Monthly Archives: July 2011

Foamer Night: Ted’s Space City Venture

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Ted

There’s been one ringing voice keeping Pitchers & Poets moving forward in the last few weeks: Patrick Dubuque. He’s killing it, and we couldn’t be happier. Eric is, of course, on sabbatical across the pond, and I figured I’d take … Continue reading →

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Good News for Eric Wedge

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Patrick

Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the Mariners’ recent fall from grace is the lack of acrimony inspired by it.  There are plenty of stories in the national media breaking down the quantitative futility; everyone, after all, loves an outlier.  … Continue reading →

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Defiling Baseball’s Stonehenge

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Patrick

We tend to think of the baseball field as something static, a quiet temple or a sanctuary for youth.  This is especially true at the stadium: the field takes on a beauty that borders on lifelessness.  The grass is shorn … Continue reading →

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Presidents and Unicorns: A Scout’s Take on the President’s Cup in Korea by Aaron Shinsano

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Ted

Aaron Shinsano is a baseball scout based out of Korea, as well as the co-founder of the influential Asian baseball blog East Windup Chronicle. When I think of scouting the President’s Cup in Korea, as I have each of the … Continue reading →

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Asceticism and the Baseball Fan

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Patrick

I began the evening writing about Derek Jeter: it’s the sort of thing one does out of obligation, a futile action that marks one as a Baseball Writer.  It’s seven o’clock and a faceless tweet reminds me that the Mariners … Continue reading →

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The Problem of the Pick-off Throw

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Patrick

The first time I really thought about the pickoff move was in 1995.  My beloved and beleaguered Seattle Mariners had finally reached the postseason, and in the second game they faced a young, unspellable left-hander by the name of Andy … Continue reading →

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