Monthly Archives: March 2010

The Monitor; The Heartbeat

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Eric

Tuesday night, Titus Andronicus rocked the Vera Project in Seattle so hard they made me want to write something. The Vera Project is an all-ages, non-profit, no-booze venue. The handful of high school kids and baby boomer parents in the … Continue reading →

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Revisiting the Tragic Hero: Do We Still Hate A-Rod?

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Eric

Exactly one year ago today, I posted the first entry in a three-part series on Alex Rodriguez. My goal was to examine A-Rod as a Shakespearian tragic hero. In the meantime, the Yankees won the World Series, and Rodriguez tore … Continue reading →

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Sponsor a Baseball-Reference Page: Ismael Valdez

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Eric

There have only been three Ismaels to appear in a Major League Baseball game. The most successful member of these only carried Ismael as a middle name: David Ismael Concepcion. The least successful, Ismael Villegas, appeared in one game for … Continue reading →

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Fundamentals: The Key to Success

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Eric

Along with three friends, I am coaching a Little League team of seven, eight, and nine year olds. All four of us are in our early twenties. Needless to say, we are the only coaches in the league without kids … Continue reading →

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Podcast Episode #3: Walking Hank Greenberg

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Ted

In the 3rd episode of the Pitchers and Poets Podcast, we talk about texting Joe Mauer, festive family field wear, Walking Hank Greenberg, and the significance of the opening day starter, with specifics!

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Weekend Reading: Remains

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Eric

Mark Twain’s love of baseball, documented in “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court,” was the subject of a New York Times profile. He once lost an umbrella at a professional game and placed the following ad in his local … Continue reading →

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The Horse’s Mouth: Before You Get Too High on Yourself

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Ted

This is not rotisserie league baseball or anything like that. We’ve got to take roster status, contractual status, service time, everything into consideration to try to make the right decision both for now and the long term. – Ed Wade … Continue reading →

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The Game Called Catch (Part I)

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Eric

Chrissy Wilson is a writer who lives in Reno, Nevada. She recently bought her first baseball mitt. In the coming weeks (or months), we’ll join Chrissy as she breaks in, and ultimately becomes one with that glove. I’m a late … Continue reading →

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From the Typewriter of Roger Angell

Posted on March 14, 2010 by Ted

Sometimes you come across a Roger Angell sentence that you can’t help but share. This one comes from a mid-July, 1973 New Yorker magazine, in which he’s describing a Yankees game he attended (the ‘first’ preceding this one was his … Continue reading →

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Podcast #2: Beginnings and Endings

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Eric

In this, the second Pitchers & Poets podcast, Ted and I discuss everything from rotisserie chicken to rotisserie baseball. And that’s just in the last five minutes. We discuss a pair of big-time retirements that happened this Winter, namely Nomar … Continue reading →

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