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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Baseball a salvation in tough times

There always is going to be someone like Alexei Ramirez.

That is how baseball keeps going.

It doesn’t care about -777.68.

It doesn’t care whether the House voted yea or nay.

It knows only a scoreboard, and not the Big Board.

It is a salvation when you are so angry you cannot see straight.

It is a respite when you are heartbroken and worried about a mortgage.

Monday was one of those days when we needed baseball more than ever.

Baseball also makes the mute speak and the blind see.

Gamingboy Posted: September 30, 2008 at 12:46 PM | 6 comment(s) | Login to Bookmark
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1. Quiet Flows the Don Taussig Avenger (Edmundo)

Posted: September 30, 2008 at 06:41 PM (#2961402)

Baseball also makes the mute speak and the blind see.

But does it make the moot relevant?

2. Dewey, Steven Wright Wannabe and Soupuss Posted: September 30, 2008 at 06:45 PM (#2961407)

If you're in a position where yesterday's news affected you directly, then you probably have a really good life compared to about 90% of the world's population.

3. scareduck Posted: September 30, 2008 at 07:36 PM (#2961436)

Is Bill Plaschke moonlighting?

4. tribefan Posted: September 30, 2008 at 08:19 PM (#2961475)

It doesn’t care about -777.68.

Does it care about + 485?

If you're in a position where yesterday's news affected you directly, then you probably have a really good life compared to about 90% of the world's population.

I agree with regard to daily fluctuations in the stock market (even really big ones) but the credit market continuing to tighten up will affect small business owners who rely on lines of credit the most. That could have some really nasty trickle down effects.

5. Cooperstown Schtick Posted: September 30, 2008 at 08:42 PM (#2961490)

If you're in a position where yesterday's news affected you directly, then you probably have a really good life compared to about 90% of the world's population.

So long as you make sure it's shorter than you were expecting it to be.

6. salajander Posted: October 04, 2008 at 08:48 PM (#2967946)

Does it care about + 485?

"even a dead cat will bounce if it falls from a great height"

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