Where do they find the time?
I don’t know where some people come up with their ideas. More power to them, but this is a level of creativity and organization that I can’t match, but the talent and dedication is apparent. First, it was the guy…
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Talkin’ Barroid
I was impressed with the sampling of various columns I read following Bonds’ milestone. Most acknowledged the record while putting it into the context of the rumors and suspicions. MLB.com’s Mike Bauman: Barry Bonds’ record may be a tribute to…
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In a change for baseball, A-Rod says something
An article in The New Yorker this week (and last week, this being a well-deserved double issue) sorts out some misconceptions when it comes to famous quotations. Sherlock Holmes never said “Elementary, my dear Watson.” Neither Ingrid Bergman nor anyone…
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Say this for Gary Sheffield: He knows how to draw attention
I was a little behind on my reading last week (nevermind how far behind I was on my blogging the last two weeks…), so I only got to the once-famous, now-way-in-the-past New York magazine interview with Gary Sheffield. Forget about…
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Ted Robinson, let’s have lunch
Another reason I am growing to love Mets announcer Ted Robinson (other than the alma mater we have in common) is that he took a moment to use the Telestrator a moment ago to ridicule the Astros for their “pennant”…
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Vote for Pedro
Is there no baseball etiquette anymore? What happened to the days when no one would mention a no-hitter in progress? Fans would wink and nod, but say no more. Announcers would work around it with phrases like, “the Mets have…
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As seen on the radio
I don’t often read in bed anymore, another lost pastime swallowed up into the sensory overload brought on by digital cable and sleep timers on the TV. But tonight, as I spread out in the center of our queen-size bed,…
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Embedded baseball writing
Tom Verducci’s outstanding first-person account of his five days spent as a player with the Toronto Blue Jays is a fascinating look into a major-league clubhouse. Spring training is definitely the time to do it. Had he managed to gain…
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Minaya knows when to let go
This week’s New York magazine has a great article on Omar Minaya and the Mets. It delves into Minaya’s professional history and his plan of action after returning to the Mets at GM back in September. I took particular note…