baseball
dodging the blues
“When all the world is a hopeless jumble,” goes the seldom-heard intro lyric to Somewhere Over the Rainbow – well, that “when” appears to be now. In these days of uncertainty (to say the least), all we can be certain of is how important it is to hold on to our hats and our hearts. […]
seventh inning stretch
I can’t help it – I’m a Yankees girl. Growing up in NY when I did, the choices were the Yankees or the Mets. Given that my mom rooted for the Yankees and my dad the Giants; given that the Giants moved out of town the year I was born (along with “da bums” from […]
touching base
How do you know it’s autumn in LA? The Dodgers are in the playoffs. You certainly wouldn’t know that the season has changed by the weather – until one day you actually do. While much of the rest of the country has cooled down, summer temperatures extend here into October. There may be a day […]
blue plate special
In a city where sports fans are notorious for arriving late at games and then leaving early (purportedly to miss the traffic although, hey, it’s LA and there’s always traffic); where basketball games (the Lakers, namely) have more royalty off the court these days than on; where the number of football teams has increased twofold […]
rice on your head 