… or something like that. Last night, on Twitter, I promised a contest unlike any I’ve done before. With Showtime dropping 3.4, I wanted to get quirky and inventive and weird. So, here you go …
It’s not every day you interview one of the world’s top pinball players.
It’s not every day you interview one of the world’s top pinball players, who also writes math books.
Although I hate cheating, I don’t detest Alex Rodriguez because he used PEDs. Although I find his demeanor off-putting, I don’t detest Alex Rodriguez because of mannerisms. No, today I find myself detesting Alex Rodriguez because he is—simply—a complete and total fraud. Not sort of a fraud. Not kind of
Mike Zito recently went on his first trip to Cuba. His goal was to attend a baseball game. Mission: Accomplished. Here’s the full report … • Last month I was on a Cuban cultural tour and stayed in the cities of Cienfuegos and Havana. Attending a beisbol game was not
Found my first work ID badge earlier today. I was 22 when I started working for The Tennessean in 1994. Six days after graduating from college, I was in Nashville. I was a complete fool. Wish I could tell that idiot what I’ve learned in the ensuing 20 years. Hell,
Every night, before I put him to bed, my son and I play with his stuffed animals. He has, oh, 30 of them, all hanging out in the covers, all with their own distinct personalities and back stories. There’s Jerry Bear, a Jerry Rice 49er Beanie Baby I bought for
Ben DuBose is a Texas-based journalist. We went back and forth on Twitter about Craig Biggio’s Hall of Fame worthiness, so I invited him here to make his case. Ben graciously agreed. You can follow him on Twitter here. I have little doubt Jeff Pearlman is a good reporter. You
He pitched in the era of high socks and fluffy sideburns. He also threw the nastiest curveball many had ever witnessed. A Yankee’s journey.
Hall of Fame announcement came today, and—predictably—Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas were elected. To which I say … yawn. Yes, yawn. Thanks to Twitter, Hall of Fame blather gets me going. Debate, debate, fight, fight, debate, fight, debate, fight, debate, growl, woof, argue, argue, argue, argue. I believe