Tag Archives: Albert Pujols

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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Where Nothing’s Ever Wrong: A Fan’s Inquiry Into the Role of the Baseball Rumor

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Ted

There were two astronomically important free agents on the market this off-season, and a constellation of three more high-profile players to fill the offseason skies and guide the navigation of the fleets of baseball’s rumor mongers. Messages like naval mail … Continue reading →

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Pitchers & Poets Podcast 32: Airboat Liberace

Posted on December 10, 2011 by Ted

The podcast is back! After an impromptu hiatus, we’re back to talk about the mind-bending flurry of off-season news from the baseball multiverse, from Albert Pujols at home in the suburbs to the weird new sheen of the Miami Marlins. … 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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Miguel Cabrera: The Man With No Nickname

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Ted

There is no nickname listed on Miguel Cabrera’s Baseball-Reference page. I consider Baseball-Reference to be the baseball site of record in this day and age, and it has evolved into one of the last word’s on semi-formal cultural markers like … 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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The Measured Meter of Money: The St. Louis Cardinals and the Pujols Gambit

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Ted

From Bryan Burwell’s column, “DeWitt rolls the dice,” in the St. Louis Dispatch: The strategy that is unfolding is clearer than ever now. The Cardinals chairman is risking it all in the hope that Pujols and agent Dan Lozano are … Continue reading →

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Situational Essay: Nicknames

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Eric

Old friend Kenneth “The Page”  Morgan chimes in to help us through the January doldrums with a nice semi-HOF related post. I’m a sucker for nicknames and I’m very liberal when it comes to these attachments. While others may groan … Continue reading →

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The Pitchers & Poets Spooky Scary Postseason Quiz

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Eric

Editor’s Note: We will be accepting answers through Tuesday October 20th. That’s a one-week window from publication for those of you who wish to be included in the best-of post. (But really, the act of answering is a reward in … Continue reading →

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PnP Conversations: Playoff Talk Pt. II

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Eric

The ambling dialogue continues between Ted and I. This time, with reflections on the sloppy first day of action, the nature of fanhood, Cliff Lee’s divine assistance, and Ted’s fascinating hatred of the Cardinals. Eric: Ted, we like to think … Continue reading →

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