baseball – Red-Headed Mule

RHM Pop Culture Baseball All-Stars

I’m an owner of an imaginary pop culture all-star squad. A fantasy of a different sort. Lots of baseball movies tend to make some of their main characters pitchers and sluggers. However, infield positions are difficult roster spots to fill. I took cursory research plus relying on memory to know exactly who would play where in the infield. Feel free to debate these:

Starting Lineup:

Pitcher: Henry Rowengartner, Rookie of the Year – He has an amazing fastball & taunting abilities. He takes advice from veterans well.
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Catcher: Dottie Hinson, A League of Their Own – She has necessary old-school toughness and will keep Rowengartner focused. Continue reading “RHM Pop Culture Baseball All-Stars”

Ken Griffey Jr.'s Winning Run: Baseball's Best on SNES

1996. Many baseball fans are back to loving the National Pastime after the 1994 strike. My beloved Braves finally give the city of Atlanta its first major sports championship in 1995 after beating the once-woeful Cleveland Indians. The Yankees are back into prominence. Nintendo must have been pleased at the Seattle Mariners’ advancing to the League Championship Series. Mariners advance when Griffey scores the winning run…BOOM! Nintendo’s going to cash in! Continue reading “Ken Griffey Jr.’s Winning Run: Baseball’s Best on SNES”

Redhead & Mule of the Day - 23 March

The final baseball-themed Redhead of the Day is potential New York Mets wonder Justin Turner! Hopefully he’ll do well and we’ll see red wigs in the Big Apple to overcome the Tebowmaniacs and Linsanity. Continue reading “Redhead & Mule of the Day – 23 March”

Redhead (Mark McGwire) & Mule of the Day - 20 March

Redhead of the Day: It’s hard for me to describe Mark McGwire‘s overall contribution to baseball. What a shame that he and several of his fellow hitters fell into the steroid temptation. However, that didn’t stop me from finding these:

A talk with Albert Pujols:
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Redhead & Mules of the Day - 19 March 2012

This week’s Redheads of the Day has a baseball/softball/cricket theme. First is Major League pitcher Seth McClung: Continue reading “Redhead & Mules of the Day – 19 March 2012”