tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19360670.post7415750774270129870..comments2024-03-25T03:20:57.659-04:00Comments on My Daily Struggles: Significant Moments: Homospatiality -- On Wrestling, Boxing, and BaseballMy Daily Struggleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785498459884222234noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19360670.post-91023056026066506732013-01-26T14:57:54.501-05:002013-01-26T14:57:54.501-05:00My name, Gary, was suggested to my mother by my si...My name, Gary, was suggested to my mother by my sister. My 6-year-old sister had a crush on a classmate named Gary. In effect, I took my name conferred by my sister (like Siegmund in Wagner's opera, Die Walkure).My Daily Struggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12785498459884222234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19360670.post-47190484714183444932010-09-08T11:00:32.652-04:002010-09-08T11:00:32.652-04:00In Act 1 of Wagner's opera Die Walkure, Siegmu...In Act 1 of Wagner's opera <i>Die Walkure,</i> Siegmund takes his name conferred by his sister Sieglinde.<br /><br />In Act 2 of the opera the god Wotan intervenes in a fight between his son, Siegmund, and Siegmund's nemesis, Hunding, allowing Hunding to kill Siegmund.My Daily Struggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12785498459884222234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19360670.post-14288381880556531122010-09-08T10:56:58.024-04:002010-09-08T10:56:58.024-04:00Koufax is remembered as one of the outstanding Jew...Koufax is remembered as one of the outstanding Jewish athletes in American sports. His decision not to pitch Game 1 of the 1965 World Series because it fell on Yom Kippur garnered national attention as an example of <i>conflict between social pressures and personal beliefs.</i>My Daily Struggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12785498459884222234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19360670.post-41642619575610699192010-09-08T10:51:18.357-04:002010-09-08T10:51:18.357-04:00Robert Pinsky used to be Poet Laureate of the Unit...Robert Pinsky used to be Poet Laureate of the United States.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_PinskyMy Daily Struggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12785498459884222234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19360670.post-43048344987293976532010-09-08T10:39:45.496-04:002010-09-08T10:39:45.496-04:00"There is also a similarity between Tim Lince..."There is also a similarity between Tim Lincecum and Sandy Koufax, as they both hold the ball very low after breaking their hands. Speaking of Koufax, I must admit I'm not a huge fan of his mechanics. He doesn't have much hip rotation, which means that as a power pitcher he has to generate the velocity largely with his arm. Similarly, Reds prospect Sam LeCure doesn't coil up his body, but unlike Koufax he can't offset it by generating top notch velocity with his arm."My Daily Struggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12785498459884222234noreply@blogger.com