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A Review of 'Said in Stone- Your Game, My Way'
A few years ago I looked at the bookcase in my living room full of my wife's Vampire paperbacks and decided we needed a shelf dedicated to baseball books. About once a month I was adding another tome to the collection, and two full shelves(plus another bookcase) later Steve Stone's 'Said in...
CHN Links: Tuesday Edition
Good morning, Toon Army. Obviously, today's links will be dominated by news of Chris Hughton's sacking and the search for his replacement. Before we jump in, I want to share with you this piece of bitter poetry:In the hours following the news that Hughton had been let go, the interweb devolved into...
CHN Links: Tuesday Edition
Good morning, Toon Army. Sorry for being really, really late today. I'll hit the highlights of the news and not much more.Joey Barton: Not suspended for this gesture.Photo credit unknownAlan Pardew has promoted Steve Stone and Willie Donachie to the first team coaching staff and has hired Andy...
CHN Links: Christmas Eve Edition
Good morning, Toon Army. Alan Pardew is close to re-signing Steven Taylor and wants to keep Hatem ben Arfa. Maybe he's not Satan after all.Alan Pardew and Steven Taylor yuk it up together. A face-to-face meeting between the two could be what ends up keeping Taylor in black and white stripes.Photo...
Wells Blows Up Again; Crosstown Cup Game One To White Sox
The most exciting thing of the day was the rumor -- unfounded -- that the Blackhawks would bring the Stanley Cup to Wrigley Field after their parade and rally this morning. Turned out to be untrue, though the Stanley Cup will indeed be at Wrigley during Sunday night's crosstown game. The start of...
Today in Sports History: April 17th
4/17/1972 - Kiteman flops at the Vet In 1971, the Philadelphia Phillies ringed in the new season by having their backup catcher catch a ball thrown from a helicopter. In 1972, in an ambitious attempt to outdo themselves, the Phillies booked a man who skydived off cliffs with a kite on his back to...
Welcome to Wrigley Field
Most of you know that I grew up and still live in southwest Michigan, about an hour and a half from Chicago. I had no family connections with baseball, really, and it was a sport that I got into on my own. Baseball cards and Little League were my introductions. The box scores in the local...
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