I’ve always loved stat projections. Maybe it’s the kid in me, the summers pouring over APBA cards in my childhood bedroom. Nary a friend in sight. Alone. Just me, my?dice and my numbers. The door shut. FM cassette player radio on. So alone.
But I digress. Point is, nowadays I get excited when I see the […]

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My friend Christen owns this button compnay Busy Beaver. They make buttons, as in badges. One inch buttons. Not coat or shirt buttons. Fashion buttons. Mostly for bands. She’s been at it nearly 10 years.
I asked if she’d send me a recent and relevant design to post on East Windup Chronicle.
Here tis:

Wow, Damo Suzuki! What […]

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Former Milwaukee Brewers manager Jerry Royster was hired yesterday (article in Korean) as the new manager of the Lotte Giants. He will be the first foreign professional baseball manager in Korea.
Royster spent 15 years in the major leagues, mostly with the Dodgers and Braves. He was mostly a utility player, able to play 2B, SS, […]

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John Heyman of SI.com is reporting that Mike Piazza has been sending feelers to several teams in the NPB’s Pacific League in hopes of landing a DH gig.
If Piazza heads to Japan he?would?be the most successful MLB player to do so. Piazza, 39, had an injury filled 2007 campaign, but a fairly productive 2006 with […]

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