In my family, John Sterling is not just a broadcaster, but a verb. Whenever a Nuckols has been led to believe something wonderful and glorious, only to be told it isn’t true at the very last second, they have been ‘Sterlinged’. A teacher promises that you're going to watch a movie in class only to … Continue reading Guest Post by Jack Nuckols
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NuckolBall Podcast Launched
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#NegroLeagueBaseball #Obsessed
It started with a simple podcast. The Forgotten League. It's created and narrated by Vanessa Ivy Rose, the granddaughter of Norman "Turkey" Stearns (who is a Negro League great who I'd never heard of). She takes you through the whole history of the Negro Leagues, but at the same time tells you the story of … Continue reading #NegroLeagueBaseball #Obsessed
Spring Training road trip in 27 photos.
Footnotes included at the end. Footnotes Things we talked about in the car: Popularity, my mom, suicide (tragically relevant), relationship with his brother, baseball (lots and lots), future road trips, how I met Shani, times I had my heart broken, more baseball, Family Guy, hardest we'd laughed with our friends, play-by-play of my trip around … Continue reading Spring Training road trip in 27 photos.
Sad Kid
Jacks started his baseball camp Monday. Alex and I picked him up that evening. “How’d it go?” I asked. “Man, did I stink it up!” he said cheerfully. His friend Danny (who I was bringing home) chimed in. “I stunk it up too!” I didn’t know what to make of it, but after Danny was … Continue reading Sad Kid
Angelic Baseball
My uncle Coddy picked me up at the airport. As I climbed into the car, I asked him how far it was to Angels Stadium. “At least an hour. Get comfortable.” An hour sounded fine to me. We drove south across LA. Coddy told me about his hip surgery and a songwriter’s convention he’d recently … Continue reading Angelic Baseball
Book Review: Babe, the Legend Comes to Life
Babe Ruth had the appetite, strength, stamina, and libido of 10 men. He could eat 3 cream pies in one sitting. He could screw 6 girls in one night. He could drink 15 pitchers of beer. And after any of this, he could (and often did) head right to the ballpark and smash homeruns. He … Continue reading Book Review: Babe, the Legend Comes to Life
Bad Language in the Dugout
Little league playoffs. Double elimination and Jack’s team had already lost once. It was do or die time. Potentially Jack’s last chance to get a hit this season. I’ve kept the score book all season and this time the head coach asked me to sit in the dugout. Alex joined me. Two observations of note: … Continue reading Bad Language in the Dugout
Phillies Game Part 4 of 4: Making History
Final entry for the Phillies game. This one widens out to a much larger personal picture. Like I said, it was me, Jack, Alex, and Shani’s dad. Boys trip to the Phils. We parked at the Holiday Inn lot. “This is a good hotel to stay in if you’re going to the game,” Jack said. … Continue reading Phillies Game Part 4 of 4: Making History
Phillies Game Part 3 of 4: Citizens Bank Park Review
When I was in high school, I went to every single home football game, but I didn’t watch the games at all. For me it was a social event. I’d spend three hours walking around and around the field, stopping to talk to people, hitting the snack shack, flirting ineptly with girls. For many people, … Continue reading Phillies Game Part 3 of 4: Citizens Bank Park Review
Phillies Game Part 2 of 4: Team Analysis
Before we begin, let me remind you that I am a huge Yankees fan, and therefore loathe the Red Sox. They are my mortal enemy. Also note that my entire town including my younger son are Phillies fans. I genuinely root for them and consider them my second favorite team. However, as Shani's dad and … Continue reading Phillies Game Part 2 of 4: Team Analysis
Lyrics from Boston
First, let me get this out of the way: we did not go to Fenway Park. The forecast called for rain all weekend, and we’re going to the Phillies game Thursday night – so we decided we’d do Fenway for our visit next year. Now…let’s proceed. Memorial Day Weekend and we were off to Boston. … Continue reading Lyrics from Boston