Whew. Is this World Series thingy exciting enough for anyone yet? We’ve had pitchers’ duels and we’ve had blowouts. We’ve had heroic hitting exploits, capped by David Freese’s 11th-inning blast to end Game 6. We’ve had managerial gaffes, bonehead plays, and baserunning blunders. We’ve had no shortage of drama. And pitching changes. Wow. They need [...]
Entries from October 28th, 2011
Twenty years ago Morris turned in Hall-worthy performance
October 28th, 2011 · Comments Off · Baseball
Tags:Cooperstown·Hall of Fame·Jack Morris·James Bailey·Minnesota Twins·pitching·Ron Washington·St. Louis Cardinals·Texas Rangers·Tony La Russa·World Series
The seven habits of highly annoying tweeters
October 21st, 2011 · Comments Off · Blog
Once upon a time, not all that long ago, I preferred Facebook to Twitter. Part of this was due to my half-hearted commitment to Twitter, which had held me back from making a serious attempt to connect with folks beyond those I might have been connected to anyway. In other words, the same type of [...]
Tags:Facebook·followers·James Bailey·social media·tweets·Twitter
Globe opens up Theo-bashing to all comers
October 14th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Baseball, Blog
To most people, writing about sports for a newspaper probably looks like a pretty easy gig. Not nearly so difficult as, say, explaining business and economics to the local readership. Anyone can write sports. Aren’t those the guys who sailed through school with a C average? Look at Ray Barone. He’s a doofus. For some [...]
Tags:baseball·Boston Globe·Boston Red Sox·James Bailey·sports writing·Steven Syre·Theo Epstein
Seattle Jonesing for a superhero
October 12th, 2011 · Comments Off · Blog
Batman never had to deal with this. Oh, sure, the authorities wanted him on numerous occasions, trumping up charges to make the Dark Knight look like a menace to society instead of the superhero he was. But Commissioner Gordon knew an ally when he saw one. Then again, Batman never pepper sprayed a bunch of [...]
Tags:Batman·Bruce Wayne·crime·James Bailey·Phoenix Jones·police·Rain City Superhero Movement·Seattle·Seattle Police Department·superheroes
Newest soldier in the Kindle revolution
October 5th, 2011 · Comments Off · Blog
I am not the bellwether for technological devices. I still don’t own an iPod. I’ve never owned an Xbox, Nintendo, Sega—any gaming system beyond Pong, really. I’ve only had a cell phone for about three years, and it’s the boring kind where all you do is talk into it and punch the button to check [...]
Tags:books·e-books·James Bailey·John H. Cunningham·Kindle·Reading·Red Right Return·technology