All Posts Tagged With: "sports"

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A Father’s Pride: Helping His Son Become a Star

Most dads dream about his little boy playing college football or being a major league baseball player. It is in the Dad DNA. But mostly, it is a dream so that we can keep our mind from wandering during all those never ending T-Ball games. I lived that dream and I thought my, er, our story would be helpful to others.

19Sep2008 | Jeremy | 7 comments | Continued
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5 Life Lessons the Olympics Can Help Teach Kids

The Olympics have always inspired me. One of my earliest memories is of sitting on the living room floor of our home in 1976 watching the Summer Olympic games in Montreal. It was a small black-and-white TV, but I was still enthralled with the many athletes from around the world.

10Aug2008 | Jeremy | 13 comments | Continued
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Fantasy Baseball Makes a Long Season More Fun

The Washington Nationals host the Atlanta Braves to kick off the 2008 Major League Baseball season, but the thing that I’m most excited about is the start of Fantasy Baseball. This is my 16th year playing Fantasy sports, and I’m pretty optimistic about my chances to win it all this year!
Thanks to all of [...]

30Mar2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued
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Help Me Pick #3 Spot in Fantasy Baseball Draft

Thanks again to everyone for helping me to pick my fantasy baseball Keepers. As a reminder, I ended up keeping Hanley Ramirez, SS Florida Marlins, Carlos Lee, OF Houston Astros, and Russell Martin, C LA Dodgers. Now, with the official draft only a few days away, I need your help again.
I’ve got the [...]

26Mar2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued
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Fantasy Baseball Fun Activity for Dads

I want to thank everyone who participated in the poll to Pick My Fantasy Baseball Keepers - Batters Only. The winning picks were Carolos Lee, OF Houston Astros, and Russell Martin, C, LA Dodgers. These two excellent players, along with my obvious choice of Hanley Ramirez, SS, Florida Marlins will certainly get me off [...]

11Mar2008 | Jeremy | 0 comments | Continued
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Pick My Fantasy Baseball Keepers - Batters Only

Alright Dads, I need your help. It’s almost time for Fantasy Baseball, and I’ve got some tough decisions to make this year. I play in two leagues, one of which is a Keeper format.

It’s a 10 team league, and each team gets to keep 3 batters. We’re changing things up this year and having a [...]

29Feb2008 | Jeremy | 2 comments | Continued
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New Years Resolutions for Dad

Here are some helpful New Year’s Resolutions for Dads to think about doing in 2008:
1. Spend more time with the kids than I do watching baseball, basketball or football on TV.
2. Tell Mom and the kids that I love them at least one time every day.
3. Spend more money on fun family activities than I [...]

1Jan2008 | Jeremy | 1 comment | Continued