http://www.chiburibird.net/sporkballblog Serving up the dish on baseball, life and the pursuit of happines Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:16:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en September 29, 2008 — Just a couple of short updates to announce. The biggest news is Kevin Jepsen has notched another career first, by getting named to the postseason roster for the Los Angeles Angels. With nine of the ten pitching slots spoken for well in advance, it was a ... http://www.chiburibird.net/sporkballblog/2008/09/29/kevin-jepsen-freddy-sandoval-anthony-ortega/ Read the original post: American Pastime • UPDATE • September 26, 2008 — Exciting news for yours truly chimed into my email inbox this morning. 'American Pastime' is scheduled to be broadcast this evening on ESPN Classic Films. Many thanks to Kerry Yo Nakagawa for sending the following press release information. Bye ... http://www.chiburibird.net/sporkballblog/2008/09/26/american-pastime-nisei-baseball-2/ September 24, 2008 — OK, confession time. Hard as it may be to believe, I go to the ballpark for the baseball and not the free giveaways or celebrity appearances. Yeah, I know, I know, I preached the Holy Gospel of Veeckonomics in my About page. To atone for my ... http://www.chiburibird.net/sporkballblog/2008/09/24/minor-league-baseball-promotions/ September 17, 2008 — OK, not really! However the posts will come a bit less frequently as yours truly heads into her offseason. As mentioned, MLB just doesn't stir up the same passion for this blogger as the bush leagues. While I'll certainly will be watching "our guys" help the ... http://www.chiburibird.net/sporkballblog/2008/09/17/off-season-blogging/ Read Part 1 September 15, 2008 — Now that the congratulations have been taken care of, it's time to offer some thanks as well. First and foremost, I'd like to thank all of you out there who took the time to stop by for what I hope has been some entertaining reading. ... http://www.chiburibird.net/sporkballblog/2008/09/15/reflections-season-thanks/ September 14, 2008 — It's a tough transition for yours truly as the minor league season winds to a close. After getting used to watching or listening every day, I always end up going through some DTs when baseball up-close-and-personal ends so abruptly. This is the time of year when ... http://www.chiburibird.net/sporkballblog/2008/09/14/reflections-season-wrap-up/ • UPDATE• September 12, 2008 — Just discovered the Salt Lake Bees added a whole bunch of medals pix to their Photo Gallery. Check 'em out! Bye for now! SPACER TEXT • EPILOGUE• See Part 1 See Part 2 See Part 3 September 10, 2008 — Yours truly must have been sleep-writing when I announced the last ... http://www.chiburibird.net/sporkballblog/2008/09/10/olympics-kevin-jepsen-matt-brown-4/ Read the original post: Putting It Out There. • UPDATE • September 07, 2008 — As much as I personally prefer the minor-league game, I rarely lose sight of the ultimate goal for every minor leaguer. And I'm happy for the ballplayers who—through hard work, perseverance, and more than a little good ... http://www.chiburibird.net/sporkballblog/2008/09/07/dirk-hayhurst-update/ September 03, 2008 — One of the things I've become considerably more aware of since starting this blog, is the quality of blogs in general. I'd like to steer you to one of the good ones, made even more remarkable by the sheer volume of posts. Joe Posnanski is a columnist ... http://www.chiburibird.net/sporkballblog/2008/09/03/joe-posnanski/ Photo credit Rick R Dykhuizen AAA Photos Used with permission. SPACER TEXT SPACER TEXT SPACER TEXT SPACER TEXT SPACER TEXT • UPDATE • September 01, 2008 — These just-arrived photos from Rick Dykhuizen were too good not to post. You da' man, Rick! BONUS:Captured on digital film, a glimpse of an honest-to-goodness BeesGal in her favorite habitat. Click on the ... http://www.chiburibird.net/sporkballblog/2008/09/01/player-pick-august-sean-rodriguez/