The Sox shut out Tampa, 3-0, tonight, and are now only 1/2 game back. The winning pitcher was John Lester, a great young lefthanded pitcher. Lefties, even mediocre ones, are a valuable commodity in baseball, partly for the simple reason … Continue reading
My college track coach used to call time trials “personal inventories.” I had an unplanned one a few of days ago, on a beautiful runner’s morning. Out about a mile, I realized I was feeling especially good, and just let … Continue reading
Two famous magazine fiction editors, Ted Solotaroff and Rust Hills, died a few of weeks ago, and I meant to post a little while back on this appreciation by Thomas Beller in Slate. He had some interesting insights about editors … Continue reading
Well, with a little help from the Yankees and some great play of their own, the Sox are now just 2-1/2 games behind Tampa. Over the next few weeks, the two teams play six games. If Boston can’t overcome the … Continue reading
Not my normal sentiment, nor that of any decent New Englander, but New York beating Tampa Bay tonight and tomorrow night would be a big help to our Red Sox. Then we can go back to hating the SOBs. … Continue reading