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The “Sho” is Over in Anaheim
A new baseball season is upon us, it took me the entire off-season to digest what happened to my beloved Angels. The curtain is drawn; the “Sho” is officially over. I fully understand what happened, and how this regrettable situation came about. However, I am perplexed as to how the Angels’ organization let this happen… →
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The Halo Must Not Burnout and Avoid “Astronomical” Problems in the 2022 Season
One hundred and sixty-two games, baseball is indeed a marathon; a marathon in which one must learn to pace themselves in order to not burn themselves out too quickly or on the contrary, fall so far behind that one is running at top speed to try to catch up. As one runs, a balance must… →
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Sit Back and Enjoy the “Sho”hei
Moments, there are certain moments within the realm of time that can define our collective understanding of the universe; certain once-in-a-lifetime moments that passes by, and if we miss them, we may never see them again, since the condition of these moments cannot be duplicated with exact accuracy. This is why enjoying the essence of… →
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The High-Voltage Halo
Can you hear it? The zapping sound of transistors, the chaotic flow of electricity jumping from place to place, moment to moment, and instant to instant. Can you see it? The beautiful unpredictable chaos that each bolt of light creates, the lightning that can give life as quickly as it takes it. Can you feel… →
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The Flavor of Infinity
Eight is a number that when flipped on its side represents infinity. Infinite possibilities, infinite outcomes, infinite actions, and infinite reactions; infinity is a good way to describe baseball, the unpredictability of baseball is what makes it beautiful; in one at bat there is an infinite number of things that can go right and an… →
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This Year, the Baseball Diamond Will not be the Only Diamond on the Field
The dawn of a new baseball season is approaching. This is the time of year where excitement is high, the anticipation of the sun rising on all 30 teams is hard to contain for all fans of baseball. One can feel the excitement in the air; the lively discussion between fans of rival teams, it… →
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Home Under the Halo
Baseball is usually a 162 game marathon, this year, it was a 60 game Sprint. This unique baseball season brought a lot of uncertainty; the ability to finish the season was in question due to the impact the Coronavirus has had on the world. Baseball fans were unable to attend this year, changing the dynamic… →
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There Are 30 Minutes Left on the Halo Clock, and Time Is Running Out
Baseball is often referred to as a marathon not a sprint. In the shortened season everything has been turned on its head, this year with the 60 game season it is a sprint. I on the other hand, prefer to look at the season as a clock, with each game representing a minute on this… →
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Stomper Versus the Rally Monkey: the Only Proper Way to Appreciate the Return and the Beauty of Baseball
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140 days, United States Presidents traditionally get evaluated by the United States media in the first 100. days. A baby finishes its first trimester and is 18 days into his/hers second trimester. 20 weeks, that’s how long I’ve been personally affected by the corona virus pandemic; by now, I probably would have attended maybe 10… →
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The Halo Is Charged, Will It Finally Shine?
As an Orange County native, I am privileged to have a baseball team to call my own, when I was a child I remember passing by Angel Stadium and being absolutely awestruck at the engineering marvel that it was, and still is. As a child, one doesn’t see the stadium as an adult. All one… →
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Halo Joe
When one selects a hobby/interest it is because they feel a deep connection to the subject matter that one has selected, this especially holds true when it comes to sports; sometimes fans don’t really pick a team, they inherit it from a grandfather and/or father, and in some cases from a mother and/or grandmother. My… →