What He Is
What He Did
Cliff Lee lived solely in the moment, allowing no sensory or mental disturbances to detract him from his mission--to shut down the high scoring Yankees in their home stadium.Practice Yoga. Practice Daoism. Watch the Phillies.
34 cruel utterances:
I didn't watch - I'm so ashamed.
Anybody who shuts out the Yanks is alright with me tho. (Sorry Lou, we had a few good times, but that was then....)
I have not "seen" you in a while, watching the Phillies huh?
You know I love you Susan, but it's not over yet... ;)
Loving the Phillies.
Ok if that's what rocks your boat :)
You are right, Enemy, when you achieve mastery, this is what you say and do:
"This is the same game I’ve been playing my whole life, and this is the stage that I’ve wanted to get to from a little kid,” he said. “Now that I’m here, I’ve already put all the work in. There’s no sense being nervous and worried. It’s time to go out there and let my talents and skills take over and execute pitches.”- Cliff Lee
His self assuredness last night was something worth watching.
Are they on Food Network?
I have this site bookmarked for some reason, but I don't know who you are. Duh-leted. :p
And check your AOL e-mail addy once in a while.
Uh oh. Yanks aren't going down without a fight. But I'm pulling for the Phillies.
Hi Susan,
Many talented, cool as a cucumber kind of guys have lost games also.
So what if Cliff Lee loses the next game he pitches?
I think they are making to big of a deal over his 'being relaxed' because it is magnified in the World Series.
It also goes the other way when somebody is the goat during a world Series. It is never forgotten and sometimes ruins lives.
ahh the practice of horsehide roundwrapped yoga... what beautiful examples of Ekapadasana and Virabhadrasana II (top half). thank you for those pictures. it is good to see your passion peek out again from underneath the overwhelming nature of the burdens you have chosen to deal through on your path.
iam just about finished up with an intensive summer/fall of remodel/reroofing yoga
here in the desert and am headed back to philly...
Namaste
Happy Samhain!
GW: Possibly. And it was against the Yankees, who have the best record in baseball. But I still found it amazing.
Deb: I know, my New Yorker friend, that you are loyal to that famous team. I actually like Derek Jeter as a player. A-Rod drives me nuts, and don't get me started on Johnny D--we ridicule him every time he comes to the plate. I respect the Yankees manager--good ballplayer in his day and he is a smart man. But the Yanks will lose.
Grant: Oh, what have I done? It's me! I've been a bad blogger. I've barely checked my email period. Give me another chance.
ER: If you lived here and didn't watch, you simply would not be one of the herd. I am the herd--the Borg.
Piktor: I read that and it made me think he was just more awesome than ever.
SJ: Boat floated.
WM: I've never watched the Food Network. What's that? I am too busy escaping reality by cheering on my favorite baseball teams.
Mr. C: Good man! I cannot wait for tonight's game. I tell you--Philly is more into sports than Chicago and I never dreamed I would ever say that.
Ball of Light: I am serious--that focus, that calm--it's yogic. I watched the man and felt I understood the meaning of life for the first time ever. Happy Samhein to you too!
WhiteMist: I've been busy at work, so my blogging/online interaction with folks has been fairly poor--I am really bad at even answering my email. This should end by mid-December.
Peach Tart: Bless you, my friend.
Don't look like pumpkin chuckin' to me?
You know when a Philly sports story has phrases like these, it's gotta be good!~"Greg Luzinski, a portly slugger who played left field like a brontosaurus flailing in a tar pit" "fans labeled Lindros a crybaby for his inability to shrug off severe cerebral traumas" "In Philly-speak, Donovan McNabb is a hypersensitive choke artist" "Randall Cunningham’s retreat into an alternate golden-shoelace universe after every loss" "Larry Bowa’s angry-Chihuahua tantrums... fans welcomed the conniptions" "Steve Carlton’s icy silence and strange practice rituals made him an Age of Aquarius enigma — Brian Wilson with a hard slider —" and more...
I hate the way you have put it.
The solution to all the problem is so simple and yet I can't implement it.Makes me look weak in front of myself.
Enemy, the link does not work because I misplaced a letter in the HTML. This link does work~Wacky Philly story
Hi Susan,
That calm-yogic stuff is behind 3-1. Time to bring out some grieving-yogic stuff to heal your pain, hehehehe
Sorry, I like to tease:)
Des: I am about to eat my words--oh, Cliff Lee pitched tonight--another win. The path is on.
GW: The Phillies in general have played like shit--thank God for Lee. The only ones who are hitting the ball consistently are Jayson Worth and Utley. What happened to RBIs? That is why the Yankees may end up taking the series and I am not impressed with them. We are just playing worse.
Piktor: Thanks, mate!
Susan,
Win or lose.... rain or shine..... you are a heck of a woman with good game, and you make me smile.
What if the Philly team was to be judged as a ship by a concerned onlooker and said "Lord, that is one ugly ship. Maybe she looks better from another angle, like my high school prom date, who had a good side and a bad side."
Anyway, will the -so far- ugly team win the crown or come up short. Will the Bronx multi-million-dollar pretty boys prevail. I won't be surprised if the uglies lose this time. I won't be surprised if they dig themselves out of the hole, either. GO PHILLIES !!
Too bad you can't clone him three times so that the Phillies could have a real starting rotation.
Actually, I think Pedro will do well enough to propel the Phills into a game 7. Despite Philadelphia's problems hitting lefties, they looked okay against Pettite.
Today is a good day to be a dog.
A man decides to live it up. Him, his friends and a bottle of wine. But a corkscrew is not to be found.Would that damp his celebratory mood, his bacchanalian impulses, his bohemian transgressive drive?
Pedro pitched a good game in game 2, but the Phillies lost because they didn't hit the ball. I figured it was game away jitters and didn't think much of it. Yesterday, Pedro simply wasn't ready--he knew what to do and he was great in key situations (that strikeout of A-Rod was a work of art) but he couldn't hold back the other Yankees. I think he didn't have enough rest and he was overconfident. But I also think that the Phillies needed to get more men on base and hit the damn ball! Finally Howard did something to earn his fat check, but it was a little too late. I only wish Utley could have gotten another homer so that he could have broken Reggie Jackson's record. Yanks have lousy pitching minus Pellitere who I admire and Rivera--don't really see the big deal about CC--good, but more like Burnett. Yanks didn't even try that hard; Phillies didn't come through where it mattered AS A TEAM. I hope they look hard at their game structure over the off season. Everyone hates Cole Hammel now, which I think is unfair, and Brad Lynch, which is probably deserved. It really sucks to lose to the Yankees of all teams, but what can you do. They won it and they deserve to be congratulated.
Enemy, the way I see it, the Phillies were not humiliated. They did not score as much as they should, Yanks scored more runs, they won.
Two exasperating things: Cliff Lee and Jason Utley carrying their team on their own and that's it. They were consistent throughout as should be expected in a championship team and championship players. Number two: Ryan Howard's 13 strikeouts. Just to write this last fact makes one understand everything.
The good people of Holland have made the complete Van Gogh letters available on line~Vincent letters
hey CV..... me a mommy now!!
yep, thats where i was! :)
Neers, I have never read a comment like yours. It is awesome.
Your new baby has blessed the world with joy and hope. My heartfelt congratulations to you and your family.
I jist comz by to sayz Hi!. OK?
Neers, I will be by. Motherhood rocks.
Alex, I look at your picture everyday on my journal and my tea mug.
Piktor, you are so kind.
He is cranking the alpha brain waves, right???
Enemy, saw this photo and my first thought was: 'CV's libido'
Close, but not Eric Bana!
I'm a little disappointed. The guy is a top dancer at NYC's ABT. Of course, what does a male know about feminine libido, anyway!
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