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There Was Also Baseball This Weekend

June 25, 2012 West Coast Craig 35

Hollywood–My wife DVRed a baseball movie for the kids last night, Rookie of the Year, a movie released in Hollywood’s second golden era of baseball […]

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500 Words of Summer

June 18, 2012 West Coast Craig 27

THE VALLEY, CA – The sun beat down on the faded blue lid of my Brooklyn Dodgers cap yesterday as I lay on my back […]

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All Right Already!

June 11, 2012 West Coast Craig 40

It’s Monday already. It’s June already. The year is half over already. It’s summer already. My kids only have a week of school left already. […]

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Welcome to the Kings Bandwagon

June 4, 2012 West Coast Craig 41

The Bandwagon. Kings! Awesome! Jonathan Quick! Anze Kopitar! Who’s their coach, Darryl Sutter? From a famous family? Do they make wine? Whatevs, he’s a genius! […]

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Bad Weekend for Disco, LA Sports Teams; Good for Bike Racing

May 21, 2012 West Coast Craig 20

L.A. Live! – Not only does the world lose Donna Summer and Robin Gibb, but Los Angeles sports teams also went the way of disco […]

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Okay, Call It a Comeback

May 14, 2012 West Coast Craig 38

Bronx–Perhaps you heard something about Andy Pettite’s official metamorphosis from from guy-who-retired-on-top to just-another-guy-hanging-on-too-long.  Not that I blame him, and of course as a Yankee fan I […]

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LA Sports: Pujolos, Monkey Butt, Dodger Dog Or Magic Johnson?

May 7, 2012 West Coast Craig 32

BURBANK, CA – Sorry folks, I know the Knicks staved off the inevitable last night, and the Rangers have a pivotal game five with the […]

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My Bike Ride With Bill Walton

April 30, 2012 West Coast Craig 20

MT. BALDY, CALIFORNIA – The guy giving the mandatory orientation for this year’s L’Etape du California tried to break the ice in front of a […]

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Suspensions Of Disbelief

April 23, 2012 West Coast Craig 27

LOS ANGELES, CA – A lot has been made of these contentious hockey playoffs here on MTM. Quick question: As an adoptive Angelino,  do I […]

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2012 Baseball Milestones: Not What You’d Expect

April 16, 2012 West Coast Craig 48

THE RECORD BOOK – More than any other sport, baseball likes to flaunt its history, and rightly so.  Everybody wearing  #42 yesterday may have made […]

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