I keep forgetting to put my NBC links here. Here are a few from last few days. 1. The logic (or “logic”) of the Miggy contract 2. A few thoughts about the New York Yankees 3, RIP Ralph Wilson 4. Stephen Curry and the joy of doubt 5. Man, the 76ers are bad. Really bad….
Month: March 2014
At WAR with Pedro
Somebody asked me this question on Twitter: If I could have any pitcher from any time pitch one game (say a seventh game of the World Series or the ubiquitous “pitching for your soul” scenario”) who would I choose? I immediately typed: Pedro. 1999. This is always my fallback position. Back in the Trivial Pursuit…
The Worst Pitcher in the Hall
Rube Marquard is the worst pitcher in the Hall of Fame. I was going to say “probably the worst” or “arguably the worst” but let’s be honest: It’s a lot more than probable. And while “arguably” casts a wide net — anything, arguably, is arguable — there are not many good arguments that another pitcher…
Cleveland Spiders?
A Cleveland Spiders logo … designed and sent in by brilliant reader Sam of Ten Cent Beers.
Sockalexis Addendum
Hat tip to author Ed Rice and Cleveland VP of Public Affairs Bob DiBiaso: I mentioned in my story about Louis Sockalexis and the naming of the Indians that I could not find Sockalexis named a single time in the 1915 newspapers I searched. That included more than 300 papers around the country. As it…
Cleveland Indians: The name
A little Cleveland Indians history — and in here you might find our next player in the Top 100. When I was a kid growing up in Cleveland, I believed — completely, wholeheartedly, without reservation or pause — that the Cleveland Indians were named to honor a Native American ballplayer named Louis Sockalexis, who played…
Golden Balls Revisited
Every now and again, an awesome email just pops in unexpectedly. A few months ago, you might remember, I wrote something about an episode of the British game show Golden Balls. Don’t worry, if you missed it, I’ll review here. The game show is really pretty simple — or anyway the last part of it…
Joe Vault
OK, this is a thoroughly arrogant thing … but I’m doing it anyway and maybe you can help. I have started a vault to put all my old stories. This is not the sort of thing I’m supposed to do. Like I’m Phillip Roth or something. But, well, two things: 1. I get a surprising…
The Poscast Episode 5 – Numbers Game
[iframe style=”border:none” src=”http://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/2730405/height/50/width/480/thumbnail/no/theme/standard” height=”50″ width=”480″ scrolling=”no” allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen] Joe and Michael talk a little baseball, argue about the Kansas City Royals, discuss why the St. Louis Cardinals are like the San Antonio Spurs and then, like always, have the most important draft in the history of the world. Check out this episode!
Tennis Lions In Winter
The story of my tennis day — following up on the Being Ivan Lendl post — was hilarious and fun until it turned strange and poignant Here it is at NBC Sports.