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The Ballpark List, Part 2
We are one third of the way through our journey across the MLB ballpark landscape. Spoiler alert: we will be through the second third by the end of this part. Fortunately, this part doesn’t not include an introduction longer than a pre-pitch clock playoff game. So, let’s pick up where left off. To do that,…
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The Ballpark List, Part 1
20 years ago this year, my father took me to my first Major League Baseball game, where everything that could possibly go wrong did in fact go wrong. I may have started playing nearly every sport as a young kid, but it took me a while to realize that grownups actually play these games for a…
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2026 NFL Draft Newsletter
Ah yes, the draft. The NFL draft. The 2026 NFL Draft. That draft. The draft that’s tonight. The draft in Pittsburgh. That one. Ah yes, the draft. Has this been one of the more subdued draft ledup periods in recent memory? I know there’s been a ton of the usual coverage, but the intrigue just doesn’t…
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Presidential Prize Fight
Last year, two major events took place within two weeks of each other. First, Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States. Then — in a much more important and slightly less popular happening — Jey Uso won the WWE Men’s Royal Rumble. Although these two events have absolutely nothing to…
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The Rainbow Bridge
There’s an old saying that goes something like this: getting a pet is like signing a contract to receive many years of unconditional love and happiness in exchange for getting your soul ripped of your body one day. Sadly, I can now confirm that every word of that saying is true. I’d had a pet…
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Week 18 Newsletter: Shough Enough
Happy New Year, you neanderthals! 2025 has come and gone, and we are officially in the year of our Lord (Kenyan Drake) 2026. We’ve got quite the year ahead of us, but before I get into that, we have to put one last bow on the year we’ve just left behind. It seems like it’s just been a few…
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