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eastermondays: The Eephus League Baseball Scorebook Revival...

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:40:40 -0500

The Eephus League Baseball Scorebook Revival Project by Bethany Heck — Kickstarter

In my opinion, Kickstarter has the absolute best weekly e-mails. This project involves notebooks for keeping score in baseball, which is something Matt always does and I am trying to learn to do.

On a baseball-related side note, Matt told me last week that Garrett’s Popcorn is opening a new store at U.S. Cellular Field, which means two of my great loves will be officially combined this summer.

Support baseball and excellent graphic design. I got one and you should, too!

The Literature of Sport

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:29:31 -0500

petitchou:

Hello. I am currently teaching an elective class titled, “The Literature of Sport.” I am teaching this class to some fairly elite high school athletes, from soccer players to golf prodigies. Suffice it to say, I know very little about sport, though I did grow up in the same neighborhood as many of the San Francisco Giants players of the late ’80s. I was Will Clark’s papergirl! He had a floor to ceiling aquarium built into his foyer! But I digress. I have immersed myself in “Friday Night Lights” (Clear eyes! Full hearts! Can’t lose!) and The Best American Sports Writing of the Century anthology. I am actually and verifiably becoming interested in sports. I would like to access Tumblr’s hive mind to compile some excellent sports writing essays/fiction around the following ideas:

1) Sports Writing as Narrative

2) Sports Writing as Social Commentary

3) Sports Writing as Myth, Metaphor, and Transformation

In the spirit of sharing, here are some great pieces of writing I’ve come across:

The Enlightened Man by Jeanne Marie Laskas

What Do You Think of Ted Williams Now? by Richard Ben Cramer

Shadow Boxing by Wright Thompson

Offensive Play by Malcolm Gladwell

Gentlemen, Start Your Engines by Andrew Sean Greer

Dreams, Steroids, Death by Mark Fainaru-Wada

The No-Stats All-Star by Michael Lewis

Time to out yourselves as the that jocks you are, tumblrs. What can you recommend?

Help a lady out!

Pitchers and catchers reporting as we speak! Now that’s a...

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:06:46 -0500

Pitchers and catchers reporting as we speak! Now that’s a reason to wish you a very Happy Valentine’s Day.

research begins.

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 18:05:11 -0500

research begins.

FANTASY BASEBALL LEAGUE IS READY FOR YOU

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:04:01 -0500

If you wanted to play fantasy baseball, the league is ready! PLEASE email me at curvesball@gmail.com so I can give you the link to the league (which is head to head, by the way) and the password. If the draft date doesn’t work for you, we can discuss this as there is still time. Hooray!

So who wants to play fantasy baseball?

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:28:00 -0500

(img via) We are back from a long winter (and an even longer hiatus at this blog) and spring is in the air. Those boys go to spring training next week and baseball can take over its rightful place on the throne of America’s favorite sport (bye bye, football). So who wants to play fantasy baseball? A show of hands? If you have any questions or are interested in playing, reply here or email us at curvesball@gmail.com. And spread the word!

The Hardball Times: Who are the All-Stars of baseball literature?

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 14:35:12 -0500

The Hardball Times: Who are the All-Stars of baseball literature?:

A really fun article as I consider whether or not to take Baseball in Literature next semester.

Photo

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 23:47:40 -0400

I’m just saying, if he wants to break into some physical...

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:29:16 -0400

I’m just saying, if he wants to break into some physical comedy during the 7th inning stretch, I’m okay with that.

He may be helping the Giants win this thing but the only thing I...

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:47:00 -0400

He may be helping the Giants win this thing but the only thing I can think of when I look at Cody Ross is Scanners.

Talking to ladyfriends about NLCS

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:25:31 -0400

Me: Oh man, I hope the Giants win tonight. Fuck the Phillies.
Stefani: I don't even WATCH football.
Me: BASEBALL, YOU IDIOT. BASEBALL.

The Dark Hour of the Soul

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:32:00 -0400

So your team didn’t make it the playoffs. Mine either. As I believe Fitzgerald once referred to “the dark hour of the soul”, this can be a baseball fan’s dark hour. Your team isn’t in contention. Or your team made it to the playoffs! But then it ran into the damn Phillies or the man with the golden arm, Cliff Lee. This is a tough time to be a fan if you’re not the Yankees, Phillies, Giants, or Rangers.

So what do you do? Do you jump enemy lines and root for another team? How do you even choose another team after 162 games of cheering and yelling at your tv screen and drowning your sorrows in pre, during, and post game alcohol choices? Are you disloyal for suddenly jumping on ship with the Yankees and hoping that there’s a repeat of last year just so they kill the Phillies? Or do you wish the Rangers the best even though you’re still bitter that after a few Golden Sombreros in April, you dropped Josh Hamilton from your fantasy team and then he became a sober wunderkind and your boyfriend beat you in fantasy baseball? No, you’re not bitter at all.

This is the time when we put aside our alliances and we watch good, solid, postseason baseball. You don’t have to find a new alliance or root for anyone if you don’t want to, I know how fragile egos can be after watching your team not make the cut. Just watch what we all love to begin with: the actual game of baseball. In the postseason, it’s even more dramatic and sometimes poetic. Finish your beer, put aside your anger at this season, pray for some moves in the offseason for your team, and play ball.

mattandmikelovebaseball: worldwarmike: Matt and I are going to...

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:34:39 -0400

mattandmikelovebaseball:

worldwarmike:

Matt and I are going to 4 baseball games in 4 days this week! To celebrate, we decided to create a blog that will follow the whole mess of fun! You can follow it here:

http://mattandmikelovebaseball.tumblr.com/

Things we will be documenting include:

- Baseball drawings!

- Baseball poems!

- Mike smiling when the Giants are winning.

- Mike crying when the Giants are losing.

- Famous baseball moments recreated by Matt and Mike!

- Matt trying to eating 9 hotdogs in 9 innings!

- Mike dressing Matt in San Francisco Giants apparel

- Matt and Mike drinking hella Smirnoff Lemonades!

- Guest appearance by Henry and Clintron on Thursday!

- Tons of Heckling!

- And many other things!! :)

You don’t even have to like baseball to enjoy this! So go ahead and follow us and join in our week of awesomeness!

That’s us!

A great follow.

monsterbeard: The best part of a day game is that view.

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:06:34 -0400

monsterbeard:

The best part of a day game is that view.

monodialogue: This is a whispery post because I sort of can’t...

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:44:11 -0400

monodialogue:

This is a whispery post because I sort of can’t believe I’m saying this, as a Phillies fan, but you know what? Dodgers fans are not nice!* Leaving last night’s game, I was walking behind a portly gentleman in a Phils shirt and cap who was alone and minding his own business when a rejected Entourage extra got right in his face and shouted, ‘Not tonight, Phillies, you fat fuck!’ And then pointed and laughed. THAT IS NOT NICE, YOU GUYS. It’s OK with me to throw baseballs back and yell awful, unprintable things at teams and managers and coaches themselves (it’s not OK to pour beer on heads, though), but can we agree that unless someone is directly, personally fighting with you that it’s probably a good idea to not be an asshole and let people of any size walk out the stadium in peace, or at least not hurl weight (or race, or gender, or any other kind) related insults at them? Please?

*Not all Dodgers fans, obviously. It just sounded better that way.

I admit that as a Mets fan I wrinkled my nose at the knowledge that this is written by a Phillies fan but I do agree with the rest of the post. Let’s keep it classy at the ballpark, people.

Fantasy Basketball anyone?

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:12:08 -0400

girlperson:

The time to play fantasy basketball is almost upon us and my boyfriend and I are doing a private league. If you’d like to play, please email me at anaisescobar [at] gmail dot com for the league name and password. We’re fun to play with, just ask the people in our fantasy baseball league. REBLOG and let your sporty friends know!

Crossposted in case there are any basketball fans out there.

scottmizuno: As suggested by someone who left a comment in my...

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:10:50 -0400

scottmizuno:

As suggested by someone who left a comment in my Ask box, I’m going to do a Buster Posey signed baseball giveaway.

I recently found two signed Buster Posey Official Major League Baseballs in my closet while cleaning my room. I got them signed at a San Jose Giants game last season.

One of them could be yours.

Here’s how it’s going to work. Re-blog this post and follow me (if you don’t already) for a chance to win the ball. Since it’s the 28th, I’ll end this one month from now on September 28th (Buster Posey’s number!). I’ll compile a list of everybody that has re-blogged and followed me and I’ll randomly choose a winner using a random number generator. If there are a lot of people that do this, I might give away the second ball too.

Just to get this going, I will give a random Buster Posey rookie card as well to those that re-blog and follow until supplies last. Hit me up with your contact info so that I can mail you the card.

Thanks and good luck!

girlperson: every girl has a secret stash.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:20:41 -0400

girlperson:

every girl has a secret stash.

ajenningsphoto: 7-9-10: Rockies.

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:34:11 -0400

ajenningsphoto:

7-9-10: Rockies.

doughnuts: In their 1963 yearbook, the New York Mets ran this...

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:15:14 -0400

doughnuts:

In their 1963 yearbook, the New York Mets ran this introduction to Mr. Met. Via Uni Watch:

Like a new baby “Mr. Met” must learn to crawl before he can walk and run. As this season progresses and in the years ahead, “Mr. Met” will appear in hundreds of different poses and will be an integral part of our new scoreboard at Shea Stadium. Their will be all types of “Mr. Met” merchandise, some of which will be available here at the ball park; many other items will be sold in department and variety stores.

Exactly like a new baby.

Curvesball will resume regular posting next week. You should enjoy Doughnuts in the meantime and alwaystime.