Comments on: ‘Is This Heaven?’ “No, It’s Iowa.” http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/2008/08/01/is-this-heaven-no-its-iowa/ Frequently wrong, never in doubt Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:42:29 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: Owen Lawson http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/2008/08/01/is-this-heaven-no-its-iowa/comment-page-1/#comment-115972 Owen Lawson Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:20:42 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=1520#comment-115972 Kids who live around me don't play catch any more. That saddens me but maybe the line that you referenced can help me here. Maybe, its about seeking heaven right here in the fruit of your efforts and sharing it in a manner that allows others to dream beyond their realities. Ok that's my thought...from the brain of a White Sox fan! ! ! Cubs still in first say it ain't so. Kids who live around me don’t play catch any more. That saddens me but maybe the line that you referenced can help me here. Maybe, its about seeking heaven right here in the fruit of your efforts and sharing it in a manner that allows others to dream beyond their realities.

Ok that’s my thought…from the brain of a White Sox fan! ! ! Cubs still in first say it ain’t so.

]]> By: Conrad http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/2008/08/01/is-this-heaven-no-its-iowa/comment-page-1/#comment-115806 Conrad Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:15:27 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=1520#comment-115806 Playing pickle was always the 3-person rundown situation (you know, a guy caught between bases). Playing pickle was always the 3-person rundown situation (you know, a guy caught between bases).

]]> By: Frank Booth http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/2008/08/01/is-this-heaven-no-its-iowa/comment-page-1/#comment-115803 Frank Booth Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:37:35 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=1520#comment-115803 have one vs. play.... I guess it depends where you grew up. I grew up saying playing catch with my friends, but having a catch with my father. My wife grew up elsewhere and she calls it "playing pickle." have one vs. play….

I guess it depends where you grew up. I grew up saying playing catch with my friends, but having a catch with my father.

My wife grew up elsewhere and she calls it “playing pickle.”

]]> By: Robert Hruzek http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/2008/08/01/is-this-heaven-no-its-iowa/comment-page-1/#comment-115795 Robert Hruzek Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:00:26 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=1520#comment-115795 "... play a catch..." It's a movie about a guy who plows his corn field under to build a baseball diamond for ghost players from the past including his father... and THAT'S the part that doesn't ring true? :-D But I'm glad you brought that up, GL; it's the one line that always bugged me too. “… play a catch…”

It’s a movie about a guy who plows his corn field under to build a baseball diamond for ghost players from the past including his father… and THAT’S the part that doesn’t ring true? :-D

But I’m glad you brought that up, GL; it’s the one line that always bugged me too.

]]> By: Conrad http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/2008/08/01/is-this-heaven-no-its-iowa/comment-page-1/#comment-115784 Conrad Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:50:34 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=1520#comment-115784 Yeah, as I recall, a lot of the strikes were swings in defense! The Ryne Duren reference is perfect. He used to always make sure to throw one to the backstop when he was warming up so that the batters were light on their feet! For those of you that don't know, GL was the only catcher that could actually catch my wildness. I was just honing his edge! Yeah, as I recall, a lot of the strikes were swings in defense! The Ryne Duren reference is perfect. He used to always make sure to throw one to the backstop when he was warming up so that the batters were light on their feet!

For those of you that don’t know, GL was the only catcher that could actually catch my wildness. I was just honing his edge!

]]> By: wwds http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/2008/08/01/is-this-heaven-no-its-iowa/comment-page-1/#comment-115783 wwds Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:47:03 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=1520#comment-115783 Ah-ha...we played catch, didn't we, we did not have one? If I recall correctly, you were the Bob Feller of the town back then, threw hard fast, but not all that sure where it would end up. It might have been THOSE glasses...wait, Ryne Duren comes to mind...now THERE is an old reference.... Ah-ha…we played catch, didn’t we, we did not have one? If I recall correctly, you were the Bob Feller of the town back then, threw hard fast, but not all that sure where it would end up. It might have been THOSE glasses…wait, Ryne Duren comes to mind…now THERE is an old reference….

]]> By: Conrad http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/2008/08/01/is-this-heaven-no-its-iowa/comment-page-1/#comment-115780 Conrad Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:11:37 +0000 http://blogs.jobdig.com/wwds/?p=1520#comment-115780 I would love to know how many hours I spent as a kid playing catch. Bliss! Do any kids do that anymore? I would love to know how many hours I spent as a kid playing catch. Bliss! Do any kids do that anymore?

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