Category Archives: sports

Go Seattle!

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

Congratulations to the Seattle Mariners!  Tonight, they defeated the Blue Jays and won Game One of the American League Championship Series!

I know that I never thought I’d be cheering for Seattle but I’ll support any team that keeps the Blue Jays out of the World Series!  Keep it up, Seattle!  Your three games away from the pennant!

The final score was Mariners 3, Blue Jays 1.

As for the National League Championship, it’s the Brewers vs the Dodgers and I don’t care who wins as long as they can beat Seattle in the World Series!

Who Can A Southern Girl Cheer For In The MLB Play-Offs?

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

It’s a sad time to be a Southern baseball fan.

The regular season is over.  The playoffs begin tomorrow.  Despite giving me a brief moment of hope in the final weeks, the Rangers did not make the playoffs.  Usually, when the Rangers don’t make it, I cheer for the Astros but they didn’t make it either.

Instead, the following teams will be contending for a spot in the World Series:

For the American League:

  1. Toronto Blue Jays
  2. New York Yankees
  3. Boston Red Sox
  4. Cleveland Guardians
  5. Detroit Tigers
  6. Seattle Mariners

For the National League:

  1. Philadelphia Phillies
  2. Milwaukee Brewers
  3. Chicago Cubs
  4. Cincinnati Reds
  5. Los Angles Dodgers
  6. San Diego Padres

In other words, a bunch of yankees and I don’t just mean New York.

Who will I cheer for out of that collection of teams?  I know who I don’t want to win.  If the World Series comes down to the Blue Jays and the Phillies, I might just stop watching baseball all together.  (I’d have to cheer for the Blue Jays in that matchup but I wouldn’t be happy about it.)

The Guardians are tempting, even if they did clinch their spot by beating the Rangers.  They were the last team to make it to the playoffs and I love a good underdog story.  They may have beat the Rangers but they’re not the team that I blame for keeping the Rangers out of the playoffs.  (I’m looking at you, Astros.)  Ohio may be up north but it’s not that much up north so I guess I can support the Guardians or even the Reds!

Go Guardians!

A Baseball Scene That I Love: The Best Part Of The 2025 All-Star Game

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

I’m an American League girl so I wasn’t happy that they lost last night’s MLB All-Star Game.  I was happy that, after spending most of the game down by six runs, they managed to tie things up and force the game to go into the “swing off.”  It just goes to show you that, until that final out is called, you’re never out of a game.

Today, everyone is talking about the swing off but my favorite part of the night happened earlier in the game, when the lights went down and tribute was paid to Hank Aaron.  Here’s that moment:

Last night reminded me of why, even when my team losing, I love baseball!

I Want To See The Lone Red Seat In Fenway Park

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

I’m not even a Red Sox fan but, if I’m ever in Boston, I’m going to visit Fenway Park just so I can see the Red Seat.

Photograph by David

This red seat, in the right field bleachers, is where the longest home run in Fenway Park’s history landed.  It was hit by Ted Williams on June 9th, 1946.  That’s 79 years ago today.  The seat was painted red in 1981 to honor Williams’s achievement and to make sure that no one forgot a piece of baseball history.

Photograph by Ewen Roberts

I’ve searcedh for any available film of Ted Williams hitting that record-setting homerun but I haven’t been able to find it.  I’ve found a lot of other Ted Williams’s home runs.  He was an amazing hitter and I wish I could go back and actually watch him play.  The next best thing, though, is this red seat, reminding everyone of his accomplishment.

This red seat epitomizes why I will always love baseball.  I don’t know how many times Ted Williams swung his bat over his career or how many total hits he got.  According to Wikipedia, he hit 521 career home runs.  But I will always know just how far he hit that ball 79 years ago in Fenway Park.

The Rangers Win Their Third Series Of The Season!

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

I don’t want to jinx anything and the season is not even a month old but right now, my rangers are 7-2 and I’m feeling pretty good.  Yesterday, they beat the Rays 5-2 and today, they beat them 6-4.  I just hope the Rangers can keep winning like this for the entire season because there is a long way to go!

Here are the highlights of yesterday’s game against the Rays!

The Rangers Are 5-2!

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

The Rangers finally got a day off from playing today.  Personally, I think they more than earned it.  Yesterday, they won their second series of the regular season, defeating the Reds with a score of 1-0.  Two weeks into the regular season and my team is 5-2 and at the top of AL West.  That’s what I love to see!

Tomorrow, they play the Rays.  For now, here’s the highlights of yesterday’s game!

The Rangers Only Need One Run To Win!

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

1-0 may not be the biggest victory in the history of baseball but I’ll take it!  Coming after a night when the Reds scored 14 runs against the Rangers, I’m happy with our one to zero victory.  Last night, the Reds put on a hitting clinic.  Tonight, the Rangers and Nathan Eovaldi put on a pitching clinic.  Eovaldi pitched a complete game shutout giving up just four hits and striking out eight.  He did not walk a single batter.

Our one run, the winning run of the game, was scored by Wyatt Langford.

The Rangers are now 4-2 and practically tied with the Angels for the lead in the American League West.

Go Rangers!

Sometimes, It’s Good To Miss A Game

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

I was feeling bad about missing tonight’s game between the Rangers and the Reds but then I looked at the score — 14-3, Reds — and I realized maybe it was for the best!  Just looking at the numbers, it looks like the Reds put on a hitting clinic and the Rangers had no answer for it.

That’s baseball.  You’re going to lose a few.  Let’s hope this is just a fluke and not a sign of things to come.

Congratulations, Cincinnati!

Go Rangers!

 

The Rangers Win Their First Series Of The Regular Season!

Posted on by Dazzling Erin

My Rangers got a wonderful win this afternoon, defeating the Red Sox by a score of 3-2 and winning their first series of the regular season!  Today’s game really reminded me why I love baseball so much.  It’s also reminded me how much fun it is to watch your team win.

From Jacob deGrom’s six strikeouts to the home runs hit by Adolis Garcia and Wyatt Langford, here are the highlights of a great game!