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Hate to be That Guy, but...
Not sure how many of you still check this, but check this out:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=demartino/080820
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Moving day is always a pain
So I don't really write on this thing anymore, but I know some of you liked the stuff I wrote from time to time. It's moved to http://thetoycannon.blogspot.com, which is totally cooler. Anyways, I might check back from time to time, but I doubt it. Reading this thing is like getting ancient history from Herodotus; you only get nuggets of truth ( Read more... ) -
Look, Up in the Sky
Neil told me recently that I had to write more. I believe him, so here's a treatment of an idea that's been following me around for the past few months. A very rough treatment. Be nice.
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Let’s get one thing out of the way real quick.
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Honest Wagner
I'd like to invite you to meet John Peter Wagner, a squarely-built shortstop of the late-19th and early-20th century, known to the writ of history as, alternately; the Flying Dutchman, Hans, Johannes, or simply and most memorably, Honus. He spent the vast majority of his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, who were a dominant franchise back then, ( Read more... ) -
we have it in our power to begin the world over again
Grandma's memorial mass in about six hours. I can't sleep, so I'm writing.
Has that ever gone well? I've heard of writers who can't sleep because they're writing, and they tend to turn out genius-level works, massive cultural juggernauts that crater the history of literature. But writing because you can't sleep? Help me out here.
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Exclusively Regarding Bobby Abreu's Approach to Hitting
Bobby Abreu looms over the plate. He is exactly six feet tall but has mastered the cobra's trick of making himself look larger than he is. Abreu holds his hands high and tilts his stocky body forward, giving the impression that he is a frightening power hitter, but this is fiction. Bobby Abreu averages 22 home runs per season, which is ( Read more... ) -
arrogance tarnishes the virtue of a leader
Whoa, what do we have here ( Read more... ) -
I promise something more interesting will come soon
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Ann Arbor Meets the Phelpses
Headed up to Ann Arbor a few weekends ago to photograph a scorpion’s tail ( Read more... ) -
Yaron, I hate you so goddamn much it hurts
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