CHICAGO-I want to wish everybody a Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah and all that stuff… I’ve been putting the finishing touches on a major baseball project during the past week, and have neglected the virtual on-line universe. Almost done with my off-line dirty work and look forward to hitting the blog with an angry vengeance very soon. I’ve [...]
Entries from December 2008
December 15, 2008
Interview: Josh Wilker
Josh Wilker, one of my favorite writers and mastermind behind the popular Cardboard Gods blog, stopped by for a little electronic chit-chat. Among other things, we covered petty crime, washing dishes with Uma Thurman and playing Strat-O-Matic with Buster Olney…proceed at your own risk.
I warned you ahead of time that my interview style is very similar to Barbara [...]
December 11, 2008
Interview: Glenn Guzzo
Glenn Guzzo, former editor of The Denver Post and executive sports editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer, is the author of several books, including The New Ballgame, and Strat-O-Matic Fanatics: The Unlikely Success Story of a Game That Became an American Passion. Glenn was kind enough to take some time and answer a broad range of [...]
December 4, 2008
John McGraw’s Crystal Ball
Blogger Wezen-Ball dug up a goodie, predictions about baseball in the year 2000, courtesy of The Sporting News, circa 1981. There’s a ton of funny stuff in there, but most poignant is the inability to grasp how big the baseball economy would become, especially in regards to player salaries and ticket prices.
This inspired to me [...]
December 2, 2008
Interview: Craig Calcaterra
It was a busy weekend for Craig Calcaterra. The brains behind the ShysterBall experience packed up his keyboard and creativity, taking up residence as the new featured blogger du jour at The Hardball Times. In between lifting all those heavy boxes, Craig was kind enough to field a few batting practice fastballs from yours truly, [...]
