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GENERAL BASEBALL WRITING

El Pasatiempo Nacional
Its the same game, but baseball in Cuba is radically different from the American version.

Opening Day 1900
The first baseball game of the 20th century: Daylight, nightmarish pitching and a Boston loss, for openers.

A Game of Their Own
For nearly a quarter of a century, the East-West all-star game was the biggest event in Negro League baseball.

Jackie Robinson, Basketball Coach
Fifty years after he broke the color barrier, friends remember Jackie
s little-known stint as a college basketball coach in Austin, Texas.

Hangin' With Yogi and Tony Soprano
A look at the HBO film 61*.

Book Review: The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract
Perhaps our expectations were too high, but James' new work doesn't come close to matching the original.

 

PLAYER PROFILES

Ramón Martínez
Thoughts on the retirement of a favorite player.

Artie Wilson
The last .400 hitter is now a car salesman in Portland (and his name isnt Ted Williams).

Sam Jethroe
His death ends one of the most interesting lives in baseball history. So long, Sam.

Cy Young
He was the fat guy who won 511 games, but there
s a lot more to the story.

Willie Wells
Nine years after his death, a Negro League legend is finally recognized by his community and the baseball establishment.

Cool Papa Bell
A brief biography of the fastest man to ever play professional baseball.

Albert Belle
In defense of the tempestuous slugger: Theres a lot more than meets the eye.

Nap Lajoie
Turn-of-the-century sluggers story proves the more things change, the more they stay the same.

 

INTERVIEWS

Monte Irvin
The Negro League legend talks about Satchel Paige, the East-West Game, and why its so hard for Negro Leaguers to make the Hall of Fame.

Connie Johnson
The former Kansas City Monarch, who pitched against the best hitters in both the Negro Leagues and the majors, discusses his career playing baseball around the world.

Kirk Gibson
The World Series hero reveals what helped him hit his famous home run: He knew exactly what pitch was coming.

 

LISTS AND SUCH

Timeline of International Baseball
A chronology of important baseball events in Cuba, Japan, Mexico, Australia, and other countries, from 1847 to the present.

Not-So-Minor Leaguers
I was recently asked to name my ten favorite minor league players of all time. Here they are.

 

AUDIO FILES  (Your computer must be able to play .wav sound files.)

“My Opinion of Kingmans Performance”
Listen to Tommy Lasordas hilariously profane tirade after a rough day at the ballpark.

The Houston Assholes
Dont ever make this mistake on the air.

 

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