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In Lahman's Terms: January 2011
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Saturday, January 01, 2011. My baseball site was born in the earliest days of the web. There were no off-the-shelf content management systems. There weren't even any WYSIWYG editors. I built hundred of pages by hand in Windows Notepad, crafting a site that at it's peak got over a million page views a month. And now those three sites are merged into one: my blog, my archive of baseball reference content, and my book/author site. There all under one roof now at http:/ baseball1.com. New book now available.
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In Lahman's Terms: February 2010
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Sunday, February 28, 2010. One of my favorite players of all-time, Ickey Woods turns 44 today. His touchdown celebration captivated the nation, but folks forget he scored 15 touchdowns as a rookie and led the league with a 5.3 yard rushing average in 1988, helping to lead the Bengals to Super Bowl XXIII. The clip above is from the 1988 AFC Championship game. It was the first of two touchdown runs by Woods en route to a 21-10 win. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). New book now available.
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In Lahman's Terms: April 2009
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Back on the radio, Friday from 7-8 pm on WHAM-1180 with Bob Matthews. Bob and I will be discussing the current baseball season, and the greatest players of all time at each position. We'll also be taking phone calls. Tuesday, April 21, 2009. It's an exercise I've engaged in myself. But it misses the main point. Even if you take the 50-50 measure as gospel, how does that compare to draft choices at other positions? 1) The overall success rate for first round picks is 59 percent.
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In Lahman's Terms: February 2009
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Friday, February 20, 2009. Twenty Years Ago Today. It all started with this. Pete Rose being summoned to New York by the Commissioner in February 1989. It was the public's first inkling of the story that would dominate the rest of the year. Friday, February 06, 2009. Yrs Coach, Team. 15 Jeff Fisher, Tennessee. 11 Andy Reid, Philadelphia. 10 Bill Belichick, New England. 8 John Fox, Carolina. 7 Jack DelRio, Jacksonville. 6 Marvin Lewis, Cincinnati. 6 Lovie Smith, Chicago. 6 Tom Coughlin, NY Giants. OAK Kif...
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In Lahman's Terms: Imperial Bedrooms
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Monday, May 24, 2010. Esquire has published a n excerpt of the new novel by Bret Easton Ellis. A sequel to his classic Less Than Zero. New book now available.
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In Lahman's Terms: January 2010
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Thursday, January 21, 2010. Pat Metheny on Kenny G. With my fellow writers, I've found that much of our conversation centers around great examples of strong writing that we've found. whether it's a new book, or a magazine article, or a lost nugget we've dug out of a musty archive. We usually just ignore bad writing. There's usually no reason to bother commetning on it. Against what he felt was plagarism by fellow comic Carlos Mencia, because "no one defended the integrity of this great art form.".
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In Lahman's Terms: January 2009
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009. John Updike died yesterday. The prolific author published more than fifty books, and won the Pulitzer Prize twice. He also wrote regularly for the New Yorker since 1954, often about baseball. One of his best known columns described the last game in the career of Boston Red Sox slugger Ted Williams. In that final game, in his final time at the plate, Williams capped his 22-year career by hitting a home run. Updike described the scene:. Tuesday, January 27, 2009. S candidacy, t...
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In Lahman's Terms: June 2009
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Monday, June 01, 2009. This article originally appeared in the March 2005 issue of "Overlooked Gems.". Several films have been made about the life of Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, and most people know the broad strokes of his life’s story. Robert Altman’s 1990 film “Vincent and Theo”. Kirk Douglas portrayed Van Gogh in the more popular biopic, “ Lust for Life. The relationship between the brothers is the core of the film. Both struggle desperately for their own measure of fulfillment, and both are ...
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In Lahman's Terms: Sunshine
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Friday, May 21, 2010. Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman. Louis Brandeis, from his 1914 book " Other People's Money and How the Bankers Use It. As relevant today as when he wrote it. New book now available.