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Forks In The Road and Lightning of Today: 2004 ALCS Reflections

As the electrifying buzz of the alarm clock jolted me awake, I stammered across the room to turn it off. The morning air seized every fibre of my being with a thousand frozen prickles...and as I gasped, a rush of fear flooded my barely conscious mind...

Written by KAT GILL about 3 months ago 80 reads 6 comments
If I Wrote Fortune Cookies Inspired By Bruce Lee

"Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick." -Bruce Lee Walls can keep us safe...walls can also hem us in. Be water. Water finds a way through walls...

Written by KAT GILL about 3 months ago 48 reads 9 comments
Cisco Kid Was a Friend Of Mine: Yankees Option Francisco Cervelli

I guess I knew something was amiss when I saw Jose Molina at the game this afternoon. I guess I had already become keenly aware of the fact that Molina's 15-day DL stint had been going on several ...

Written by KAT GILL about 4 months ago 41 reads 4 comments
Is Josh Beckett Immune From Being Ejected?

"God d-mn it! That was a f---ing ball?!" This is the story about Todd Tichenor's first four ejections of 2009. I was outside on my patio yesterday morning...talking on the phone about the game...

Written by KAT GILL about 6 months ago 110 reads 9 comments
Grand Theft Boston: Carl Crawford Steals Six In Nine

Last week, Jacoby Ellsbury stole home on Andy Pettitte when the Yankees were playing at Fenway. Joe Buck, Jon Miller and the other guy were all ecstatic in their usual "unbaised-announcing," ...

Written by KAT GILL about 7 months ago 150 reads 1 comments
Red Sox Lose to Garza: Deja Vu

My last patient had cancelled. My boss was chattering on endlessly about his Senior League softball game, while tying his shoes and reviewing his Gold Glove performance the week prior...

Written by KAT GILL about 7 months ago 52 reads 3 comments
Chad Gerlach: I Gave Him My Favorite Rock

(Originally published: Thursday, December 29, 2005) ...the first time I met Chad... ...I was walking into Safeway... The rain was pouring down, the wind, incessant. I was cold, pissed off, and tired...

Written by KAT GILL about 9 months ago 515 reads 8 comments
From The Dusty Archives: How I Became a Yankee Fan

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of ...

Written by KAT GILL about 9 months ago 247 reads 36 comments
The Arizona Cardinals: More Than Conquerors

When a 9-7 wild card team can fight their way into the Super Bowl by beating teams like the Atlanta Falcons (11-5), and the Carolina Panthers (12-4), people begin to see that team as: good...

Written by KAT GILL about 10 months ago 228 reads 9 comments
Why I Want the Arizona Cardinals to Smack It to the Pittsburgh Steelers

(The below is an actual letter. Some of the names have been changed to protect the innocent. Actually, who am I kidding? Most of the "innocent," are heinous evildoers, who, in my opinion, who should fry in Hell...

Written by KAT GILL about 10 months ago 670 reads 39 comments
With My Good Eye Closed...

(This article contains no stats. It's only sports-related affiliation is horse-racing. It is entirely subjective and meant to somewhat amuse. If you aren't amused, feel free to throw a rock at it...

Written by KAT GILL about 10 months ago 118 reads 6 comments
Yankees: The Quintessential Duct Tape Mouth Gag Response To Lack Of MLB Parity

You gotta love the fights within Major League Baseball. I mean, hell, this ain't hockey. No one expects a professional ballplayer to just haul off and deck some mouthy batsman. Then again, we relish the moment it happens...

Written by KAT GILL about 10 months ago 347 reads 11 comments
New York Giants: The Reality of Defeat

This week is really beginning to shape into a memorable one. A couple of hours ago, I finally stepped out into the "real world," to go grocery shopping...

Written by KAT GILL about 10 months ago 187 reads 8 comments
New York Giants: The Possibility of Victory

I can talk circles around even the most astute baseball fan. I can come up with facts and stats over intricate situations in baseball games 50 years ago. I can pick out winning race horses at the track, just by watching them run by...

Written by KAT GILL about 10 months ago 302 reads 32 comments

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KAT GILL Article Archive

Forks In The Road and Lightning of Today: 2004 ALCS Reflections

If I Wrote Fortune Cookies Inspired By Bruce Lee

Cisco Kid Was a Friend Of Mine: Yankees Option Francisco Cervelli

Is Josh Beckett Immune From Being Ejected?

Grand Theft Boston: Carl Crawford Steals Six In Nine

Red Sox Lose to Garza: Deja Vu

Chad Gerlach: I Gave Him My Favorite Rock

From The Dusty Archives: How I Became a Yankee Fan

The Arizona Cardinals: More Than Conquerors

Why I Want the Arizona Cardinals to Smack It to the Pittsburgh Steelers

With My Good Eye Closed...

Yankees: The Quintessential Duct Tape Mouth Gag Response To Lack Of MLB Parity

New York Giants: The Reality of Defeat

New York Giants: The Possibility of Victory

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