Monthly Archives: July 2009

Weekend Reading: Lobster And Instant Noodles

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Eric

For reasons unbeknown to even myself, the Weekend Reading feature disappeared from this blog a couple months ago.  Today Weekend Reading returns, with good baseball-ish reading from around the web. I would also like to make a quick programming note: … Continue reading →

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PnP Midseason Quiz Greatest Hits

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Eric

17 people (including Ted and I) responded to the first-ever PnP Midseason Quiz. Although very proud of this, we are also slightly concerned that the most popular post in the history of this blog is not a well written essay … Continue reading →

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The Devil and David Eckstein: An Improbable Journey Through the Improbably Cool, Starting with Harry and the Potters

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Ted

A simple request: I am starting in a random spot, but I will, I promise, bring it back around to pitchers. Consider the first few graphs the poet portion of the program. A few weeks ago I watched “We Are … Continue reading →

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Poem Of The Week: The Base Stealer

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Eric

Ricky Henderson was inducted into the Hall of Fame this weekend. We didn’t necessarily mean to ignore that fact (or Jim Rice’s induction), but we have. So PnP makes amends to Ricky the best way we know how.  This  work … Continue reading →

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The Catch

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Eric

Last month Mark Buehrle, a career .100 hitter, slugged his first career home run on a sunny Milwaukee afternoon. Buehrle seemed to get all his weight into the swing. He lunged at it awkwardly, in that classic flailing manner of … Continue reading →

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The Brother Grim

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Eric

Question 2 from last week’s quiz (follow up post coming soon) has overcome me: 2. Least enviable inferior big league brother. Example: Wilton Guerrero There are so many answers, so many sets of siblings in sports, and so many tales … Continue reading →

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Poem of the Week: Playing Catch

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Ted

A hypothetical exploration in this week’s poem, “Playing Catch,” by poet Tim Seibles, published in Ploughshares. What if all the world’s balls disappeared? What then? How hard will we fall when the crutches are kicked out from under us?: for … Continue reading →

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Sponsor a Baseball-Reference Page: Casey Candaele

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Ted

The Pitch: Gopher balls might sell Big Macs and steaks, but the savvy marketeer knows that it’s character, not four-baggers, that defines a spokesman. I’m talking about the kind of character sculpted from a career of undeniable mediocrity, in which … Continue reading →

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Fountains Of Greinke

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Eric

Our first ever Situational Essay comes today from Reeves Wiedeman. Reeves has written about hot dogs for SI.com, a Pi savant for The Boston Globe, and the Recently Insufferable Roger Federer at his blog, Meanderings, which he would be honored … Continue reading →

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Romancing the Zone (Rating System): Bonnie and Clyde, Digital Eyes, and the Impending Death of Conversation

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Ted

I watched Bonnie and Clyde this past weekend, starring Warren Beatty and the ridiculously radiant Faye Dunaway. As is my natural inclination, it got me thinking about baseball. The classic film follows the likable but slightly bananas “Barrow Gang” as … Continue reading →

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