Category Archives: Media

Life in The Show, Volume 1

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Ted

Eric has his Little League baseball team, and me? I’ve got the Playstation 3. So in the spirit of one downsmanship, I will be tracking my year on the virtual field, playing MLB 10: The Show, a masterpiece of a … Continue reading →

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On Sabermetric Transparency

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Eric

Over at Walkoff Walk, 310toJoba (somebody get this guy a first name), writes about the mega-awesome-super news that Bill Simmons, the internet voice of the Sports Media Industrial Complex has officially embraced sabermetrics. This is a major (if inevitable coup) … Continue reading →

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The Way You Look Tonight

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Eric

I’ve made the switch from Times New Roman to Garamond for my every day typing. There was something about Times New Roman that made the words seem intimidating as they appeared on the screen. As if each serif, each dark … Continue reading →

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Who’s Our Daddy? A Roger Angell Appreciation

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Eric

Roger Angell is 89 years old. He was born in 1920. To put that in perspective, Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle were born in 1931. Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush were born in 1924. What I’m saying is that … Continue reading →

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Grains of Loyalty: Staying True to Your Team in Traveling Times

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Ted

Transience might be the defining characteristic of my generation, those in the ballpark of their twenties right now. It starts with college a thousand miles from home, then a junior year abroad, then post-college city-hopping to chase down entry-level jobs, … Continue reading →

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TV: Watching an Episode of Baseball Tonight, All the Way Through

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Ted

I don’t know if I’ve ever sat still and watched an entire episode of Baseball Tonight before. But on the 4th of July, at midnight, when I probably should have been out somewhere watching colorized, simulated cannonfire, I decided to … Continue reading →

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The Union Forever

Posted on June 23, 2009 by Eric

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 →

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Blogging Econo

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Eric

I went to Blogs with Balls this weekend, the first ever sports blogging conference. There was some early trepidation about going, but I’m glad I bit the bullet. It was a lot of fun, the food was decent, and I … Continue reading →

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Harold Reynolds

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Eric

Today I played wiffle ball with Harold Reynolds in the studio/baseball stadium pictured below. He pitched and when I came up to the plate, he said “uh oh here comes the big guy” which was very baseball coach-ish. I hit … Continue reading →

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Pitchers and Poets Interview: Glenn Stout

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Eric

The conversation I had with sports writer, poet, and Best American Sports Writing Editor Glenn Stout Monday twisted and turned informally. In fact, it was so bouncy that I was only able to transcribe chunks at a time. The conversation … Continue reading →

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