batting practice

For the second time in a month, the first-place Phillies went into Turner Field in Atlanta and swept the Braves in a three-game series. The Roses were there again tonight to watch the Phillies win the finale 4-1, with Cole Hamels coming within one out of recording a complete game shutout.

I was listening to Six Pixels of Separation on my way to work this morning.

...but steroids aren't known to help much during batting practice. I know, Roger is a pitcher, but still...

From the Tennessean...Country singer Mindy McCready kept quiet today about a New York Daily News report that she and Roger Clemens had a decade-long relationship that began when she was a 15-year-old aspiring singer and the pitcher was a Boston Red Sox ace.

Bill Seaver with MicroExplosion.com, recently “pitched” a new concept: Social Media Batting Practice. Will You Play?
First up: How would a weekend fly fishing guide and instructor use social media to grow his business?
Here are 3 quick tips for this small business:

‘Fly Fishing Tips’ Blog
Creating an instructional blog is a great way to target specific customers. [...]

Batting practice at 9 a.m. On the bus to Spencer by 10. Roughly four hours of a round-trip ride. First pitch in Wartrace at 2 p.m. Gilligan himself didn't have to travel that long before stumbling...