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A Fan's NotesOver at The Daily Beast, my pal Allen Barra writes about Frederick Exley and his muse, the late Frank Gifford: ...

James Rodney(painting by Will Johnson)...

The Forgotten Genius of Ring LardnerOver at the Daily Beast, Allen Barra weighs in on the forgotten genius of Ring Lardner:...

The Magic Word

The greatest word in baseball is "horseshit." This isn't a matter of opinion, it's a scientific fact. From Kevin Kerrane’s fine book, Dollar Sign on the Muscle:...

The Naturals

Here's an excerpt from Allen Barra's new book, Mickey and Willie:...

Jesus Is The Derek Jeter Of Christianity

He's good at what he does (for Jeter, it's baseball; for Jesus, it's healing the sick or whatever). People love him. He says and does the right things at all the right times....