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Can't Stop the Bleeding (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
... a parallel to the baseball heaven supposedly populated by Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle, headless Ted Williams, etc. ie. perhaps there’s a baseball purgatory where Porter, Eric Show, Ken Caminiti, Rod’s Scurry and Beck are chopping up lines while playing cards, ignoring Josh Hamilton’s Home Run Derby performance on a nearby battery powered TV.
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Slublog (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
... like if you carbonated Robitussin. Still, it has a loyal following that included celebrities like Ted Williams, E.B. White and Calvin Coolidge. It's Maine's official soft drink. And this used to be the logo: Cool retro pointing guy versus stupid swirly logo that makes it look as though Moxie is a form of detergent. A version of pointing guy has been with Moxie since the beginning. What's...
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Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
... about a young man who arrived at Mississippi State with the sweetest left-handed swing since Ted Williams, and a work ethic forged by his father, a Cuban immigrant, that Palmeiro's passed on to his kids. A lengthy chat with his wife paints a picture of a man searching for his niche in life. Even the folks at Mississippi State haven't heard much from Palmeiro, who will arrive in Starkville...
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TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
... the Trop video board. Me no feel so good.The Rays can't compete with Boston's past, which includes Ted Williams. Hey, remember when we all voted to have Wilson Alvarez frozen'Williams, as you know, is the game's last .400 hitter, though former Ray Greg Vaughn came close, batting .233 in 2001 and .163 in 2002. What? Oh, in one season. Right.The Rays can't compete with Boston's park,...
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Statimagician (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Today’s ball players are better. No doubt. Stronger, faster, quicker, better coached, better trained. The incredible money available in today’s game, combined with its global appeal has led to all-around superior players. I won’t try to change your mind if you think Babe Ruth or Mickey Mantle or Ty Cobb or Ted Williams were the game’s [...]
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
Ted Williams famously hit a home run in his final at-bat. He then declined to acknowledge the crowd with a curtain call. The novelist John Updike explained why: "Gods do not answer letters." Michael Curry was never a god, and he knew it.
