Perhaps jealous of the controversies in which the current Yankees find themselves embroiled, The Straw That Used to Stir the Drink has found his way into the headlines. Reggie Jackson, a special advisor to George Steinbrenner, is unhappy with his limited role and title with the Yanks. According to NY Times writer Jack Curry: “Jackson …
I’m headed to the Baseball Prospectus New York City Pizza Feed tonight. Any readers out there who want to make themselves known to me, just look for the guy wearing the Seattle Pilots retro jersey (#56 for Jim Bouton).
Nearly six years ago, a 27-year-old graphic designer (and frustrated writer) washed ashore onto the banks of a New York City educational design studio. The designer’s life had recently gone through an upheaval — a long-overdue breakup with his college-vintage girlfriend, layoff from a failed new media company. Months of 70-hour work weeks and absolutely …
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Denizens of Baseball Primer may recognize the Score Bard, a frequent poster who offers his commentary on baseball matters in verse form. The Bard garnered three separate nominations for a “Best Poetry” Primey this past year, but voters split their decision almost equally among the three, freezing him out of the award. My favorite was …
I’ve come across a relatively new and promising blog in the past few days. Michael Blake’s View from the 700 Level focuses on the Phillies; the title refers to the cheap seats of Veteran’s Stadium (wonder what he’ll do when they get a new ballpark…). With the signing of Jim Thome and the acquisition of …
At Bronx Banter, Alex Belth has the second part of his Ken Burns inteview, in which he discusses Jackie Robinson, Curt Flood, and Buck O’Neill with the “Baseball” filmmaker.
If you have been following my yammerings about Defense Independent Pitching Statistics this winter, you’ll recognize the name of Voros McCracken, the man who created DIPS. My recent foray onto the foreboding DIPS tundra was due to the facts that McCracken decided not to publish the numbers this year, and that he gave me his …
John Eisenberg of the Baltimore Sun has written a lengthy, worthwhile profile of minor-league legend Steve Dalkowski. A gas-throwing hellraiser in the Orioles minor-league system, Dalkowski was the inspiration for the Nuke LaLoosh character played by Tim Robbins in Bull Durham. Many who saw him claimed he was the hardest thrower they’d ever seen. Alas, …
After a couple weeks of publicly hemming and hawing, 40-year-old David Cone has decided he’s not ready to hang up his spikes. Cone, who didn’t pitch at all last season after an admirable comeback with the Boston Red Sox in 2001, has agreed to a minor-league contract with the New York Mets. Owner Fred Wilpon …
Alex Belth, a relative newcomer to the blog scene, has been doing a good job covering the Yankees this winter in his Bronx Banter blog. This week, Belth came up with a nice little scoop, interviewing filmmaker Ken Burns, he of the 18 1/2-hour “Baseball — a Film by Ken Burns”documentary. Belth served as a …