Blog: A Free Man

Strike one and strike two… I guess we're both out.

Strike one and strike two… I guess we're both out. Listening to Soundgarden's final album today got me thinking about baseball.* I grew up with an All-American boy's passion for the American game. The players whose faces festooned my collection of baseball cards were like idols to me. Steve Garvey, Pete Rose, Willie Stargell, the Niekros - Phil and Joe - Ron Guidry, Don Sutton, George Brett, Dale Murphy - they were demigods battling with bat and pitched ball in the pantheon of Major League Baseball. I loved everything about the game - the slow pace and the Byzantine rules and scorekeeping. I loved [...]
Title:Piazza, New York Catcher
Link Text:Belle & Sebastien - Piazza, New York Catcher
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Year:2003
Artist:Billy Bragg & Wilco
Title:Joe Dimaggio
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Year:2000
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Year:2009
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