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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Obvious and Mysterious: An Intuitive Taxonomy of Pitching Watching
The first two World Series games have featured some fantastic starting pitching. Perplexing pitching, in which in one notable case the Great Baseball Equation–on one side the input of the pitcher and on the other the output of the hitter–doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Thinking
Tagged cliff lee, Jack Kerouac, Pitching, Vladimir Nabokov, world series
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PnP’s Ill-Advised Prognistications: 2009 World Series Edition
Here at Pitchers and Poets, we make little claim to insider baseball knowledge, tireless analysis, or sabermetric wizardry. As such, we’re about as qualified to break down a series as we are to fix the hitch in Alfonso Soriano’s swing … Continue reading
Frickin’ A-Rod or: How I Learned to Stop Wallowing and Grudingly Support the Yankees
Rooting for the bad guy always sounds so good in theory; there is a sexy excitement to the whole thing, a contrarian pride, and a Clint Eastwood danger. But in practice, it never works. At the movies, you find yourself … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Thinking
Tagged Alex Rodriguez, Auric Goldfinger, Babe Ruth, Brooklyn, Chase Utley, Clint Eastwood, George Steinbrenner, James Bond, Jayson Werth, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Mets, Mickey Mantle, Paul O'Neill, Phillies, ryan howard, Ryan Madson, Scott Brosius, Shane Victorino, Wade Boggs, yankees
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PnP Conversations: Of Men and Robots
Ted: You okay, buddy? Clearly this year’s playoffs have spurred in you a Van Gogh-esque creativity, as evidenced by Fernando’s Tears in the header image (Fernando’s Tears is a great name for a blog about dejected playoff exitees). Eric: I”m … Continue reading
Posted in PnP Conversations
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PnP Conversations: Horse-Hopping and Lid Popping
Eric: So talk me down a little bit. Last night was very nearly a sit in your bedroom in the dark drinking a twelve pack and listening to the same Wilco record for six hours type of night. Somehow, I … Continue reading
Posted in PnP Conversations
Tagged 2009 mlb playoffs, aliens, CC Sabathia, Fandom, los angeles dodgers, revenge
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PnP Book Review: Game Six: Cincinnati, Boston, and the 1975 World Series: The Triumph of America’s Pastime
In Robert Graves’ fictional memoir of the bumbling Roman emperor’s assent to power, I Claudius, the title character finds himself in a library with two of his era’s most prominent historians. Just a teenager at the time, Claudius gets into … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged Book Review, Carl Yastrzemski, Game Six, I Claudius, Joe Garagiola, Joe Morgan, Livy, Luis Tiant, Mark Frost, Pollio, Red Sox, Reds, Tom yawkey
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PnP Conversations: The Balanced Equation and Variables
Ted: So, Eric, what’s the most compelling storyline for you going into the next round of the playoffs? The impact of Nick A.? The charisma of Andre E.? The Yankees and their undeniable goodness? It’s down to four of the … Continue reading
The Pitchers & Poets Spooky Scary Postseason Quiz
Editor’s Note: We will be accepting answers through Tuesday October 20th. That’s a one-week window from publication for those of you who wish to be included in the best-of post. (But really, the act of answering is a reward in … Continue reading
Posted in Quizzes
Tagged Al Hrabosky, Albert Pujols, Brad Lidge, Brendan Ryan, Brian Fuentes, Halloween, Jack Clark, Jon Broxton, mariano rivera, Quiz, Vlad Guerrero
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