So I wake up this morning to see that a Comedienne Kathy Griffin was trending on Twitter. I couldn’t imagine why because I never really thought she was funny, and then she proved me right. The picture of Griffin holding a bloodied mask of President Trump as if she had just decapitated him is disturbing Read More …
Paul N Johnson Senior Ruth Tryouts May 7 at Vernon Hill
East Side Babe Ruth Registration Spring 2017
The East Side Babe Ruth is currently holding online Registration for the upcoming season. Cost is $125 per player. You can register by going to their Facebook page and click sign up, or register at www.eastsidebaberuth.com. The age group is 13-15 and if they played Little League at either Tom Ash, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig or Read More …
2017 Oscars Preview
By Nick D’Andrea In 2005, the Baseball Widow came home from work and said “Michael Graham just said something I thought was pretty cool”. She went on to explain to me the tradition that Graham and his wife had going to see the Oscars Best Picture nominees. I like movies and the idea and I Read More …
Nationwide Decline in Sports Officials
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We have all lost our minds
By Nick D’Andrea Several weeks ago I wrote a post how we as a society needed to correct ourselves in light of what happened during the presidential election. In light of recent news regarding four people attacking another over what could be argued as political vitriol, is appalling. I am going to be very Read More …
Stop yelling at the refs
By Nick D’Andrea I will open this up with full disclosure. I am a sports official. I won’t hide it and I am not ashamed of it. Since I got that out of the way, let’s move on. There has been a growing culture in sports, mostly at the lower levels, that the officials Read More …
How I talked to my daughter post-election
By Nick D’Andrea Thinking in 3D It’s been a week since the election and I must say I am very disappointed in what I have seen and to be honest I have tuned out. I am not disappointed because I don’t agree with anything that is going on, but the fact of the matter is Read More …
Long Weekend! Thank a Vet!
By Nick D’Andrea I am keeping up with tradition and posting a public thank you to military personnel that I have been lucky to come to know over the years. Most of the words have stayed the same but my feeling towards the military have not changed. Some people say that my appreciation to the Read More …
We need to correct ourselves
The election is over and I couldn’t be more relieved, but unfortunately this is not the end. I used to be a political junkie. So much so that I even ran for local office. The atmosphere surrounding our recent election cycles has soured me on the whole process. Every type of media has destroyed the Read More …