Elsewhere: May 2009
May 20, 2009 »
Jack Kerouac: Literary icon and fantasy baseball player?
Related to the last: An NPR interview with Bobby Scales, the Cubs infielder who spent 11 years in the minors before making his MLB debut this season.
The Chicago Tribune profiles Bobby Scales, the Cubs’ 31-year-old rookie infielder.
May 18, 2009 »
The New York Times: Reflections from Dom DiMaggio on his Often-Overlooked Hitting Streak, as told to Alan Schwarz.
I never came off the disabled list. The story of former catcher John Nathans, injured by Jose Offerman in the infamous 2007 mound-charging incident.
May 11, 2009 »
Bronx Banter contributor Hank Waddles reflects on his Yankee fandom.
Will Leitch: “330 Minutes with Selena Roberts.”
May 8, 2009 »
[Selena] Roberts has written a book about Alex Rodriguez, and it is a journalistic abomination. Murray Chass tears into Roberts’ “A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez.”
May 7, 2009 »
Eric Nusbaum asks: “What Makes a Good Ballpark?”
David Steele: “Press Box Layoff: How the Baltimore Sun Fired Me.”
May 5, 2009 »
The 25 best Rickey Henderson stories.
May 4, 2009 »
“Electronically warmed toilet seats.” That’s just one of the many improvements the Seibu Lions made to their ballpark with the Daisuke Matsuzaka posting money.
Joe Posnanski’s SI profile of Zach Greinke.
“The Owner Takes a Wife,” the tale of a love-struck John Henry.
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