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A CHAMPION RALLIES.
A CHAMPION RALLIES. I had posted earlier about the threat that arthritis presented to Takeru Kobayashi’s career as a champion eater. Since then, Kobayashi had a wisdom tooth removed and chiropractic treatment, and yesterday he achieved a personal best of … Continue reading
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A RANDOM WALK ON THE STOCK MARKET (COMMENT).
A RANDOM WALK ON THE STOCK MARKET (COMMENT). Annalisa commented that she has the impression regarding the stock exchange that “there appears to be a good deal of randomness as to which stocks do well and which decline.†The comment … Continue reading
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THE END OF A CHAMPION’S CAREER?
THE END OF A CHAMPION’S CAREER? Knowing my interest, Annalisa sent me a story which begins: “TOKYO — A Japanese man who set a world record by wolfing down dozens of hot dogs within minutes has suffered a severe jaw … Continue reading
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THE CONSOLATIONS OF A WHITE SOX FAN.
THE CONSOLATIONS OF A WHITE SOX FAN. The wheels came off for the White Sox some time ago, and I have already returned to a familiar way of enjoying the games. Since each year, as a matter of arithmetic, a … Continue reading
LISTENING TO BASEBALL GAMES TO GO TO SLEEP (COMMENT).
LISTENING TO BASEBALL GAMES TO GO TO SLEEP (COMMENT). Charlie Finley was a maverick owner of the Oakland Athletics. He was something of a baseball genius, having built the great Oakland A’s teams of the early seventies singlehandedly, without a … Continue reading
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WHAT’S THE SCOUTING REPORT?
WHAT’S THE SCOUTING REPORT? I have been exposed to a lot of baseball announcers for different teams with the coming of satellite television. The standard is pretty high; most announcers are quite good. I had thought that the Detroit announcers … Continue reading
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GETTING THE QUOTE.
GETTING THE QUOTE. One of the effects of television on sports journalism has been an emphasis on clubhouse interviews rather than descriptions and analysis of what takes place on the field. Try to imagine music criticism which consisted of asking … Continue reading
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PHIL RIZZUTO.
PHIL RIZZUTO. Just as White Sox fans and Cub fans enjoy watching games together, I always enjoyed following a baseball game with Phil Rizzuto. He was dismissed as a homer, and he certainly loved the Yankees, but I have always … Continue reading
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MOE BERG.
MOE BERG. Moe Berg was a good-field-no-hit catcher in the major leagues in the twenties and thirties, playing for several teams, including the White Sox. He was a lawyer and a linguist and knew a great many things, as described … Continue reading
THE GRAND PRIX SABOTEURS.
THE GRAND PRIX SABOTEURS. This weekend’s Financial Times has a review by James Allen of THE GRAND PRIX SABOTEURS by Joe Saward. Grover Williams, an Englishman, won the first Grand Prix in Monte Carlo in 1929 in a Bugatti. In … Continue reading
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