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Category Archives: Conventional Wisdom
The Sheff Abides
Last night I got the chance to sit front row behind the home dugout at Citi Field. Needless to say the game between the Mets and Cardinals was stunning. I saw Johan being Johan, Albert being Albert, and K-Rod being … Continue reading
Posted in America, Conventional Wisdom, Kooks, Thinking
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The Catch
Last month Mark Buehrle, a career .100 hitter, slugged his first career home run on a sunny Milwaukee afternoon. Buehrle seemed to get all his weight into the swing. He lunged at it awkwardly, in that classic flailing manner of … Continue reading
Posted in Conventional Wisdom, Thinking
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The Brother Grim
Question 2 from last week’s quiz (follow up post coming soon) has overcome me: 2. Least enviable inferior big league brother. Example: Wilton Guerrero There are so many answers, so many sets of siblings in sports, and so many tales … Continue reading
Posted in Conventional Wisdom, Thinking
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Brothers, Dominican Republic, Vladmir Guerrero, Wilton Guerrero
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Nate McLouth And The Modern Indentured Servitude
When I was young and green and full of vigor, I read the sports page every day before school. And by read I mean read through; I looked at the standings, the box scores, a few columns or articles, and … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball the Teacher, Conventional Wisdom, Thinking
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The Union Forever
I recently caught my first ever episode of Studio 42 with American Treasure Bob Costas® on the MLB Network. Costas interviewed Bob Gibson and Tim McCarver for the whole hour and had me fascinated from the get-go. Gibson is disarmingly … Continue reading
Posted in Conventional Wisdom, Media, Thinking
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Welcome Back, Spaghetti-Arms
When he managed the Dodgers, I had a strange fascination with Jim Tracy. For one, he has exceptionally long arms that dangle like spaghetti when he walks to the mound for a pitching change. For another, he had (and I … Continue reading
Posted in Conventional Wisdom
Tagged Conventional Wisdom, Jim Tracy, Managers, Rockies, Spaghetti
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