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Author Mary Beth Ellis

Mary Beth Ellis

Proud aunt Mary Beth Ellis is a freelance writer and college teacher who lives in Cincinnati, OH. She is the hostess of the video podcast "Star Wars Thoughts and Prayers." Her first book, Drink to the Lasses, was published in 2006. Her second, a collection of essays about shadowing Ohio State's marching band, is underway.

Baseball Is Life: Straight Up

Mary Beth Ellis
07/31/2017
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This week I am headed to Washington DC to straighten everybody out. I apologize, fellow Americans, for not getting around to this sooner. Meanwhile, the Reds are, as of this writing, staring down the barrel of... Read More...

Baseball Is Life: The Future of the Donkey

Mary Beth Ellis
07/24/2017
7
My husband, Josh The Pilot, is a pilot, and as he is a pilot, we live an unconventional life. He’s home, and then he’s not. He’s coming back, and then he isn’t. Sometimes he’s... Read More...

Baseball Is Life: We Can’t Have Nice Things

Mary Beth Ellis
07/10/2017
5
This week, in my continuing effort to flee the season, I wound up in Salisbury, Maryland, and it quickly became a desperate search to understand why anyone lives there. The humidity was approximately eight thou... Read More...

Baseball Is Life: The Geography of Sport

Mary Beth Ellis
07/03/2017
3
With the Reds dropping 13 of their last 14, I fled the city and took nothing with me but two very large suitcases, many barrettes, and a plastic bag full of other, smaller plastic bags. I went West. I am most m... Read More...

Baseball Is Life: #NeverForget

Mary Beth Ellis
06/26/2017
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It was such a normal summer day, one with sunshine and birds and baseball. There was no indication when we got up on the morning of Saturday, June 24, 2017, that we would go to bed that night a changed populace... Read More...

Baseball Is Life: Top Eleven Ways to Combat a Losing Streak

Mary Beth Ellis
06/19/2017
18
Nine. Nine. Nine. Nine. Nine. Nine. Nine. Nine. Nine. 1) Soul searching “Have we honored Pete Rose enough? I mean really, really honored him? Have we sacrificed animals at the intersection of Meh... Read More...

Baseball Is Life: Friendly Activity Suggestions for Bronson Arroyo

Mary Beth Ellis
06/12/2017
7
Look, we all like Bronson Arroyo here. We also like unhittable pitching. We do not like seeing the quite likable Arroyo’s head whip around game after game to watch his pitches sail back over his head. B... Read More...

Baseball Is Life: Five Things We Miss About Riverfront Stadium

Mary Beth Ellis
06/05/2017
17
Largely Unidentifiable Concession Stand Offerings:  A trip to a current Reds game means that an out of town guest may sample the vast majority of the unique cuisine Cincinnati has to offer without leaving Gr... Read More...

Baseball Is Life: In the Driver’s Seat

Mary Beth Ellis
05/29/2017
5
I am the first person—and certainly the first woman-- I’ve ever met who openly admits to being a terrible driver. Directionally, technically, mechanically:  I’m bad at all of it and I wi... Read More...

Baseball Is Life: The Ascent of Rally Bird

Mary Beth Ellis
05/22/2017
5
For the second week in a row, your regularly scheduled evergreen-style Baseball is Life has been bumped by breaking news. Last week was The Game That Would Not End. This week:  Rally Bird. The Reds were min... Read More...

Baseball Is Life: When Both Teams Hate You

Mary Beth Ellis
05/15/2017
17
At what point the Reds-Giants seventeen-inning marathon did you realize that this was dumb and you hated yourself? Probably about the same time both teams made the same discovery: “Both these teams hate ... Read More...

Baseball Is Life: Refeeding Syndrome

Mary Beth Ellis
05/08/2017
8
There exists a malady known as “refeeding syndrome,” in which a starving person experiences further physical distress after suddenly receiving nutrients. In other words, you can die from eating too ... Read More...
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