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When Heroes Fail
News broke this week that Josh Hamilton, the all-star outfielder for the Texas Rangers, had a “weak moment” on Monday night and consumed alcohol. In the world of professional sports, alcohol...
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Why I Won’t Be Able to Tweet at Tonight’s Rangers Game
It’s not a shock to anyone who knows me that I am a Texas Rangers fan. However, this post is a little off the beaten path for me. I noticed for the first time during last season’s MLB playoffs that I...
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Wild Pitch: Texas Ranger Robbie Ross and the NOH8 Campaign
Image credit: mikelachance816 on Flickr The 2013 edition of the Official Baseball Rules produced by Major League Baseball defines a wild pitch as “one so high, so low, or so wide of the plate that it...
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Baseball Theology from Peanuts
This classic Peanuts comic strip is evidence that baseball and theology are a match made in heaven. Thank you, Charles Schulz. It also serves as an appropriate commentary on the Texas Rangers’ abysmal...
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The Name of the Game: Keeping a Good Reputation in Sports
*My recent post at Theological Matters addresses the issue of sports, reputation, and children. The full post is available here. From halfway around the world, I got a message from my wife—“Have you...
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Theological Matters: The Forgotten Value of Time with Our Children
This post originally appeared at Theological Matters on May 2. You can read the full post here. Last month, I took my 10-year-old daughter to a baseball game. It was just the two of us. Our other three...
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It’s no secret that I love going to baseball games. Since 2011, I’ve attended over 100 Major League games in 5 different ballparks and seen 26 of the 30 MLB teams (the Cubs, Dodgers, Nationals, and...
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Baseball and Ethics: The Rule Follower
This is the second installment in my Baseball and Ethics series. Part 1 is available here. The baseball season will likely present us with countless controversies about blown calls, rule changes,...
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Baseball and Ethics: The Natural Way
This is the third installment in my Baseball and Ethics series. Previous installments are available at the following links: Part 1, Part 2. We are a full week into the season, and baseball has taken...
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