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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Wed, 30 May 2012 20:26:26 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Blog</title><subtitle>Blog</subtitle><id>http://masterofnothing.com/blog/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://masterofnothing.com/blog/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://masterofnothing.com/blog/atom.xml"/><updated>2012-05-30T05:58:51Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Mississippi Calling Out.</title><id>http://masterofnothing.com/blog/2012/5/29/mississippi-calling-out.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://masterofnothing.com/blog/2012/5/29/mississippi-calling-out.html"/><author><name>Will Martin</name></author><published>2012-05-29T14:32:00Z</published><updated>2012-05-29T14:32:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Lots of talk that Roy Oswalt is going to come to the Rangers, and soon! In light of injuries to men like Roy Halladay, Neftali Feliz, and Jered Weaver for some time the Mississippi native was receiving many a request to come pitch elsewhere.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Memorial Musing Monday!</title><id>http://masterofnothing.com/blog/2012/5/28/memorial-musing-monday.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://masterofnothing.com/blog/2012/5/28/memorial-musing-monday.html"/><author><name>Will Martin</name></author><published>2012-05-28T12:21:00Z</published><updated>2012-05-28T12:21:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Jim Thorpe born this day in 1888. In his own way Thorpe made Thunder of his own with his athletic prowess. A male Babe Didrickson who excelled at any sport from baseball to track to football. Voted the greatest athlete of the first half of the 20th Century. Thorpe was also your first ever NFL commisioner in 1920. And now you know...]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Quite a Dizzying Finish!</title><id>http://masterofnothing.com/blog/2012/5/27/quite-a-dizzying-finish.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://masterofnothing.com/blog/2012/5/27/quite-a-dizzying-finish.html"/><author><name>Will Martin</name></author><published>2012-05-27T14:01:00Z</published><updated>2012-05-27T14:01:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Punch drunk might be one way to describe the finish in Arlington yesterday. In 94 degree heat there was a 13 inning affair for the Rangers and Blue Jays. Josh Hamilton with a huge contribution on a 1-2 count with Texas trailing by a run. After a drought of going deep since his 4 homer affair in Baltimore on May 8th home cooking has been more than amenable for Captain Whammy Hammy.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>That Was Some Cruz Missile!</title><id>http://masterofnothing.com/blog/2012/5/26/that-was-some-cruz-missile.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://masterofnothing.com/blog/2012/5/26/that-was-some-cruz-missile.html"/><author><name>Will Martin</name></author><published>2012-05-26T12:53:00Z</published><updated>2012-05-26T12:53:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Of course this will be a historic weekend in Arlington. Sunday the 27th will mark the 23rd home date the Texas Rangers have played. They will also surpass the 1 million mark for fan attendance. This is the fastest Texas has hit that mark in their history.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>A Myriad of Memorial Memories!</title><id>http://masterofnothing.com/blog/2012/5/25/a-myriad-of-memorial-memories.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://masterofnothing.com/blog/2012/5/25/a-myriad-of-memorial-memories.html"/><author><name>Will Martin</name></author><published>2012-05-25T13:02:00Z</published><updated>2012-05-25T13:02:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Over the years I have accrued many a Memorial Day memory that has stuck with me. Usually associated with sports or a celebrity moment on the sly. I also harken back to a tragic incident that still haunts me from 33 years ago this very day while a freshman in Northern Illinois. More on that in a moment.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Ever The Straight Shooter!</title><id>http://masterofnothing.com/blog/2012/5/24/ever-the-straight-shooter.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://masterofnothing.com/blog/2012/5/24/ever-the-straight-shooter.html"/><author><name>Will Martin</name></author><published>2012-05-24T13:18:00Z</published><updated>2012-05-24T13:18:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[January 1963 America was mourning the loss of Marilyn Monroe and fearing what could have been with the just averted Cuban Missile Crisis. To this day these events of October 1962 are such that I am told by those in the know that we will never understand much less comprehend just how close to a war we were. Overseas there was a new threat with Russia and Mr. Khruschev. He would not bury us! A certain couple now had some plans in place.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Three and A Half (Bleeping) Pages?!?</title><id>http://masterofnothing.com/blog/2012/5/23/three-and-a-half-bleeping-pages.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://masterofnothing.com/blog/2012/5/23/three-and-a-half-bleeping-pages.html"/><author><name>Will Martin</name></author><published>2012-05-23T13:54:00Z</published><updated>2012-05-23T13:54:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Bartender Gary is a HUGE Yankee fan being from the Jersey shore and all. As he was talking shop with this morning he reminded me of an incident that was the precursor of what was to come with the rookie this day in 1977.  Not so much rookie as in age, rather in terms of how to handle the media...and teammates...wrongly!]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Lyrics From A Beatles Tune!</title><id>http://masterofnothing.com/blog/2012/5/22/lyrics-from-a-beatles-tune.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://masterofnothing.com/blog/2012/5/22/lyrics-from-a-beatles-tune.html"/><author><name>Will Martin</name></author><published>2012-05-22T13:41:00Z</published><updated>2012-05-22T13:41:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Ten years prior to Carson hanging it up his friend David Letterman began doing Late Night with the hope of replacing him on 5/22/92. That was also Johnny's hope. It was not to be as NBC performed another classic screw-up of talent being dissed. Jay Leno instead got the nod, for better or worse. Its all window dressing now.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Beyond Ruthian!</title><id>http://masterofnothing.com/blog/2012/5/9/beyond-ruthian.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://masterofnothing.com/blog/2012/5/9/beyond-ruthian.html"/><author><name>Will Martin</name></author><published>2012-05-09T14:16:00Z</published><updated>2012-05-09T14:16:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Prior to last night the Texas Rangers never had a guy hit four home runs in a game. You'd have to go back to September 2003 for the last time a feat of this nature last happened with Carlos Delgado. Shawn Green did the trick as a Dodger back in 2002 in Milwaukee.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>All In The Extended Family...</title><id>http://masterofnothing.com/blog/2012/5/7/all-in-the-extended-family-1.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://masterofnothing.com/blog/2012/5/7/all-in-the-extended-family-1.html"/><author><name>Will Martin</name></author><published>2012-05-07T13:38:00Z</published><updated>2012-05-07T13:38:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[While noting that said game was heading into the 14th and 15th innings I had what can only be described as a Twilight Texas Ranger moment. This happened at some point in the 13th or 14th inning. I first noticed the managers in each dugout for the Orioles and Red Sox. I saw Buck Showalter and Bobby Valentine. At one time each man skippered the Rangers.]]></summary></entry></feed>
