Monthly Archives: July 2009

The Pitchers & Poets Not-Quite Midseason Quiz

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Eric

Editor’s Note: This quiz will be open through the end of this weekend. So please submit your answers by Sunday night (July 26) for consideration in our completely meaningless “Best Of” follow-up post. Sergio Leone & the Infield Fly Rule … Continue reading →

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Poem Of The Week: Stickball

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Eric

This week’s poem (h/t Reeves — please click that link) meanders across a suffocating New York afternoon. We’re in the 40s or 50s in a working class neighborhood and the weather is scorching — I mean it’s Do The Right … Continue reading →

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Baseball Mixtape: Kenesaw Mountain Landis

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Eric

Words to win my heart: Kenesaw Mountain Landis was a bad motherfucker. So begins this Dylan-esque tune by Jonathan Coulton, geek-folk troubadour. The lyrics weave their way from old Kenesaw himself, to Shoeless Joe Jackson, to the singer Joe Jackson … Continue reading →

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Nate McLouth And The Modern Indentured Servitude

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Eric

When I was young and green and full of vigor, I read the sports page every day before school. And by read I mean read through; I looked at the standings, the box scores, a few columns or articles, and … Continue reading →

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Poem Of The Week: Missoula Softball Tournament

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Eric

This week’s poem is an ode to baseball at its most local and summer at its most hopeful by Richard Hugo, a great Seattle poet (and like Tim Lincecum and myself, a great UW Husky). Dig Missoula Softball Tournament, and … Continue reading →

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TV: Watching an Episode of Baseball Tonight, All the Way Through

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Ted

I don’t know if I’ve ever sat still and watched an entire episode of Baseball Tonight before. But on the 4th of July, at midnight, when I probably should have been out somewhere watching colorized, simulated cannonfire, I decided to … Continue reading →

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Happy Independence Day

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Eric

From  Pitchers & Poets, Rick Monday, and the E Street Band:

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The Coup of the Keyboard Gods

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Ted

One recent web discovery of mine is the world of customized baseball cards, in which Photoshoppers and baseball card fans create the cards that they want to see, and share them with others. (I’ve even taken a few stabs myself). … Continue reading →

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