Category Archives: PnP Conversations

P&P Conversation: Location, Dislocation, and A.J. Burnett

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Eric

Ted: Well, Eric, we are in the dregs of the offseason, after all of the big free agents have signed with their new teams, but before Spring Training begins in earnest. It’s the time of year when, for example, we … 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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P&P Conversations: Worried Series

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Ted

Eric: I feel like I need to do some sort of literary knuckle-cracking. How long has it been since we’ve done this? Don’t answer that. I watched Game 2 at a quiet neighborhood bar last night with music piping through the … Continue reading →

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P&P Conversations: Foul Ball Excitement Reform

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Patrick

Ted: Not long ago, we thought that the American baseball fan could stoop no lower when an adult woman plucked a foul ball from the hands of an excited child. To put it simply, we were wrong. Two days ago, two men, also adults, … Continue reading →

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P&P Conversations: The Mystics and Statistics

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Eric

Eric: The Cleveland Indians are in first place at 12-4. This wouldn’t matter to me normally. But the Indians are 12-4 on the back of a vigorously healthy Travis Hafner. Grady Sizemore just returned to the lineup after seven years … Continue reading →

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Conversation: A Hangover is a Good Thing

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Eric

Transcript, if you don’t speak robot: Ted: Well, Eric, it is now baseball’s offseason. Are you ready for the Hot Stove season? Eric: To be honest, no.  I am not ready. I am still in a state of World Series … Continue reading →

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PnP Conversations: Baseball in Stereo

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Eric

Ted: Eric, I realize we’re in the middle of an exciting playoffs, and we’ll get to that. But right now I have a confession to make: I support the designated hitter. There, it’s out. It’s on the table. It hurts … Continue reading →

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PnP Conversations: The Mayor of Basics

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Eric

Eric: Things are so different this year, Ted. So different. Do you remember last October? When our souls thawed like springtime in a slow John Steinbeck novel for the New York Yankees? When A-Rod was the center of the universe, … Continue reading →

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PnP Conversation: The Bigness of the Babe and Bill James

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Ted

Eric: Bill James has written an essay for Slate called Life, Liberty, and Breaking the Rules. Actually, essay might not be the right word; the piece feels more like performance art — a structureless, egomaniacal rant in the tradition of … Continue reading →

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PnP Conversations: No-Hitting and the Tight Rope

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Ted

Ted: Eric, Ubaldo Jimenez threw the first no-hitter of the year, which creates a great opportunity to discuss one of the more distinct accomplishments that baseball has to offer. I can’t think of another accomplishment in sport that receives so … Continue reading →

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