Category Archives: Baseball

Touch

Posted on March 11, 2020 by jwfisch

To touch or not to touch, that is the question. Jesus was constantly around poverty and disease. He rubbed shoulders with the crowd. He touched lepers to heal them. He spit on the ground, made mud with his spit, rubbed … Continue reading →

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The 162nd game

Posted on February 26, 2020 by jwfisch

  With the first games of spring training 2020 starting this week, I decided to mark it by going back to one of our most popular Catches which ended the baseball season in October two years ago. This Catch was … Continue reading →

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‘If I should die before I wake’

Posted on July 11, 2019 by jwfisch

  Now I lay me down to sleep; I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take. The recent death of 27-year-old starting major league pitcher … Continue reading →

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‘Angels’ Skaggs dies at 27’

Posted on July 2, 2019 by jwfisch

    How does this happen? How does a 27-year-old healthy athlete just die overnight? Tyler Skaggs, starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim was found unresponsive in his hotel room in Texas yesterday morning. Nothing but questions … Continue reading →

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Welcome home, Billy Buckner

Posted on June 7, 2019 by jwfisch

  “Bill Buckner passed away early the morning of May 27th surrounded by his family. Bill fought with courage and grit as he did all things in life. Our hearts are broken but we are at peace knowing he is … Continue reading →

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‘I want to be part of everything’

Posted on March 25, 2019 by jwfisch

Mike Trout is now the highest-paid player in professional baseball. He is receiving an obscene amount of money — $426 million over 12 years — and yet no one has argued that it’s too much money. That’s because just about … Continue reading →

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Answering the big questions

Posted on March 12, 2019 by jwfisch

I met with one of our board members for an early breakfast this morning and it helped me get my head back in the game after a trip around my annual spring training weekend in Arizona. It reminded me of … Continue reading →

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Arizona weekend

Posted on March 11, 2019 by jwfisch

Well, I missed some of my first game on Friday. That was due to a one-hour time change I forgot about. Had it been two days later that time change would have been erased by the fact that Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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Arizona baseball

Posted on March 8, 2019 by jwfisch

By the time you read this, I will be motoring east on Interstate 10 on the way to Tempe, Arizona for my annual Angels spring training weekend. I love this road trip. Being a creature of habit means my first … Continue reading →

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‘Welcome to my world’ — God.

Posted on June 6, 2018 by jwfisch

The sun throws itself across the entrance to Angels Stadium and dances on our happy faces. A dear friend’s gracious generosity has gifted us with excellent seats for the ball game. We have our red on. We’re ready. The weight … Continue reading →

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