[Editor's note: I've been bombarding you with coverage of the Rockies this year.  In an effort to bring some balance to the force,  I found a fan of the Phillies to give you his perspective of the Rockies - Phillies NLDS series.  Evan Kline is a frequent vistor to The Soap Boxers and is the [...]

Former commissioner Bart Giamatti (yes, father of the actor Paul Giamatti) said it best in his essay The Green Fields of the Mind. Here is the short version of his masterpiece: It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it [...]

Three teams were quickly eliminated from the playoffs, with the Dodgers bouncing the Cardinals, the Yankees beating the Twins, and the Angels defeating the Red Sox. All three of those series went the minimum three games. The most heartbreaking loss had to be the Cardinals loss in game two of their series. Holliday had hit [...]

Last Week: Straight Up – 11-9 ATS: 10-10 For the Year: Straight Up – 62-30 ATS: 46-46 Meh…so so week for me….Some interesting games this week. Thursday Nebraska (-2.5) @ Missouri – Pelini has had this on the calendar since the embarrassment in Lincoln last year.  NE 27- Mizz – 10 Saturday Boston College @ [...]

Myron Buford climbed out his apartment window and sat down on the ledge outside. This was nothing new for Myron. He would, on occasion, sit on the ledge and observe the frenzy occurring ten floors below – people racing to and from in the great rat race of life, as well and the infrequent appearance [...]

This marks the 300th article in the history of The Soap Boxers!  We’re actually a bit above 300, as a small handful of articles were removed for  various (but very good) reasons.  By our formal counting, we’re at 300, though. I was hoping that article #300 would be a splashy, fantastic article.  However, my productivity has really [...]

Apparently in prisoner exchange programs in the Middle East an Israeli life is worth more than an Arab life. While in theory some may agree with this since the Arabs vastly outnumber the Israelis and the extremists that Israel deals with really don’t hold much respect for the life of their enemies much less their [...]

Colorado Rockies Can the magic carpet ride continue? Huh – do you really think I’m going to throw my team under the bus? The Rockies dug themselves a huge hole early in the season, and played well enough the rest of the season to be on the cusp of the top record in the National [...]

Rockies My Colorado Rockies started the season 20-32. They had the second worst record in the National League, trailing only the dreadful Washington Nationals. Heading into Saturday’s game with the Dodgers, the Rockies’ record stood at 92-68. Not only was this the best in franchise history, but it also left the Rockies within striking distance [...]

I am not following the current battle in the USA where Barack Obama is putting in his health care plan.  I don’t know if and when it will actually happen.  For those who are against it (or even for it) here are some thoughts from someone who has known only universal health care. Here is [...]