Category Archives: Memoir

Why Couldn’t I Buy A Dodger Hat at Dodger Stadium?

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Eric

I don’t live in LA anymore. Because of that, I’ve lost touch with the city and the Dodgers in some ways. I’m beginning to suspect that this is a good thing. Until going to a game on Friday I was, … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Love (But it’s Not Bad) by Pete Beatty

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Eric

You may remember Pete Beatty from “Jim Thome Takes His Rips,” during 90s 1b Week, from his having edited Craig Robinson’s Flip Flop Fly Ball the book, or from his key role in The Classical (pledge drive ongoing!). Pete tweets … Continue reading →

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Will They Suck? Sure

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Eric

Corban Goble is a Royals fan. He writes about music for Time Out New York. I’m a Royals fan. And yeah, I’ve taken plenty of shit about it. To people more well-versed in the regal baseball traditions of the East … Continue reading →

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Diamonds and Doodles

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Eric

Our first guest contributor for scorebook week is Patrick Truby, of There’s No I in Blog. Welcome aboard, Pat. I’ve always admired neatly kept scorebooks because I’ve never understood them. The act of neatly scoring a complete baseball game seems … Continue reading →

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Charlie Sheen Hits Homeruns

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Eric

Ted likes to make fun of me for constantly retelling the story of when Jack Nicholson said “I’m not a fucking magician, take the cap off the pen,” after 12-year old Eric asked him for his autograph. He likes to … Continue reading →

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Teaching Sabermetrics

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Paul

Earlier this year a small Bay Area nonprofit called Tutorpedia asked me to teach a poetry workshop over the summer. Actually, they asked to write a curriculum for a poetry workshop, and then to teach it later, which may seem … Continue reading →

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The Stadium Experience: Exile on the Main Concourse

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Eric

Last week PnP began an exploration of the way we watch baseball in person, namely The Stadium Experience. From the ensuing discussion,  a plan was hatched: I’d go to a Major League game alone  — something I’d never done before … Continue reading →

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The Stadium Experience

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Eric

The fan was about fifty years old and if it weren’t for the beach ball we never would have noticed him at all. He had a regular middle-aged build, thinning hair, and two boys – maybe twelve and fourteen years … Continue reading →

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The Game Called Catch (Part II)

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Eric

Chrissy Wilson is a writer who lives in Reno, Nevada. She recently bought her first baseball mitt. We’re joining Chrissy as she breaks in, and ultimately becomes one with that glove. Read part one here. “Well beat the drum and … Continue reading →

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Radio Motion Meditation

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Ted

A version of this essay appears at Everyday Ichiro In a previous post, I talked about sports talk radio. Now, it’s onto the good side of baseball on the radio: the game broadcasts. I listened to a good part of … Continue reading →

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