This is my favorite time of year. Camp opens; batters get stiff backs and pitchers are throwing balls over the backstop. College teams cough up twenty-five runs to assemblages of … Continue reading
…and win this limited edition Brian Wilson bobblehead! First off, let me thank Jimmy Chew for talking me into this year’s The Giant Race half marathon. And even after I … Continue reading
On the last day of the 2010 regular season, with all apologies to that scintillating infield of Will Clark, Robby Thompson, and Matt Williams, I realized that, no matter how … Continue reading
When I was a freshman in high school, my social studies teacher, Mr. Stiegler, recounted a story to our class about lifelong sports fandom triumphantly rewarded. For years, including every … Continue reading