Comments for pitchers & poets

Comment on The Killer Bees by SoSG Orel

SoSG Orel — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:11:52 +0000

Go Bees! We want regular updates.

Comment on The Killer Bees by David

David — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:30:00 +0000

Wow, that sounds like a lot of fun. Cool to see someone that isn’t a parent coach. Who needs fantasy baseball when you can manage your own little league team. Good luck.

Comment on The Way You Look Tonight by Eric

Eric — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:06:31 +0000

Thanks for the comments, guys. I think most writers tend to prefer simplicity. We like to believe that the focus will be on our work. As to getting a job, well, Jason, I’m with you dude.

Comment on The Way You Look Tonight by jason

jason — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:49:29 +0000

Too true: I switched from Times New Roman as well. I’m a Helvetica man myself, though, as you said, Garamond is aesthetically pleasing (I use it on my resume, though perhaps I should switch since I can’t seem to get a job …). To me, as long as the writing is there, the passion, then the visuals shouldn’t matter. In my opinion, the best sites exercise the “less is more” mold, which, more often than not, works. For me, the old maxim still holds true: Content (being the writing) is king.

Comment on Enter the Podcast! by Brad

Brad — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:09:58 +0000

I enjoyed and agree with just about everything the two of you discussed (apart from Eric’s misguided “jumping into the lake” metaphor).

Regarding baseball books, I recently read ‘Satchel’ by Larry Tye, the first baseball book I’ve touched in a long time, and I loved it. It fits into the exact category you described, I enjoyed it because I knew nothing of his career so the mysteries of Satchel Paige as a character were able to play out.

Great work.

PS. Eric, if I borrowed your copy of ‘My Favorite Summer 1956′ to read when when I was 12, I have it if you ever want it back.

Comment on Enter the Podcast! by Akshay

Akshay — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:59:57 +0000

raw, but soothing.

Comment on Enter the Podcast! by Austen

Austen — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:22:37 +0000

Good job, guys. I’ll second Kenneth’s comment–you both were very natural-sounding.

Eric– Be sure to reference little league experiences from this season after we start.

Ted– I don’t know you, but you sound like a cool guy to talk baseball with.

Looking forward to your next cast.

Comment on Enter the Podcast! by Shelly Pearlman

Shelly Pearlman — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:17:08 +0000

Great debut – you guys make a great team.. 2 thoughts… narrative matters because we need to know who to bet on in Vegas and why the obsession with fantasy baseball? 2 words – fantasy and baseball! Just kidding but really enjoyed the podcast and looking forward to hearing future ones. I agree with Kenneth, you both have great radio voices

Comment on Enter the Podcast! by Kenneth Morgan

Kenneth Morgan — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:29:11 +0000

Very enjoyable listening, I must say. It felt like a very natural conversation; which is the most important part of a podcast to me. Another plus was that neither of your melodious, soothing voices grated on my ears like Dave Cameron’s or Matthew Berry’s.

One suggestion for future podcasts would be to give a primer or brief description in the post of what topics you will be discussing.

Comment on The Way You Look Tonight by Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:25:53 +0000

I almost universally prefer simplicity overall. I love Posnanski’s blog just because of the black text on white. Cardboard Gods is also great. UniWatch is pretty good, though it has gotten a little bit cluttered with the more ads it has accumulated. Mainly I like simplicity because not only is it easier on the eyes, but it tells me the content is more important than the rest of the junk. And with so many blogs on the interwebs just rehashing content, I try to seek out original thought and good writing, so design that tells me the bloggers make the writing their first priority automatically draws me in.

Not to go off on a complete tangent, but the prior comments about how blog design influences a reader reminds me of book design. I’m not one to romanticize the existence of books (okay, I am), but the rise of e-books makes me wonder how much book design might be lost.

Anyway, great site and great post. Fonts and sports in one post, consider me hooked (and nerdy).