Tag Archives: Baseball

It Takes So Little…

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Colleen

It takes so little to make a fan for life… Continue reading →

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From Worst to First to Worst to Cursed

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Colleen

There’s nothing like a frustrating home town team to get a blocked writer blogging again.  Surprisingly, I quit blogging about the Red Sox in the middle of their miraculous streak towards becoming 2013 World Series champions.  Friends asked why.  The … Continue reading →

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Hang On To Your Hats!

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Colleen

Finally! It’s time to resume the baseball season! Is there anything longer than the All-Star break? You may have wondered if I was so wrapped up in my Boston Strong Quilt Project (see last slideshow post) that I forgot about … Continue reading →

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On Baseball

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Colleen

“Why do you like baseball so much?” asked my husband’s son. My self-conscious, stumbling answer: To love a team from childhood, To care so much about the players…every game. “I know that” he said impatiently, “But I don’t remember you … Continue reading →

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Opening Day

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Colleen

April 1.  At work Sitting on the edge of my seat. Radio on. Volume barely audible. In a stuffy office of buttoned-down collars and billable hours. I’m wound up — excited. Game on! Attempting to concentrate on work Knowing it’s … Continue reading →

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Salty!

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Colleen

My latest quilted fabric portrait is of Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamaccchia – the guy with the longest name in the league. The quilt is made of 100% cotton fabric and is machine quilted. It is 22″ x 28″ and … Continue reading →

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A Week in the Life of a Quilt-Making Baseball Fan

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Colleen

I’m hopeless.  I realize that.  I was mad at the Red Sox in 2011; then again in 2012.  But you can only be mad for so long.  I love the Red Sox again.  In fact, I never stopped.  You can … Continue reading →

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Holiday Letter to Ben Cherington

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Colleen

Dear Ben Cherington: I trusted you. ; I had faith that you could right the ship. ; After you pulled off The Trade of 2012, dumping the contracts that had the Red Sox in a multi-year stranglehold, I looked at … Continue reading →

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Trading Friendly for Farrell

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Colleen

He’s baaaaaack!  It happened and I am glad.  I think.  John Wayne … I mean … John Farrell is about to ride in on a white horse and save the Red Sox.  You know what that means, don’t you?  Dust … Continue reading →

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Is That All There Is?

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Colleen

“Is that all there is?” was a song recorded in 1969 by Peggy Lee. It is a song about disillusionment and disappointment. It is a song about the 2012 Red Sox. It is appropriate that a song that was popular … Continue reading →

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