THE SEATTLE MARINERS' history is one long tale of woe studded with infrequently dazzling displays of... more
The cherry and strawberry seasons have passed; the apples are reddening. Only a few games remain. A Pit Spitter lays down a bunt, and the runner on third crashes in: a perfect suicide squeeze.
The thing I can't wrap my head around, when it comes to the 2003 Detroit Tigers, is what it must have... more
Horace Guy Womack was in the employ of four different Major League teams across five seasons, a serviceable... more
I write this from a subterranean lair packed tight with things: books, CDs, LPs, cassettes, an old laptop or two, and... more
More than most players, examining Guerrero's life feels like voyeurism, or like wandering hospital corridors with your head on a swivel. When he was good, he was, as James suggested, astonishingly good... But his bad times were difficult to watch, and lacked the privacy that we'd all hope would greet our worst moments.
Gaylord Perry toiled for twenty-two seasons in the majors, and the look on his face suggests it was hard toil indeed.
Then maybe head over to the State Park near Orange City to rent a canoe and paddle gator-infested waters, strafed by black vultures and large, fictional-looking birds, for the chance to see some manatees, large and stationary in the gentle current of a warm, clear river.
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"Women by Chloe Caldwell s a beautiful read/a perfect primer for an explosive lesbian affair/an essential truth." -- Lena Dunham
"I read it a couple of months ago in one can't-put-it-down-even-though-it's-the-middle-of-the-night sitting. It's as intense and interesting and clear-hearted as they come." -- Cheryl Strayed
“Reading these stories makes me wanna smoke weed and drive thru mcds 24/7.”
– Chloe Caldwell, author of Women
