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Pitchers & Poets Podcast 35: The Mat Latos Game

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Eric

In episode 35 of the podcast we feel our way through the offseason’s latest transactions, consider on the antics of one J. Burnitz, and suffer with poor Yorvit Torrealba — he of the suspended from Venezuelan baseball for hitting an … Continue reading →

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Jeff Blauser Should be in the Hall of Fame

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Eric

I saw this headline on Google News: Voting for Hall of Fame too complicated these days I so badly wanted the enclosed article to be about the convoluted and absurd process of electing members to the Baseball Hall of Fame … Continue reading →

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Situational Essay: A Cardinals Fan Reflects on the End of the La Russa Era

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Eric

Brian Kist writes the blog Punk On Deck. He’s on twitter, too, @punkondeck. The Cardinals did it.If I based fandom on general managing style or minor league makeup, I might have difficulty justifying this, my favorite team’s success. But since … Continue reading →

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P&P Reading Club: Bryan Harvey on The Art of Fielding Finale

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Eric

Bryan Harvey, who has previously written here about Brian McCann and Jason Heyward and John Henry, is a high school teacher and poet, who writes for The Faster Times and The Lawn Chair Boys. His poetry has appeared in the … Continue reading →

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P&P Reading Club: Megan Wells on The Art of Fielding Finale

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Eric

Find more of Megan Wells at Around the Horn from Aerys Sports. The end of this book affected me in ways I really didn’t expect. I read it in a marathon binge session, guiltily hoping for Henry’s glorious Hollywood return … Continue reading →

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P&P Conversations: In a World With no World Series

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Eric

Ted: Eric, you recently wrote a piece about Adrian Beltre calling for more appreciation for the third baseman. Has Beltre entered the general baseball zeitgeist, or is he still on the oustkirts? Are all of the Rangers on the outskirts … Continue reading →

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Adrian Beltre

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Eric

I wrote a thing about Adrian Beltre for The Classical’s Deadspin Journal. Check it out. -Eric

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P&P Reading Club: Bryan Harvey on The Art of Fielding Chapters 53– 72

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Eric

Bryan Harvey, who has previously written here about Brian McCann and Jason Heyward and John Henry, is a high school teacher and poet, who writes for The Faster Times and The Lawn Chair Boys. His poetry has appeared in the … Continue reading →

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P&P Reading Club: Adam Webb on The Art of Fielding Chapters 53- 72

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Eric

Find more of Adam at Everyday Footnotes. Well, that certainly got plotty, didn’t it? Maybe I skipped over the warnings but I hadn’t been concerned that Guert was putting his job on the line with his affair. The book successfully … Continue reading →

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P&P Reading Club: Megan Wells on The Art of Fielding Chapters 53-72

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Eric

Find more of Megan Wells at Around the Horn from Aerys Sports. Everything seems finally to be coming to a head in the novel. Relationships are breaking down and forcing the characters to figure out their own lives, instead of … Continue reading →

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