Finders Keepers. Love battered old baseballs (Taken with instagram)
What a win B’s!
This is an awesome gif.
(Source: writer-girl30)
From NFL.com News:
In 2011, at age 16, Courtney Alvis of Hueytown, Ala., was diagnosed with leukemia….
Her junior prom last spring was out of the question, unless she was willing to make adjustments: “I would have to wear a mask and rubber gloves and not touch anybody,” she said, “and that wasn’t for me.”
After a year of chemotherapy, Alvis is on the mend and has been granted permission to attend her senior prom. One problem: She didn’t have a date.
Her uncle stepped forward and used an Alabama connection to spread the word. Richardson heard about Alvis’ situation and offered to escort her.
Awesome story. Glad she’s fighting the cancer and will be well enough to have such a cool senior prom experience. And good for Richardson for stepping up.
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If regular season hockey is tough, playoff hockey is like microwaved pot roast.
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WBALTV’s Pete Gilbert on the Bruins-Caps highlights. Love local sportscasters.
It might not be your best source for breaking news anymore, but there’s something satisfying about sitting down with the local paper and reading all about the previous day’s game. Also? Go O’s! (Taken with instagram)
I’d prefer to celebrate Opening Day with a hot dog, but since it’s a Friday during Lent…kiwi will have to do (Taken with instagram)
And while we’re at it, I think it’s silly that the Archdiocese is complaining about Opening Day being on Good Friday. Perhaps I’d feel differently if I was the type of person who actually went to church regularly and observed the High Holy Days like I’m supposed to, but honestly?
I think it’s a great time for a game since a lot of people have off work for the holiday weekend anyway. People who might not otherwise be able to go to a day game with their families can enjoy it.
In Baltimore especially, I know the Archdiocese is struggling with declining membership, selling off old historic churches because of financial struggles, etc., etc. Griping about baseball’s Opening Day schedule probably shouldn’t be so high on the priority list there, and frankly, I doubt MLB really cares. And I doubt most of the people who are at the stadiums right now enjoying a beautiful Opening Day care either.
I hate putting anything religious or political on my sports blog, but then again, I hate when religious and political agendas try to interfere with a good day at the ballpark.
This is so incredibly sad.
Stephen Gant, an ace pitcher from Parsons Riverside High in Tennessee and a recent Vanderbilt commit, was found dead this week, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
This is the second instance I’ve heard this week of a high school athlete taking his own life.
Eugene Swen, a football player from Long Reach High School in Columbia, Maryland, died earlier this week, also from an apparent suicide.
In each case, no one seems to be able to explain what happened. Sometimes there are warning signs, depression, external factors that seem obvious after the fact - but these kids were young and talented and, as far as I can tell, no one who knew them saw this coming.
It’s hard for me to fathom what could drive someone so young and so talented - or anyone, for that matter - to make the decision that life isn’t worth living. I can’t really wrap my mind around what it would feel like to believe that deeply that the world, and the people you love, would be better off without you.
There have been times when I’ve felt lower than I ever thought possible, but the very thing that kept me going was the knowledge that I have a lot of people in my life who love and support me, and who need me around.
I realize that I’ve been very blessed with amazing people in my life, and that not everyone has that support system, but we all deserve that. You deserve that.
I need each and every one of you reading this to know that you matter. You’re important. The world is a better place because you’re in it - don’t ever let anyone or anything make you feel otherwise.
If you’re hurting or feeling so overwhelmed or alone or sad that you feel like you can’t - or don’t want to - go on, please, please, please stop reading this right now and ask for help.
If you don’t have anyone in your own life you can talk to, there are other resources available. Life gets too hard sometimes, but there are people who are trained to help you carry the burden. Please let them. You don’t have to do it alone.
If you feel like ending your life is your only option, it’s NOT. I promise. It’s not an option at all.
My dad has given me a lot of really tremendous advice over the years, but one of the most important things he’s ever said to me is this:
Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
Your lifeis so much bigger than anything you might go through at any given time. No matter how bad things feel, they won’t be that way forever.
The beautiful thing about life is that it can change in a split second, and while you might not know what’s going to happen next, there’s a good chance it could be pretty freakin’ spectacular. But there’s only one way to find out, and that’s to stay strong and stick around to see what happens next.
Doesn’t matter if they’re heels or cleats, shoes can be so darn pretty.
Photo via The Denver Post’s gallery - and thank goodness they had one, since Nike’s flashy Facebook app devoted to the new uniforms wasn’t working!!
The level of creativity and diversity of Tumblr has never ceased to amaze me. Those with whom I’ve interacted with on Tumblr have turned out to be some of the most intelligent, inspiring, and talented people I’ve come across. They’re people I’ve followed and learned from over the years who have taught me a lot about the world, different points of view, and even myself. They include (but are certainly not limited to) schwenk, fartwithheadphoneson, jasencomstock, rosa—sparks, laughterkey, noraleah, kisseveryscar, sportsinstilletos, hellamike,
danhacker, elizabethanne, popculturebrain, onefootinthegrave, wildinnocent, herheaddoesnthurt, winstonwolfe, and many, many more. Obviously if for some reason you are following me, and not following them, you should remedy that immediately…[more]
When I finally got a chance to catch up on some of my favorite blogs, I definitely wasn’t expecting to stumble across a shout out to Sports in Stilettos - but I’ll take it!
I’m the kind of person, probably like a lot of you, who’d keep sending my thoughts and words out into the blogosphere whether or not anyone noticed, but it’s always a great feeling when you realize that people whom you like and respect are paying attention to what you have to say. (It’s also a little reminder to step up my blog game. Never know who might be reading!)
TheGreg is one of my must-reads (and I’d say that even if I didn’t know him in real life). Congrats on 5,000 - looking forward to 5,000 more!
Sure, these are cool, but what are the odds you line your hands up exactly right every.single.time?
I’m also really curious to see what the rest of the glove to the left looks like when it’s not covered up by the other hand.
(via NFL uniform changes equal a swoosh and a yawn - baltimoresun.com)
