We are barely into the month of May, and Josh Hamilton already has belted 18 home runs. He currently leads in all of the triple crown categories. As a fan of the Texas Rangers, the early part of the 2012 season has unfolded marvelously. Perhaps the Rangers will make it 3 consecutive World Series trips – and finally win one.
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Christ-Follower Bubba Watson Wins 2012 Masters
We do well to be cautious of putting celebrities on Christian pedestals. However, it is always encouraging when somebody in the public light counts being a Christian as the primary role in life. Such appears to be the case with Bubba Watson.
Check out this section from an article about Bubba’s life and then click on the link for a more detailed story.
Rather, take one look at his Twitter profile and you may figure out what’s different about Watson.
@bubbawatson: Christian. Husband. Daddy. Pro Golfer. Owner of General Lee 1.
And pay close attention to the order.
Watson is an outspoken Christian golfer and he uses his Twitter account — along with his platform as one of the PGA Tour’s magnetic personalities — to share about his faith in Christ.
Basketball & Southern Baptists in Kentucky
On Saturday Louisville and Kentucky will play each other in the Final Four in New Orleans.
Here is a Huffington Post story about the battle: Kentucky V. Louisville: Basketball Armageddon. I found this quote interesting.
College basketball in Kentucky is right behind the Southern Baptist Church in fervency.
I lived for over a decade in the Commonwealth and am a Southern Baptist. I’m not so sure the writer of the article got the order of fervency correct. Fervency is defined as having a passionate intensity. It is rooted in an old word meaning boiling.
Gary Carter: A Godly Influence on the Field and in the Community
Gary Carter (1955-2012)
Gary Carter went to heaven today. The baseball Hall of Fame catcher made an impact on the baseball diamond. He was the iconic player for the Montreal Expos and helped lead the New York Mets to a World Series title.
More important than his accomplishments on the field was the impact he made wherever he went. Carter was a long time resident of Palm Beach county where I live. He first arrived here when he played for West Palm Beach in the minor leagues.
Carter was a member of a great church, Christ Fellowship Church. When we first moved to West Palm Beach, we attended this church. A satellite congregation was meeting across the street from where we lived at the time. That first Easter we attended a large church service held at the amphitheater in West Palm. Carter told his story of becoming a follower of Jesus.
National Signing Day: Not Just A Football Story
For college football fans, today is one of the best days of the off-season. It is National Signing Day. Leading up to this day, high school recruits have been making verbal commitments to the universities who have been wooing them. These verbal commitments, however, are non-binding. Some recruits have changed their minds and their verbal commitments.
If you ask me that is really not a commitment, is it?
Commitments really are not commitments until players sign on the dotted line. College coaches will stand around their fax machines awaiting these signed documents. Once the fax sheets roll out, then the players are committed.
The “Grilled Tebow” … An iconic grilled cheese sandwich | eBayCollege Football’s Most Valuable Teams – Forbes.
Forbes Magazine has released it’s list of the top 20 college football teams according to financial value.
The 20 Most Valuable College Football Teams (number in parentheses is the BCS ranking before bowl games):
- Texas Longhorns – $129 million (24)
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish – $112 million
- Penn State Nittany Lions – $100 million (22)
- LSU Tigers – $96 million (1)
- Michigan Wolverines – $94 million (13)
- Alabama Crimson Tide – $93 million (2)
- Georgia Bulldogs – $90 million (16)
- Arkansas Razorbacks – $89 million (6)
- Auburn Tigers – $88 million (25)
- Oklahoma Sooners – $87 million (14)
- Florida Gators – $86 million
- Tennessee Volunteers – $82 million
- Ohio State Buckeyes – $78 million
- Nebraska Cornhuskers – $77 million (20)
- Wisconsin Badgers – $67 million (10)
- South Carolina Gamecocks – $64 million (9)
- Texas A&M Aggies – $63 million
- USC Trojans – $62 million (5)
- Michigan State Spartans – $59 million (17)
- Iowa Hawkeyes – $48 million
An Answer to Ndamukong Suh’s Question
If you are a football fan, then you have seen the video of Ndamukong Suh (Detroit Lions defensive lineman) pounding the head of an opponent into the turf and then stomping on that player. You probably have also heard the post-game response of Suh.
In his response Suh resorted to a line of defense that is used far too often by people. We might call it the “Why Would I Defense.”
So why would I do something to jeopardize myself and jeopardize my team, first and foremost?
–Ndamukong Suh
Book Review: Pujols by Scott Lamb and Tim Ellsworth
During the past couple of weeks, I have met numerous fans of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team. These fans have arrived in Palm Beach county from the Midwest to watch their beloved Cardinals play during spring training. As I have spoken to these fans, they are all a bit anxious about the future of Albert Pujols.
Pujols is in the final year of his contract with the Cardinals. These fans do not want to see him playing for any other team. They love seeing their favorite player wearing the red and white of St. Louis.
What makes a player this beloved by a team’s fans? Continue Reading…
Tim Tebow’s New ‘Do
Some veterans on the Denver Broncos obviously have a great grasp of history and a sense of humor. This is Tim Tebow’s new haircut courtesy of the rookie hazing tradition of the NFL. LenDale White posted this on his Twitter account.
What I love is that they played on Tebow’s Christian reputation. Good for Tebow for going along with it. It indicates his willingness to be a team guy.
