Michael Copperman finds that the right moment to mentor usually comes on the way to somewhere else.
We’re Number 101! Every World Series Champion Ranked 1-108.
November 9, 2012 By 2 Comments
In honor of his beloved (but stunningly average) Giants’ surprising World Series win, Jim Jividen ranks all of the Fall Classic winners from 1 to 108.
Why Does It Always Have to Be Me?
October 31, 2012 By 9 Comments
Drew Diaz wants to know why he’s got to be the heavy, every time.
Retired MLB Players Deserve Fair Pensions
October 28, 2012 By 1 Comment
Douglas Gladstone makes the case for looking after old ballplayers, even if they weren’t stars.
An Open Letter to Yankee Fans
October 19, 2012 By 4 Comments
CJ Kaplan to Yankees supporters: It’s called losing gracefully. Try it.
An Unabridged History of the San Francisco Giants in the NLCS
October 11, 2012 By 1 Comment
As San Francisco Giants prepare for their second National League Championship Series in three years, Giants superfan Jim Jividen offers a deeply personal account of postseasons past.
Can You Make Whine with Those Sour Grapes?
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The Washington Nationals remind Phillies fans whose house this is.
Our Football Picks, Week 5: The Great Pumpkin
September 27, 2012 By 2 Comments
Jim Jividen thought he had it figured out. Then his beloved San Francisco Giants went and won the World Series, and he went and got married. All this, plus weekly football picks!
The Case for Shutting Down Stephen Strasburg
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Steve Jaeger supports Rizzo’s decision to sit Nationals rehabbing pitcher Stephen Strasburg.
Every Kid a Winner
August 19, 2012 By 4 Comments
The patient coaches of Little League inspire players to walk away from every game, a winner.
One Pirate Year
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“My father leaned his head against the fence, the bleachers of Forbes casting a cold shadow over the two of us, and he began to weep in earnest.” By James Scott
Sports Talk Flash Fiction: BoSox Rule!
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“The Yankees buy everything they got… Always have. They even bought Ruth from the Sox, for crying out loud!”
You Deserve It
July 13, 2012 By 2 Comments
‘You’re proud of that, aren’t you?’ Mr. Damianakos had caught me admiring my trophy.
A Dad Strikes Out
July 6, 2012 By 1 Comment
Bestselling author Michael Levin talks about his realization that his sons will never speak the language of baseball the way he does, and that’s okay.
A Tribute to My Father: The First Good Man I Ever Loved
June 14, 2012 By 8 Comments
Nicole Johnson has so much to be grateful for in her father. These are just some of the reasons: a Father’s Day gift of thanks.
I was a bad Little Leaguer
June 7, 2012 By 4 Comments
Hilton HHonors is hooking up two of my readers with a baseball related prize package. Two winners will each receive: an official Little League Sports Bag, Little League Aluminum Water Bottle, Rawlings MLB Official Baseball, DVD of Moneyball, The Art of Fielding novel, David’s Sunflower Seeds and a pack of Topps 2012 baseball cards.
“Straight men learned from gay men that physically affectionate, emotionally intimate friendships are not unmanly.”
These are comments by David May and Rick on the post “For The Love Of God, Please Stop Saying ‘Bromance’”.