My latest “Wisdom and Links” takes a tongue and cheek look at who will be in the World Series by looking at it from perspectives that basically have nothing to do with what goes on on the field. Check it out at Hall of Very Good.
Go to Hall of Very Good for some Continuumesque goodness today, and I’ll see you tomorrow!
I wrote a brief overview of the Famous Chicken’s exploits away from baseball over at “Hall of Very Good”, so check it out, and also check out some of the great stuff about the rest of this year’s inductees.
Well, guess there won’t be a book review today. But, guess what? You still have stuff of mine to read, as my entry to the Blogathon at Old Time Family Baseball is now up! Be sure to check out the whole thing (there are some great pieces in it), and look at my piece, in which I look at what would happen to various baseball players, fans, announcers and reporters in a It’s a Wonderful Life-style dystopia where baseball didn’t exist.
But, of course, there is a real reason for the blogathon: to raise money for Doctors Without Borders, one of the world’s most respected organizations. They work to bring medical treatment to war zones and developing nations where it may not be available. You can donate to DWB over at OTFB, and even a dollar donation will put you into a raffle for some cool prizes.
Answer: Not very long.
Here’s an excellent long-form story on Hensley Meulens, the Giants’ hitting coach, who also happens to speak five languages, managed the Dutch team in the 2013 WBC and is a knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau.
Worth a read.
I found this nice article by Sam Graham-Felsen over at Buzzfeed on Manny Ramirez’s now-ended stint in the CPBL. Check it out.
I’ve posted a report to Twinkie Town on how some Twins minor leaguers looked in last night’s game between the Rochester Red Wings and Pawtucket Red Sox. Check it out.
Yahoo!’s Jeff Passan has the story of the first Americans to meet Yasiel Puig and get his autograph… the twist being that they were Coast Guard sailors who had foiled a defection attempt.
Read it. It’s good.
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