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Category Archives: Baseball Culture
Descent into Doucheyness?
As the Giants ran towards a World Series victory last year, Brian Wilson was a pleasant surprise: a ballplayer with equal parts focus and humor. He appeared in odd places, and said funny things about himself and the game. His … Continue reading
The Words Get Out: Miguel Cabrera and the Life of Language
“You don’t know anything about my problems.” – Miguel Cabrera “I am a rock, I am an island.” – Paul Simon Cabrera’s words read like a motto of the disenfranchised, like a stray line of dialogue from a John Hughes … Continue reading
Let it Shrine, Let it Shrine
Tomorrow the Hall of Fame will announce the admission of some new members — or it won’t. Among the likeliest candidates for enshrinement are the overdue Bert Blyleven, the super-deserving Roberto Alomar, and the weirdly controversial Jack Morris. Then there’s … Continue reading
I Don’t Care About Steroids
It is the question of our age, and the philosophical dilemma that has defined how my generation of baseball fans have come of age: how do you feel about steroids? Well, it’s official. I, Ted Walker, no longer care about … Continue reading
Our Current Trappings: Hipsters and Baseball
In a New York Times article, Mark Greif of n+1 (a journal that I always stumble on coincidentally but that I always come away from a little smarter or a little more something I can’t explain) discusses hipsters, and the … Continue reading
All I Wanna Do is Dream
These water cooler clips are all the rage these days, so I thought I’d have a little fun with the xtranormal video creation tools and some of baseball’s current events.
Rooting Interests
We spend a good amount of time parsing out which team we’re rooting for in the playoffs. Eric and I go back and forth about these concerns, mostly because it’s a fun way to talk about the players and personalities … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Wilson, josh hamilton, san francisco giants, texas rangers
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Neftali’s Smile
Neftali Feliz let loose the last pitch of the baseball game between the Rangers and the Yankees, and as the umpire rung up Alex Rodriguez, the young closer’s face morphed from stern and focused to jubilant so quickly that you … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball Culture
Tagged Alex Rodriguez, mariano rivera, Neftali Feliz, texas rangers
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In the Shadow of the Burrell
In the last podcast episode, my wife expounded on the magnetic draw of the fuming intensity of Pat Burrell. His physical presence and his facial expression and his statued stance; it all typifies how I’ve perceived the Giants as a … Continue reading
This Just In! Votto Has a Sense of Humor That We All Apparently Lack
If it seems like I’m taking the following story a little too seriously, blame it on the combination of MLB Network’s Quickpitch and a couple of pints of Cooperstown, NY-based Ommegang Brewery‘s Abbey Ale. I toured the brewery while visiting … Continue reading
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Tagged all star game, brewery ommegang, bronson arroyo, Joey Votto, marlon byrd
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