Watching baseball commentary, there are often musings on how the players of 100 years ago (or more) would fare against modern pitchers. The game was very different back then. It moved faster […]
Short version: If you’re a fan of science fiction, the “paranormal”, and baseball, you’ll love this book. I follow author Harry Turtledove on Twitter, and have, for the most part, enjoyed his […]
For some iconic figures in history, they are very well-known for one aspect or event in their life, and little is said about what their accomplishments were outside of that one thing. […]
1977 marked a turning point in the life of New York City. For those who buy into the idea that Rudy Giuliani somehow “saved” the city, they really need to take a […]
Ever since his accident, Stephen King hasn’t been the same writer. Most of his novels left me with mixed feelings in the end rather than being books I would wholeheartedly recommend. Recently […]
Ah, my Mets. I do love my baseball and my loyalty has never wavered. I was rewarded for all the blind faith of my youth with a World Championship team in 1986. […]
There was a time when baseball players were considered role models. Even sportswriters were in on the conspiracy, hiding things like drinking and womanizing from an unsuspecting public. Then came Jim Bouton’s […]
Baseball is a game where it seems like there are statistics for everything you could imagine. When I was younger, I received a Baseball Encyclopedia for Christmas one year that allowed me […]
As a life-long fan of the New York Mets, I have been through the ups and downs with that team, lasting through some terrible times in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s […]
As the baseball season winds down, and my team is no longer competing, I look for ways to keep myself connected to the game while I wait for “next year.”. That usually […]
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