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Franklin Pierce Adams

Shameless self-promotion: Bardball’s Greatest Hits

March 24, 2011

Since I wasn’t on the What’s on Second Internet radio show this week, I had to get my “me” fix in somehow. My ode to [now former] Mets pitcher Ollie Perez was included in Bardball.com’s 2010’s Greatest Hits!, a collection of baseball poetry. So it’s Frost, Longfellow, Kaplan. End of story. That’s all you need. […]

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The Mets Fans’ Sad Lexicon

March 3, 2011

With apologies to Franklin Pierce Adams: These are the saddest words Mets fans could hear: “Invested with Madoff — we’re broke.” Try to deny, but the answer’s quite clear. “Invested with Madoff — we’re broke.” Major League Baseball lent millions in cash. More dough? “You kidding? That’s it from our stash.” The new baseball season […]

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