Shoeless Joe is the only player in baseball history to win multiple World Series as a pitcher for one team and a home run hitter for another; a distinction that will last forever.
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It occurred to me while watching the 2016 World Series between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians with my grandchildren – their first World Series
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The kids needed “Baseball 101” It was my duty, as a retired sportswriter, to author it, a kiddie book about baseball(work in progress)
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These kids needed “Baseball 101” before their 2nd World Series. It was my duty, as a 70-year-old retired sportswriter, to author it for them.
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2016 World Series (Chicago Cubs / Cleveland Indians) – I wasn’t doing a good job of explaining baseball to my grandchildren
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A few weeks ago, in a light-hearted piece about bucket lists, I mentioned a trip to England with my father 20 years ago this month.
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I arrive in Ontario on a Monday at 1 a.m. It’s late on a work night and the airport is an hour’s drive from home,
Germany: a land of farms and old cities, and the destination of my travels every two years. It is a land with a past. Most
Living in Old Crow is not for everybody, but it does have its advantages. It’s a quiet town with good people where you can enjoy
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My name is Jay and I’m a stay at home dad. It wasn’t always this way. A few months ago my wife and I were
Dads Can Be Moms, Too Read More »
From the gritty, primal rhythms to the lingering, sweet slide of steel guitar; and from the soulful roots of jazz to the vintage romance of
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Their names are Didee an’ Didoo, Grandpa an’ Grandma for me an’ you. Their pipes they’re always smokin’, and their English is broken. Didoo is
Didee & Didoo – Poem “Grandma and Grandpa” Read More »
It’s a sunny Sunday in Dawson, the first day of a new month. I am standing by the window at our kitchen counter eating a
What is memory? Where does it live? Where can it take you? Who does it belong to? What is it like to live without it?
