As of today Pitchers & Poets has enough posts for somebody (like VH1 or Pitchfork or Time Magazine or the Modern Library Association) to create a definitive and Important list of the Top 100 Pitchers & Poets posts. Indeed this very collection of words that you are reading right now is the blog’s 100th post. It’s very cool to write that, to reach that A-ball milestone, as I had very tempered expectations in terms of not just audience, but the quality and consistency of the content when i started this blog. Thanks to Ted for coming out of nowhere to simultaneously challenge me, spell me, and reign me in with his writing. And thanks to you guys for reading, or at the very least pretending to.
- Fact #1: Some species of Catfish can live to be over 100 years old.
Your reward is an update to the Baseball Mixtape. This one’s a cover of Bob Dylan’s classic bootleg Catfish. This version, performed by a Miami blues artist named Albert Castiglia, has a kind of heavier, soul-oozing vibe. Ted, who dug this up somehow, says there is a Dr. John-ness too it. I’ll agree with that and mention my first reaction: it puts me in a swampy southern minor league ballpark on a hot summer night. Enjoy.
- Fact #2: It takes longer to read the first 100 pages of a James Michener novel (like Centennial!) than it does to write 100 essays about baseball.
Tom Paxton’s “It Was My Favorite Spring” seems to be missing from your
mix tape. Hmmm . . .
Congrats on 100 posts!
Congrats. And what about “100 Ways to leave Your lover?”
Congrats! I’m loving your collectible poet cards.
Thanks all. For my part, I’m glad to have jumped onto this steamwagon when I did (you should see the hefty bonus Eric pushed my way for helping to get us to 100).
And thanks Mary, that Tom Paxton song is a great one, I’ll work on it.
Thanks guys. Those cards are all Ted by the way.