Posts Tagged ‘sports’
If you’ve ever been a sports fan, then you understand the delicate concept of jinxes. The notion that every little action can and will have an adverse effect on the outcome. Baseball in particular, perhaps because it is our nation’s oldest [and therefore most awesome] sport seems to permeate with these various forms of superstitions. Players of course [...]
Here at Raccoon Toons, Matt Cain is our favorite baseball player. It’s not just because of his incredible pitching. It’s not just because of his presence on the mound in a baseball game. It’s not just because of his amazing consistency in excellence. And it’s not because he leads my fantasy baseball teams to victory virtually every [...]
Happy Opening Day baseball fans!! May our season be filled with homeruns, daring plays, flirtations with 98mph, and a good strike-out-to-walk ratio. Also, MATT CAIN!!!
We’re almost there people. Just a little more. Just one more week. We can do this. One more week and life begins anew. One more week and that beautiful and glorious game known as baseball season will begin it’s yearly rebirth, thus freeing us from the shackles of the cold and miserable winter. And we, [...]
I am back from my vacation!! I had a really fun trip. I got home to discover that my baseball song has officially made its way onto iTunes. Pretty sweet! You can find it on iTunes by clicking here. If you missed the cartoon that features the song, you can view it here: http://www.raccoontoons.com/baseball.html Good to [...]
Not too long ago I was a finalist for a very fancy “dream job” for Major League Baseball. They wanted someone who could write well, who would be entertaining on camera, and who lives for baseball. Needless to say, I was a prime candidate even before they received my awesome video. They ended up flying [...]
Every now and then I like to do comic strips for people as “thank yous.” In this case, I drew this one a while back from my good friend Steve who gave me tickets to a ballgame some time ago. Aside from being an all around great guy, Steve is also one heck of a [...]
This is baseball. It’s not just a game played between a set of white chalk lines on a field. It’s not just a player throwing a ball, or another swinging a bat. It’s history. It’s community. It’s family. It’s generations. In 1987 I watched my first baseball game with my father. As a transplant to [...]