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English - Journalism, Sports, Pop Culture
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Knuckleblog · 3M ago

On Tim Wakefield and the knuckleball

I remember the first time I became aware of the knuckleball. I was playing All-Star Baseball 99 on the N64. I didn’t really know much about baseball, but I liked the Oakland A’s because they were the local team. And I already pretty much knew I’d never be able to root for Barry Bonds. One [...]
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Knuckleblog · 3M ago

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I know. I couldn't bring it upon myself to upload a photo of him as a Red Sock. I'm that petty.
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Knuckleblog · 4M ago

On weight loss

There’s no magic pill. There’s no secret. There’s no special food. There’s no trick. There’s no “easy way.” As many times as I’ve tried to find other ways, I’ve discovered there is one surefire way to lose weight. It’s damn simple, but one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. It just doesn’t fit in
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Knuckleblog · 1Y ago

Bad baseball players

Wins Above Replacement, WAR, is a stat showing basically how much better a certain player is than an average, replacement-level player. Click here for a better explanation. Basically, a 0.0 WAR player is no better or no worse than the everyday player. He won’t make an All-Star team, but he’s hitting
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Knuckleblog · 1Y ago

Not sure what to do

Every day, it seems like there’s little reminders. A couple years ago, my uncle took his life. It still feels so recent, so fresh. Now, I don’t really know how to feel. There are so many emotions. There’s anger, that he’d so something so stupid, so foolish, so easily preventable. That certain forces
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Knuckleblog · 1Y ago

Why I’m not rooting for the Giants

OK, I’m starting to get a little tired of the premise that because I live in the Bay Area, because I largely grew up in the Bay Area, that I am a fan of a Bay Area team, I should root for the Giants to win the World Series. Sure, San Francisco fans. A valid [...]
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Knuckleblog · 1Y ago

Hometown

So, I’ve finally found employment and I couldn’t ask for a better situation. I had two very solid offers — one which would have me covering high school/community sports in Marin County and the other would have me doing roughly the same area in Brentwood, where I grew up. I took the latter, and as [.
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Knuckleblog · 1Y ago

My baseball list

Motivated by a friend’s Facebook post, where she wrote about all of the baseball stadiums she’s been to — an impressive list, 18 out of 30 — I figured I’d do the same. Mine isn’t quite as lengthy, but here goes. Network Associates Coliseum/McAfee Coliseum/Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum: “(Oakland)
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Knuckleblog · 1Y ago

Cardinal sin

There are some things most credible journalists just know: 1. It’s called deadline for a reason. 2. More than, not over. 3. The press pass around your neck means you’re here working, not to be a fan. Apparently, some credentialed media members at Sunday’s Bengals/Broncos preseason game forgot that l
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Knuckleblog · 1Y ago

Extra

After last night, I can now say that I’ve been in a film with Brad Pitt. So I guess I can cross that one off the bucket list. I was an unpaid extra in Moneyball, the movie based on the book written by Michael Lewis. Lewis was a fly on the wall during the 2002 [...]
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