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Jim Thome Takes His Rips by Pete Beatty

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Eric

Pete Beatty is an editor at the Bloomsbury Press. He tweets @nocoastoffense. Some correspondents in this quiltwork book of saints have made a case for why their particular hero was particularly representative of the genus of 90s first baseman. I … 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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Charlie Sheen is Mr. Baseball

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Ted

For all of the madness that Charlie Sheen has injected into the pop culture conversation of late, there’s a side note, a low harmonic hum just beneath the blaring orchestra of drugs and sex, that bears noting here: the man … Continue reading →

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