As you may have notice, these entries have been falling off in the last several weeks. My apologies. A new full-time job — very different from what I had been doing as the sports and features editor of a weekly community newspaper in suburban New Jersey — has put new and strange demands on my […]
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Rick Ankiel,
Ted Williams,
World Series
As you may have notice, these entries have been falling off in the last several weeks. My apologies. A new full-time job — very different from what I had been doing as the sports and features editor of a weekly community newspaper in suburban New Jersey — has put new and strange demands on my […]
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Chicago Cubs,
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David Ross,
Hank Greenberg,
Lawrence Ritter,
Rick Ankiel,
Ted Williams,
World Series
Haven’t done one of these in awhile, but here we go… This whole unpleasant business with Charlottesville has opened a can of worms when it comes to deciding which people who had previously been recognized by way of statues, parks, and roadways should have those honors stripped. Case in point: Tom Yawkey, former owner of the Boston […]
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Baseball Cards,
baseball film,
baseball movie,
Boston Red Sox,
racism in sports,
Tom Yawkey,
Willie Mays
As you may have notice, these entries have been falling off in the last several weeks. My apologies. A new full-time job — very different from what I had been doing as the sports and features editor of a weekly community newspaper in suburban New Jersey — has put new and strange demands on my […]
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batting,
Bernard Malamud,
Boston Red Sox,
Chicago Cubs,
David Ross,
Joe DiMaggio,
Rick Ankiel,
Ted Williams,
The Natural,
World Series
As you may have notice, these entries have been falling off in the last several weeks. My apologies. A new full-time job — very different from what I had been doing as the sports and features editor of a weekly community newspaper in suburban New Jersey — has put new and strange demands on my […]
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Baseball Hall of Fame,
baseball statistics,
Boston Red Sox,
Chicago Cubs,
David Ortiz,
David Ross,
Ivan Rodriguez,
Michael Lewis,
Rick Ankiel,
Ted Williams,
World Series
As you may have notice, these entries have been falling off in the last several weeks. My apologies. A new full-time job — very different from what I had been doing as the sports and features editor of a weekly community newspaper in suburban New Jersey — has put new and strange demands on my […]
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Cal Ripken Jr.,
Chicago Cubs,
David Ortiz,
David Ross,
Lou Gehrig,
Michael Lewis,
Oakland As,
Rick Ankiel,
statistics,
Ted Williams,
World Series
As you may have notice, these entries have been falling off in the last several weeks. My apologies. A new full-time job — very different from what I had been doing as the sports and features editor of a weekly community newspaper in suburban New jersey — has put new and strange demands on my […]
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Atlanta Braves,
Baseball Hall of Fame,
Boston Red Sox,
Chicago Cubs,
Chipper Jones,
David Ortiz,
David Ross,
Lou Gehrig,
Price of the Yankees,
Rick Ankiel,
statistics,
Ted Williams,
World Series
An early start today because work. NOTE: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read […]
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Boston Red Sox,
Chicago Cubs,
Chicago White Sox,
Chipper Jones,
David Ortiz,
David Ross,
Jackie Robinson,
Rick Ankiel,
statistics,
Ted Williams,
World Series
NOTE: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So on […]
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David Ross,
Jackie Robinson,
Michael Lewis,
Oakland As,
Rick Ankiel,
Ted Williams
NOTE: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So on […]
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Boston Red Sox,
Chicago Cubs,
Chipper Jones,
David Ortiz,
David Ross,
Lou Pinella,
Michael Lewis,
Mike Methany,
Oakland As
NOTE: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So on […]
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Chicago Cubs,
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David Ortiz,
David Ross,
Jackie Robinson,
Keith Law,
Michael Lewis,
Oakland As,
Rick Ankiel,
Ted Williams,
World Series
NOTE: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So on […]
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Boston Red Sox,
Chicago Cubs,
Chipper Jones,
David Ortiz,
David Ross,
Jackie Robinson,
Rick Ankiel,
Ted Williams,
Theo Epstein,
Tom Verducci
NOTE: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So on […]
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Davd Ortiz,
Fantasy baseball,
instructionals,
Michael Lewis,
Oakland As,
Pitching,
Rick Ankiel,
Ted Williams,
Tom Verducci
NOTE: I have been posting these things long enough now that a few have commented that the introductory section isn’t necessary anymore. But I’m leaving it in because, to paraphrase Joe DiMaggio when asked why he played so hard all the time, there may be people who’ve never read the best-seller entries before. So on […]
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Chicago Cubs,
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Michael Lewis,
Oakland As,
Tom Verducci,
World Series
It almost seemed like David Ortiz had to retire this year, regardless of the impressive numbers — 38 home runs, a .315 batting average, and leading the league in five categories, including RBIs (127), doubles (48), slugging (.620), OPS (1.021), and intentional walks (15) — at the age of 40 in his 20th and final […]
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Boston Red Sox,
David Ortiz
Sort list this time, as I’m pretty much caught up on most current events. ♦ Dwier Brown, who play Ray Kinsella’s dad in Field of Dreams was a recent guest on the Hall of Very Good podcast. (As a reminder, I also had a chat with Brown.) ♦ I keep meaning to brush up on […]
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Boston Red Sox,
Dwier Brown,
Field of Dream,
Glenn Stout,
Howard Megdal,
New York Yankees,
St. Louis Cardinals
In a vain attempt to clear out my inbox, here is the final B&P for the year. Hope you’ve enjoyed learning about these things as much as I have. Don’t read anything political into the posting of this piece about “How Bernie Sanders brought professional baseball to Vermont,” via The Sporting News. From outsports.com, this […]
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Bernie Sanders,
Bob Gibson,
Boston Red Sox,
Carlton Fisk,
Dusty Baker,
Lonnie Wheeler,
minor leagues,
Negro Leagues,
Roger Angell,
World Series
Johnson, author of the recently-released, self-published Wait ‘Til Next Year, 2016: From Worst To First, Part II, will discuss his latest project at the Goodall Library in Sanford, Maine, on Thursday, Dec. 17, at 6 p.m. He had previously written about the team in From Beer to Beards: Boston Baseball’s 2011-2013 Roller Coaster Ride” (2014). […]
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