a free return envelope for my check, I imagine I'll send him some unsolicited advice. Perhaps I'll post it here.
In other news, I'll be participating in goatdog's 1927 Blogathon. I'm afraid it might be a somewhat tenuous connection; my first thoughts of 1927, of course, turn to Ruth and the Yankees, and I thought I'd do something on the rise of Ruth's popularity with the newsreels--and low and behold, I find Paramount News started in 1927. Aha! I thought. Well, I found a disappointing lack of good material on the Internets, and then got busy with APS and such and forgot to do my homework. I did snag a copy of Reel Baseball (see the Booklist) from the library (sadly, Fairfax County, not the Library of Alexandria) but they sat on the hold for a couple of days, so I just got it tonight. Wherein I discover that none of the footage on the DVD appears to be from Paramount, and the earliest is from 1933.
Too bad. I'll make it stretch.
Let me disagree here, though, with the book's contention that this was baseball's Golden Age. First, that's tough to say the black and white footage included on the DVD doesn't need much black to show the players for half of the "Golden Age" time frame. Second, the very fact that the newsreels were the prime means most fans saw baseball belies this notion--how is it not better with major league teams from coast to coast, minor league ball affordable and available all over, Baseball Tonight for your moving picture highlights, and the vast majority of games available for your enjoyment on Internet radio, Internet TV, or cable/satellite package, if you can pony up the cash?
Of course, that's my opinion before more than a cursory flip through the book. I want to read it and watch the footage before defining the thread of my post/essay. Just wanted to get that criticism out so I can be more positive and thoughtful.
I got a personal invite to contribute to John McCain's Presidential bid exploratory committee! Since they sent me a free return envelope for my check, I imagine I'll send him some unsolicited advice. Perhaps I'll post it here.
In other news, I'll be participating in goatdog's 1927 Blogathon. I'm afraid it might be a somewhat tenuous connection; my first thoughts of 1927, of course, turn to Ruth and the Yankees, and I thought I'd do something on the rise of Ruth's popularity with the newsreels--and low and behold, I find Paramount News started in 1927. Aha! I thought. Well, I found a disappointing lack of good material on the Internets, and then got busy with APS and such and forgot to do my homework. I did snag a copy of Reel Baseball (see the Booklist) from the library (sadly, Fairfax County, not the Library of Alexandria) but they sat on the hold for a couple of days, so I just got it tonight. Wherein I discover that none of the footage on the DVD appears to be from Paramount, and the earliest is from 1933.
Too bad. I'll make it stretch.
Let me disagree here, though, with the book's contention that this was baseball's Golden Age. First, that's tough to say the black and white footage included on the DVD doesn't need much black to show the players for half of the "Golden Age" time frame. Second, the very fact that the newsreels were the prime means most fans saw baseball belies this notion--how is it not better with major league teams from coast to coast, minor league ball affordable and available all over, Baseball Tonight for your moving picture highlights, and the vast majority of games available for your enjoyment on Internet radio, Internet TV, or cable/satellite package, if you can pony up the cash?
Of course, that's my opinion before more than a cursory flip through the book. I want to read it and watch the footage before defining the thread of my post/essay. Just wanted to get that criticism out so I can be more positive and thoughtful.
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