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| October 16th, 2006
On this day in 2006, after finishing 93-69 to win the AL West and sweeping the Twins in the ALDS, Ken Macha is fired when the A's are eliminated from the postseason by the Tigers. GM Billy Beane cites a lack of communication between the players and the manager, ...
| Sports Facts |
| Timing
All the forces in the world are not so powerful as an idea whose time has come.
-- Victor Hugo
| Philosophy |
| Eyebrows
My wife was putting on her making and I told her that she drew her eyebrows too high. She seemed surprised.
| Humor |
| Courage
Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
| Bible |
| October 15th, 1988
On this day in 1988, in his only plate appearance in the Fall Classic, a limping Kirk Gibson, appearing as a pinch-hitter in the ninth inning of Game 1, sends a two-out, 3-2 back-door slider from the A's relief ace Dennis Eckersley over the right field fence. ...
| Sports Facts |
| Rising High
Those who desire to rise as high as our human condition allows, must renounce intellectual pride, the omnipotence of clear thinking, belief in the absolute power of logic.
-- Alexis Carrel
| Philosophy |
| The Invite
Q: What's the difference between a crocodile and an alligator?
A: Invite them to a party and you' ll see one later and one in a while.
| Humor |
| Profitable
2 Timothy 3:16-17
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.
| Bible |
| October 14th, 2006
On this day in 2006, with a 6-3 victory in Game 4 of the ALCS, Jim Leyland's Tigers sweep the A's to win the American League pennant for the first time since 1984. Magglio Ordonez's dramatic walk-off three-run homer sets off a wild celebration at Comerica ...
| Sports Facts |
| Kings
What are kings, when regiment is gone, but perfect shadows in a sunshine day?
-- Christopher Marlowe
| Philosophy |
| Mexican Train
Q: Did you hear about the crazy Mexican train bandit?
A: He had loco motives!
| Humor |
| Appeal to the Brethren 4
Romans 12
For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.
| Bible |
| October 13th, 1989
On this day in 1989, Orioles' skipper Frank Robinson is named the Associated Press Manager of the Year, easily outdistancing the runner-up, Don Zimmer of the Cubs. The Hall of Famer guided a young group of players in one of the greatest comeback seasons in ...
| Sports Facts |
| Bound by Nature
I think we are bound to, and by, nature. We may want to deny this connection and try to believe we control the external world, but every time there's a snowstorm or drought, we know our fate is tied to the world around us.
-- Alice Hoffman
| Philosophy |
| Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger sees Tonto riding with a bunch of trash bags slung over his horse. "Where are you going, Tonto?"
Tonto said, "To-the-dump-to-the dump-to-the-dump-dump dump..."
| Humor |
| Appeal to the Brethren 3
Romans 12
For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
| Bible |
| October 12th, 1964
On this day in 1954, when two groups come forward to keep the team in Philadelphia, the American League owners approve the sale of the A's to Arnold Johnson, a Chicago business man, who will shift the team to Kansas City next season. The last-minute deal to ...
| Sports Facts |
| Scratching and Clawing
I can't help but recall my dad and mom. Depression era kids, 8th and 9th grade educations, clawed and scratched to make a living as dairy farmers their whole life. At least two drought cycles nearly took it all away. They just worked harder, longer... and ...
| Philosophy |
| Flintstones
They may not watch the Flintstones in Dubai, but Abu Dhabi do.
| Humor |
| Appeal to the Brethren 2
Romans 12
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
| Bible |
| October 11th, 1992
On this day in 1992, after participating in a game against the Dolphins in Miami, NFL Falcons' cornerback Deion Sanders flies to Pittsburgh hoping to become the first athlete to play in two professional leagues in the same day. The traveling outfielder, however, ...
| Sports Facts |
| Violence
Violence is like a weed - it does not die even in the greatest drought.
-- Simon Wiesenthal
| Philosophy |
| Bad Thief
To the man in the wheelchair that stole my camouflage jacket: You can hide but you can't run.
| Humor |
| Appeal to the Brethren 1
Romans 12
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.
| Bible |
| October 10th, 2011
On this day in 2011, Texas Ranger left fielder Nelson Cruz hits the first walk-off grand slam in major league playoff history when his 11th inning round-tripper beats Detroit, 7-3, in Game Two of the ALCS. The victory in Arlington gives Texas a 2-0 advantage ...
| Sports Facts |