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Book of Kells (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Many of you know I co-edit Crab Creek Review with Annette Spaulding-Convy, well, it's my favorite time of year because we get to choose 6 writers to nominate for the Pushcart Prize. It was pretty hard this year as we had some wonderful writing, but these were the 6 poets and writers we choose. Here's our official announcement, now up on our blog ... Crab Creek Review would like to congratulation the...
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Rattler Radio (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
JJ Putz ('00) was involved in that big three-team trade last year that sent him from Seattle to the New York Mets...an injury-shortened 2009 with the Mets. There are a pair of new items over the weekend that pertain to the former Rattler. Neither are surprising. Item #1 As expected, the Mets declined reliever J.J. Putz's $9.1 million option for 2010 on Friday, opting instead to buy out his contract...
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DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
A quick smorgasbord here on two thoughts I have in my mind but are undeserving of their own full-fledged post. All bunts are not created equal Derek Shelton's hiring lead to a furry of tendency checking and question asking. Did his teams bunt more? Did they walk more? Did they hit more pop flies? Wait, how much say did Eric Wedge give Shelton on bunting patterns? And so on and so forth. One player...
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Soc 202 - Current Events (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
There will be three screenings at UNCG: Jarrell Lecture Hall (Jackson Library) November 5 th : Suite Havana (Fernando Pérez, Cuba, 2003). 84 minutes. This documentary was filmed with fictional cinema techniques depicting a day in the life of 13 real people, from a 10-year-old child with Down syndrome to a 79-year-old lady who sells peanuts in the streets. The film has no dialogue, using sound...
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After Long Busyness: A Poetry Blog (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Robert Creeley in the outfield. By Fernando Perez Poetry Media Service I write from Caracas, the murder capital of the world, where I’ve been employed by the Leones to score runs and prevent balls from falling in the outfield. At the ankles of the Ávila Mountain amongst a patch of dusky high-rises, the [...]
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DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
More photos » by Chris O'Meara - AP Ben Zobrist looks to be part of a three way platoon in 2010(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) Browse more photos » One of the more interesting story lines of this offseason, to me at anyway, will be the competition for the last remaining bench spot*. *This is barring any major trades or signings before opening day The Rays came into 2009 with a fairly strong bench...
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DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
More photos » by Chris O'Meara - AP Browse more photos » On the day when Bob Nightengale of USA Today said other MLB teams were scouting B.J. Upton because they believe the Rays will look to trade him in the offseason, Upton put on a show for everyone watching. Upton seems unaffected by the talks and made a history by becoming the first Rays player in franchise history to hit for the cycle....
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Sliding Into Home (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Regular Season Game 160 Yankees @ Rays Tropicana Field - Tampa, FL Game Time: 7:05 p.m. TV: YES | Radio: WCBS Here are the lineups: YANKEES (102-57) Derek Jeter SS Jerry Hairston Jr. LF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Nick Swisher RF Jorge Posada C Robinson Cano 2B Melky Cabrera CF Jose Molina DH Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (19-7, 3.21 ERA) RAYS (82-77) Jason Bartlett SS Carl Crawford LF Evan Longoria...
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TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
It's almost as if Fernando Perez is having some sort of out-of-body experience these days.
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SI.com (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
ARLINGTON, Texas(AP) Fernando Perez drove home the go-ahead run with a squeeze bunt in the ninth inning for Tampa Bay, which overcame a five-run deficit to beat Texas 7-6 on Sunday, spoiling the Rangers' home finale and hurting their already slim playoff hopes.
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CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
Fernando Perez drove home the go-ahead run with a squeeze bunt in the ninth inning for Tampa Bay, which overcame a six-run deficit to beat Texas 7-6 on Sunday, spoiling the Rangers' home finale and hurting their already slim playoff hopes.
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Rake's Progress (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
Author & Tampa Bay Rays OF Fernando Perez, from Poetry: I write from Caracas, the murder capital of the world, where I’ve been employed by the Leones to score runs and prevent balls from falling in the outfield. At the...
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The Big Lead (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
The Baseball Poet: Fernando Perez, an outfielder on the Tampa Bay Rays, is also an acclaimed poet. He recently had a piece published in Poetry Magazine. “The piece in Poetry: It’s set in a stadium in Caracas, Venezuela, and starts with a scene ‘amongst the patch of dusky high-rises,’ and in the middle of a [...]
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