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• Eight Men Out, by Eliot Asinof

  

  I finished reading Eliot Asinof’s Eight Men Out this past week, the latest book assignment in my baseball literature class.  It proved itself an eye-opening... Read more

  The 05 October 2015 by   Precious Sanders
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• “The Old-Fashioned Pitcher,” by George E. Phair

  

  I discovered this piece in the book Baseball: A Literary Anthology, which contains not only poetry, but also short stories, articles, and excerpts from larger... Read more

  The 26 October 2015 by   Precious Sanders
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• Amazing, Amazing, Amazing...

  

  I never, ever would have predicted this.Before the playoffs began, I picked the Mets to go to the World Series. I thought it would be a tough road, but if... Read more

  The 23 October 2015 by   Theomnipotentq
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• Give Your 3rd Base Coach a Chance (part 2)

  

  Lorenzo Cain scores against the Blue JaysScoring from first base on a base hit is no easy task. Royals fans were quite happy when Lorenzo Cain did just that to... Read more

  The 26 October 2015 by   Meachrm
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• 2015 World Series Schedule

  

  News about the MLB playoffs has been absent from here, and a lot of that has to do with bit of superstition in me that worries that if I allow myself to get... Read more

  The 25 October 2015 by   Precious Sanders
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• Finish Like a Pitcher

  

  One of the biggest things I have to teach young pitchers is how to finish like a pitcher. When I say “finish like a pitcher,” I mean this … Glove tucked near th... Read more

  The 23 October 2015 by   Meachrm
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• The Celebrant, by Eric Rolfe Greenberg

  

  I finished reading Eric Rolfe Greenberg’s novel The Celebrant last week for my baseball literature class.  To be honest, I wasn’t sure how I felt about the... Read more

  The 21 October 2015 by   Precious Sanders
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• Who Said You Have to Be Fast to Be a Good Base Runner?

  

  Very few things make my baseball heart go pitter-patter more than great base running. Take game five of the AL Division Series between the Blue Jays and the... Read more

  The 21 October 2015 by   Meachrm
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• “A Mile in My Shoes: Joe Jackson,” by Don Waldo

  

  We have been discussing the book Eight Men Out in class (summary/review to come soon!), so this piece seemed appropriate this morning. Read more

  The 02 October 2015 by   Precious Sanders
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• Electric Baseball Reproducer

  

  In Eric Rolfe Greenberg’s novel The Celebrant, Jackie Kapp mentions hanging out on the streets to track New York Giants games on boards designed to allow fans t... Read more

  The 17 October 2015 by   Precious Sanders
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