Entries from December 2007

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Death in the Afternoon …

The Pozcars polls are now closed, and totals are being tabulated. I’m hoping to have complete results up on New Year’s Day … or certainly by Jan. 2. Thanks for playing. In the meantime, a little piece of me died on Dec. 31.
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Another afternoon newspaper died Monday, the fourth one I’ve managed to [...]

Monday, December 31st, 2007

The Hall of Something or Other …

One of our themes all during the holiday season has been to ponder what the Hall of Fame is all about. The Hall is something different to everybody, I think. Some want a big, inclusive Hall of Fame. Some want a small one with only the true Mount Olympic baseball players. Most, I suspect, want [...]

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Best pitcher of the 1980s …

I’m not going to lie to you here — I hate the Jack Morris Hall of Fame campaign. Hate it. Despise it. Loathe it. And it isn’t just because there are a few people who will put Jack Morris on their ballots but leave off Bert Blyleven, which is so obviously and clearly wrong that [...]

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Groceries …

Working on a lot of different things — including the big Pozcars unveiling (we already have more than 200 votes in and counting; get your votes in) — but not sure how/when it will all get posted. In the meantime, here’s a stray thought from the holidays.
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I’ve always wanted to contribute to [...]

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

The Twelve Random Thoughts of Christmas

I just don’t think we get nearly enough hackneyed Christmas-scented writing this time of years. Maybe you would like an amusing modern version of The Night Before Christmas? How about a little essay called “What different athletes should get for Christmas this year?” Ho ho ho. It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
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