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Cover boy Joey Votto of the Reds merits a major profile by L. Jon Wertheim, while Tom Verducci ponders the magic (and surprising) season to date. Other baseball items include Bruce Chen’s piece on September call-ups; Lee Jenkins on Miguel Tejeda; and Ben Reiter on the Twins.
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Yes! The double “Where are they now” issue! The mag includes pieces on Orel Hershiser, Stan Musial (by Joe Posnanski), and the print edition has a page comparing the managerial careers of Lou Pinella vs. Lou Brown, probably more well known by the actor who portrayed him, James Gannon. Gannon died July 16 at the [...]
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So here’s a list of unusual injuries sustained by players this season, courtesy of SI.com’s Hot Clicks blog: – Feb. 12: Brad Bergesen, Orioles: Strained his shoulder filming a TV commercial for the team. – May 29: Kendry Morales, Angels: Broke his leg celebrating a walk-off home run at home plate. – June 30: Luke [...]
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The issue went to press too soon to include the passing of George Steinbrenner. Instead the main story was the aftermath of “The Decision.” Baseball stories include: A Tom Verducci profile of the Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera, who’s been putting up Triple Crown numbers so far. A look at the Cliff Lee trade. Who’s MLB’s most [...]
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Serena Williams wins covers honor for her Wimbledon victory. Baseball items include: Which shortstop has the best range? Tom Verducci on this year’s (young) All-Star selections L. Jon Wertheim on the woes that have befallen the Pirates, complete with sidebar
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With five no-hitters in the book (depending on your philosophy) in the books, SI‘s cover story by Albert Chen considers the dominance of pitchers in 2010. Whoa. I was just about to link to this story and this is what I got. Will someone please tell Apple there are still a few of us who [...]
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Sorry, no major baseball stories this week. Just wanted to let you know.
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Nationals phenom Stephen Strasburg is the latest to contend with the dreaded SI cover curse. Albert Chen does the editorial honors with this profile and a sidebar, which I’m guessing looks much better in the magazine than on the website. The other baseball feature, written by Pablo Torre, considers Ian Snell and others who suffer [...]
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Fimrite, a wonderful feature writers for Sports Illustrated, among other publications, died April 30. For some reason it took two weeks for his obituary to be published. Among Fimrite’s baseball books are The World Series: A History of Baseball’s Fall Classic, and Birth of a Fan.
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The cover story features Shaquille O’Neill and the Cavs playoff run. Baseball items include a tribute to Ernie Harwell and his generation of broadcasters by Michael Rosenberg a quick look at Bill Madden’s bio on George Steinbrenner an assessment of the suddenly faltering San Diego Padres and the more successful Tampa Bay Rays
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Cover story: Athletes behaving badly (and that was before Lawrence Taylor). The main baseball story is a profile of Carlos Pena and the Tampa Bay Rays, by Ben Reiter. Other baseball items include: A mini-review of Josh Wilker’s Cardboard Gods (but, hey, just getting your book mentioned in SI is a coup). Ben Reiter’s brief [...]
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Baseball takes center stage once again as Tom Verducci has a roundtable with the Yankees’ Mt. Rushmore: Jeter, Posasda, Rivera, and Pettitte. Also, Joe Lemire on Carlos Zambrano, the Cubs’ new middle relief man.
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The NFL Draft takes center stage. Don’t know about you, but I’m tired of other sports — most notably football — turning into a year-round, attention-hogging entity. Not to get too philosophical, but there’s something to be said about absence making the heart grow fonder. Without darkness, there’s no light. Without sour, you don’t appreciate [...]
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The Masters took center stage this week; congrats to Phil Mickelson. Tom Verducci gives Jason Heyward the treatment in “Legend Before His Time.” (Note to editors: Please, please, please, don’t put Heyward on the cover.) Joe Sheehan on how the Twins are coping without their All-Star closer And a very brief review of Tim Wendel’s [...]
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Baseball’s opening games took a back seat to the Duke Blue Devils and the NCAAs. Baseball items were basically limited to a profile of pitcher Wandy Rodriguez and other possible break-out pitchers of 2010.
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Sorry, about the lateness. Life and everything, you know. The Baseball Preview issue. Yes! So, of course, you’re going to have the team profiles. Yada, yada, yada. One-page wonders that list the projected starting lineup, a statistical nugget, a “player to watch,” and a “modest proposal” on how to make the team better. The major [...]
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Actually, I suppose this is last week’s news, but since there are several baseball items worth noting, here goes: An item about Sen. Jim Bunning, who displays the same bulldog tenacity on Capitol Hill as he did the pitching hill. A profile on Orioles catcher Mark Wieters by Tom Verducci and a sidebar on the [...]
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Lee Jenkins’ profile of the Mets’ David Wright is the only baseball piece in this issue, which concentrates on post-Olympics stories.
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The Olympics are over. So is football. Pro hockey and basketball are winding down and it’s a wee bit early for March Madness. So baseball’s back. Tim Marchman praises “the G.M.’s who made the savviest moves of the off-season” Tom Verducci on the early buzz in spring training camp Albert Chen on run prevention as [...]
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In my "day job," I'm the features and sports editor for a weekly New Jersey newspaper. I'm also the editor of the Bibliography Committee Newsletter for the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR).
I did a piece on the award-winning cartoonist Arnold Roth and he was nice enough to "immortalize" me.
Turning Two: My Journey to the Top of the World and Back with the New York Mets, by Bud Harrelson with Phil Pepe
Deadball: A Metaphysical Baseball Novel
Congratulations to Scott P. of Rochester, NY, winner of the most recent Facebook Fan drawing, Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game
Next up: Hit by Pitch: Ray Chapman, Carl Mays and the Fatal Fastball
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What I just read:
Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball
Amazingly sensitive and surprisingly literate effort by Dickey and Coffey. A
Turning Two: My Journey to the Top of the World and Back with the New York Mets
A serviceable, nostalgic look at the Amazin's in their heyday. B
Calico Joe
Grisham's first baseball novel is emotional, if a bit predictable. B
What I'm reading now
Extra Innings
Damn Yankees: Twenty-Four Major League Writers on the World's Most Loved (and Hated) Team
What's next:
Butterfly Winter
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These weeks (June 7, 14) in Sports Illustrated
June 10, 2010 · 0 comments
June 14: A piece on catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia’s troubles getting the ball back to the pitcher MLB poll: Which outfielder has the best arm? What’s up with all this great pitching? Wave of the Future, by Tom Verducci. More on the MLB draft here, here, here, and here. Joe Posnanski on Stephen Strausburg June 14 [...]
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