The Black (and Gold) Spot

The sea-cook looked at what had been given him. "The black spot! I thought so," he observed. "Where might you have got the paper? Why, hillo! Look here, now; this ain't lucky! You've gone and cut this out of a Bible. What fool's cut a Bible?" "It was Dick," said one. "Dick, was it? Then Dick can get to prayers," said Silver. "He's seen his slice of luck, has Dick, and you may lay to that."

Friday, July 18, 2008

A big game of telephone

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Trade season is equal parts fun and frustration for fans. All kinds of interesting possibilities float around the media soup, but without an...
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Army Strong

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Some disconcerting news drifted out of Dallas last week, though most Pirate fans didn't take note. This is understandable, given that i...
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Monday, May 5, 2008

Things that make me crazy

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Jonah Keri, writer for ESPN.com (and before that, Baseball Prospectus ), recently penned a column on what he termed "failure dynastie...
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Do the bullpen shuffle

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Some reliever-related changes over the weekend, which are probably worth analyzing in depth. Evan Meek is out on the big club, and Sean Bur...
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Sunday, April 20, 2008

Today's secret word is "Surreal"

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Sometimes, when I'm hauling my nets across the web in search of a fresh catch of links for my readers, the stories of the day will all s...
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Friday, April 18, 2008

I did not know that

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This an' that: *Mariners pitcher Miguel Batista is an unusual dude. Lots of players write columns or diaries for newspapers, but Batist...
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Thursday, April 17, 2008

The Morris question

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The Trib published an article today about Matt Morris's struggles this year, along with Jeff Andrews's efforts to fix him. I've ...
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