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purple prose
Back When Men Were Men, And The Prose Was Purple
Slate's Robert Weintraub, like many of us, loves the old purple prose of early 1900s sportswriting, the Red Smiths, the Grantland Rices, the men who painted epic tales of warriors, grizzled combatants and lardywarks too manly to wear gloves. In an occasional series, Weintraub writes about the week's best baseball game in the style of the vaunted sportswriters of yesteryear. This week: The Braves' 3-1 win over Johan Santana and the Mets on Sunday. More » -
the final countdown
Selig Won't Watch, But We'll Have To
Well, if that whole Barry Bonds Won't Play On ESPN thing turns out to be based in reality, we're all in luck; Bonds is never going to break Hank Aaron's record. Because everyone of his at-bats is gonna be on The Worldwide Leader until, well, until he breaks it, or dies. So, you know, enjoy.
While some understandably have concerns how the whole investigation into Bonds is being held, it's clear we're awfully close to the moment of truth now. (And Giants fans can cheer even harder, considering their history of aiding and abetting.)
As it turns out, Bud Selig is going to most likely not be there after all, which we still find a cop out. We want to see his face when Bonds hits it; more than ever, we need a Webcam.
Anyway, John Smoltz — who has given up eight Bonds bombs in his career already — takes the mike tonight. And this is all going to happen, eventually. Do us a favor, Barry; just make it quick, and not in the face, OK?
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atlanta braves
John Smoltz And Chipper Jones Have Beef
Continuing with the Atlanta-Braves-With-Anger-Issues theme, Chipper Jones and John Smoltz appear to be having a little bit of a tiff. Smoltz thinks Jones is milking an injury, and Jones thinks Smoltz is a big meaniehead, and neither one of them will speak directly to the other. More »
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