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This week’s conundrum is one of my own; though I am sure many of my fellow sports widows can commiserate. After an unbelievable chain of events...
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Find out more about Courtney: Courtney Rice Gager lives in the Philadelphia area with her husband and the other woman in his life, sports. An expert on surviving and thriving under these circumstances, Courtney writes to enlighten and encourage her fellow Philadelphia sports wives. |
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As 2008 comes to a close, we sports widows look back on a magical year. It was a year of anticipation; a year in...
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‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house,Not a creature was stirring, not even my spouse;The stockings were hung by the...
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Help! I’m looking for last minute (affordable!) gifts for my guy. Any suggestions? – Sarah, PennsaukenYou could always run out to stock up...
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The weekend forecast is promising a wintry chill, and holiday tension is mounting by the second. There’s no...
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In a city that loves any excuse to ridicule Giants fans, Sondra Fortunato, aka “Miss Football” has been...
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Lately it seems like my boyfriend doesn’t want me around when he’s watching football. I don’t want to watch every game, but once in...
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Lately, the Sixers have had some trouble giving away tickets, let alone selling them. There are many schools of thought as to why this is happening,...
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Make his Christmas dreams come true with a pair of used boxer briefs worn by Alex Rodriguez during an actual game! Thanks to the modern miracle of...
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There is a good chance that Santa, harboring a forty-year grudge over one teensy little incident with a few well-packed snowballs, will be skipping...
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- Ace: A team’s best starting pitcher.
- Brushback: A pitch that is purposely thrown too close to the batter in an effort to intimidate him.
- Bullpen: The place off to the side of the field where relief pitchers and catchers warm up during the game.
- Closer: A pitcher who consistently comes in to get the final outs of the game.
- Fall Classic: October’s matchup between the American League Champion and the National League Champion. Otherwise known as “The World Series".
- Manufacturing runs: The act of scoring runs by advancing slowly, one base at a time.
- RBI (Run Batted In): A batter gets an RBI when a teammate scores a run as a result of the batter getting a hit, a walk, or a single out.
- Relief pitcher: A pitcher that is brought in as a substitue for another pitcher.
- Take a pitch: When a batter chooses not to swing at a pitch.
- Scoring position: A runner is considered to be in scoring position when he is on second or third base.
- Find more baseball terms here.
