I’ve never been a big HR derby fan, nor have I been a big Josh Hamilton fan. Today’s article in the New York Times — the first I’ve read to treat Hamilton and Milton Bradley somewhat equally — changed my tune somewhat.
But watching him tonight in this meaningless contest — I was truly mesmerized. [...]

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Words by David Chalk, Photography by the Minister of Fun
I spent a lot of last week writing about a gas promotion at historic Tropicana Field and a food promotion at Yankee Stadium. But when I got cheap tickets to see the Mets at Shea Stadium, I went without knowing I would be attending perhaps [...]

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Before it gets too old I want to bring you this very good article by Dayn Perry of Baseball Prospectus. He really makes a great case — basically asking why baseball gets bogged down in the steroid controversy (amongst others) while the sport featuring small truck-sized, 400 lb. monsters, running like track athletes gets off [...]

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You might remember I enjoyed VBS.TV’s Vice Guide to North Korea. If you haven’t already watched it I recommend it. CNN has an interview with Shane Smith, the fun-loving, bearded fellow who was in NK doing the reporting.
The interview is kind of interesting on it’s own because he goes into some detail about what [...]

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