Tag Archives: sports

Baseball Nicknames

Posted on August 19, 2011 by

It’s no secret that I’m a baseball fan, more specifically a Minnesota Twins fan. And with two big Twins stories in the news this week, I thought I ought to make another excuse to write about baseball. I mean, there’s … Continue reading →

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Baseball slang is in my wheelhouse

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

With baseball being America’s “national pastime,” it’s no surprise its lingo has become so ingrained in our language. For more than a century, it has been commonplace for both sports lovers and the sports adverse to rattle off baseball slang … Continue reading →

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Studying Yogi-isms, but instead of “all over again,” it’s for the first time, at least on this blog

Posted on January 20, 2011 by

Lesson: Reducing redundancy and contradiction Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra was as well known for the RBIs he made while wearing a Yankee’s jersey as he was for his off-field RBIs, or “Real Berra Intelligence.” (Wow. I can actually hear your … Continue reading →

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