In the summer of 1963, I was six years old, and I already loved baseball. I loved playing it, watching …Read the Rest
Author Archive
Texts from last night
October 23, 2011
Now that the regular baseball season has ended and the World Series is well underway, it is painfully clear even …Read the Rest
What it’s like
September 7, 2011
Believing that the Cleveland Indians had a chance to make the playoffs is like believing that the cute girl in …Read the Rest
Mr. Fister
September 6, 2011
Yesterday in this space some fool wrote “How about it, Baseball Gods? Can you cut the Indians some slack?” John …Read the Rest
Ai-yi-yi, it’s the Tigers
September 5, 2011
Well, look at it this way: having scored 26 runs in their last 14 innings against the Chicago White Sox, …Read the Rest
Taking stock
September 2, 2011
The Indians finished their 11-game homestand on a bad note yesterday, getting beat 7-0 by the Oakland A’s. Yesterday’s game …Read the Rest
Winning
August 31, 2011
Not very long ago actor Charlie Sheen, an imaginary member of the Cleveland Indians, tried to justify the wreck he’d …Read the Rest
Wishin’ and hopin’
August 25, 2011
From the headlines at the official site of the Cleveland Indians: Tribe hopes for spark from Ubaldo on Friday In …Read the Rest
Mauled by Tigers
August 20, 2011
As the new guy at It’s Pronounced Lajaway, sometimes I get stuck with doing the unpleasant things that Stephanie and …Read the Rest
Rainy day haikus
August 14, 2011
Tribe against the Twins, who’ve lost eight of their last nine: we can sweep these guys! Choo drives in a …Read the Rest