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At His Peak Jimmy Cannon Was Great
Okay, maybe his stuff hasn't aged well, maybe he's been imitated too often, maybe he became a parody of himself, his later work overshadowing the former excellence. Whatever the case, Jimmy Cannon's reputation has faded. We rightly praise Red Smith and W.C. Heinz and John Lardner but not Cannon. Th...
The Cobra
Here's Roy Blount, writing in Sports Illustrated about Parker back in the spring of 1979:...
Disgusting Rich Person Jeffrey Loria Sold A Painting For $32.6 Million
When Jeffrey Loria isn't busy running the Marlins into the ground, he's wheeling and dealing in the art world. On Monday, he sold a (lovely!) portrait by Alberto Giacometti for $32.6 million at a New York art auction. That puts the painting's value just $7 million shy of the current payroll of the M...
How To Clean Your Filthy Baseball Cap
Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert and advice columnist. She'll be here every other week helping to answer your filthiest questions. Are you dirty? Email her....
Here's Your Champagne-Soaked Gallery Of Red Sox Celebration Pictures
I would lament the wasting of absurd amounts of all kinds of alcohol to the air, ground, and clothes of those in attendance, but holy shit, this looks like so much fun....
Why I Quit The Major Leagues
During my first year in the major leagues, I was twice sent back down to the minors. This is common for rookies, especially if their competition for a roster spot is doing well—and I was playing behind Darwin Barney, who was chasing the record for the most consecutive games at second base without an...
Koji Uehara's Son Gave The Best Postgame Interview Last Night
If there's one thing about this World Series to be thankful for, it's the the fact that Red Sox closer Koji Uehara and his son Kaz have been thrown into the national spotlight....
A Wink At A Homely Girl
If you don't have good dreams, Bagel, you've got nightmares....
The Greatest Slugger Never To Play In The Major Leagues
As David Ortiz adds to his legend this week—the version that omits any mention of PEDs, of course—let's take a moment to appreciate John Schulian's 2000 SI profile of Josh Gibson:...
A Christmas Carol And The Yankee Stadium Ticket Stub
Today gives a choice find over at Forgotten Bookmarks. ...
Unspinning The Mythical Gyroball, The Demon Miracle Pitch That Wasn't
Once feared, now largely forgotten, the gyroball retains a stubborn hold on the baseball imagination. Perhaps Red Sox closer Koji Uehara can put the pitch to rest:...
San Diego State Baseball Team Plays Game In Halloween Costumes
This is a yearly tradition at San Diego State, and it's evidence that baseball games would get much higher ratings if they were always played by people in costume. I mean, what game wouldn't be improved by the inclusion of a shortstop wearing a giant cardboard box?...
Rare Photos Of Musial Remind Us That He'll Always Be The Man
People liked Stan Musial. And he liked them. His teammate (and badass competitor supreme) Bob Gibson once said, “Stan Musial is the nicest man I ever met in baseball. And to be honest, I can’t relate to that.”...
From Barber Shops To Roof Tops, Watching The Game
Dig this photo gallery—From Barber Shops to Rooftops, Watching the Game—over at the New York Times. ...
Royko On Jackie
Mike Royko's column written on the day that Jackie Robinson died:...
The Great Wall Of Boston
Jack Mann's 1965 piece on the Green Monster: ...
Kelly Olynyk Was Also At The Red Sox Game And He Was Also Very Cold
Kelly, you are not appropriately dressed for the conditions! Next time try to be more like your friend Rajon Rondo....
David Eckstein Stars In Commercial For Fake <em>Parks & Rec</em> Law Firm
Last week, the producers of Parks & Recreation graced the show with our favorite television easter egg of all time: a sabermetrics-inspired fake law firm. Now, they've gone and outdone themselves by getting David Eckstein to shoot a commercial for the fake law firm. ...
Rajon Rondo Was At The Red Sox Game And He Was Super Cold
There are many things that I love about this picture, which was tweeted without explanation by Rajon Rondo last night....
Keith Olbermann On Why No One Watches Baseball Anymore
Wednesday's Game 1 drew 14.4 million viewers. That's slightly up from last year's Game 1, but 2012 was the least-watched Fall Classic of all time. It's been a steady downward trend for the World Series over the least 35 years or so, from a time when the majority of Americans would tune in. To put it...