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Memory
All the things we remember ... and all the things we don't
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Book Updates, Music, Musings and Baseball Joy
A peek inside the fun, and random goings on in The Clubhouse each week.
Mar 20
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Freedom for What?
The World Baseball Classic reminded us of something MLB has forgotten: what it means to play for something larger.
Mar 18
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Losing the Humanity of Umpiring
And losing context in big moments.
Mar 16
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Cool Takes and Hot Streaks
The Big 12 switches back to hardwood floors, the Miami Heat aren't apologizing and SGA breaks another record.
Mar 13
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Announcing: The BIG FAN Tour!
Mike Schur and I are hitting the road in May — come join the fun in New York, Boston, St. Louis, Kansas City, and Los Angeles. Maybe more to come?
Mar 12
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Sports are What we Make Them
On Bam Adebayo's historic night in the NBA, an unexpected loss for the United States in the WBC and the absurd brilliance of the games we love.
Mar 11
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The Tug-of-War That Wouldn't End
What a desperately pointless contest from 1978 tells us about Tarik Skubal, the World Baseball Classic, and athletes who won't let go.
Mar 9
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40 Years Ago: First Hall of Fame Predictions (Part Deux)
Revisiting the Beckett story I wrote at 19 — and giving away the magazine that started it all
Mar 6
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The Strength of Seven Argument for Johan Santana
And a journey down the rabbit hole on how we really measure a Hall of Fame pitcher.
Mar 4
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Tires Rushing By In The Rain
On Springsteen, getting older and finding time in our lives for the music
Mar 2
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February 2026
Future Hall of Famers (40 Years Later) Pt. 2
Forty years after my first three-cents-a-word prediction, I’m making the call again — this time, for the American League.
Feb 27
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