Baseball

The instinct to pick up a stick and swing at something surely originated when we were a culture of hunters and gatherers, protecting ourselves from faster predators, feasting on the slower ones. The best stick swingers probably worked ...
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Quiz in the Hall / Quiz Warms Up, by Jim McTaggart I love watching how people throw a baseball. When I go to games, I study pitchers warming-up in the outfield and in the bullpen. In between innings, I find my eyes drawn to the ...
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Picture from HBO.com My friend Perry sent me a link to Mark Singer’s interview with David Milch in The New Yorker. I know of David Milch because Dad is a fan of westerns and Milch created the HBO series Deadwood. The interview ...
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Baseball Brit Time zone traversing Pond hopping Continent crossing Superfan of Eric Thames and Baseball. Peanut shelling Accent bearing Mustache wearing Superfan of major leagues minor ...
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“Why do you care so much about baseball? It’s just a game.” I’ve been asked this question hundreds of times. Why baseball? Why not politics or medicine or law? Why not cars or camping or hunting? Why not something that actually makes a ...
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