Billy Paultz Reconsidered

Just because it’s an obvious idea doesn’t mean it’s not a good one: “Remembering Harry Kalas - Wonderful Stories from Friends Celebrating a Great Life” is a new book I’d recommend even if Friend of BPR Gordie Jones wasn’t involved in the project. It includes remembrances from everyone from Harry’s kids to a frat brother […]

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We’re in the office for a long Saturday. Observations:
Can’t say it broke my heart to see Arizona, the team that supposedly justified its at-large bid by beating Utah and Cleveland State, get slapped silly by Louisville last night….
Had a very strange interview with very strange Darren Daulton this morning. He was doing a card show in Ephrata.
Somebody […]

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Three posts down there’s a bit on dumb baseball hall of fame arguments, two of which were made, in my view, against Tim Raines’ candidacy, by two venerable baseball writers, Tracy Ringolsby and Gerry Fraley.
A colleague has since written to inform me that he’s worked with Fraley, and considers him one of the best guys and […]

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The Sixers just got their first win of 2008, and yeah it was against dysfunctional, T-Mac-less Houston, but still. And now - what are the odds? - I’m watching the transcendent, “I’m into Nuggets y’all, I’m into Nuggets y’all..”
Now if they’d won at Denver, that would have been perfect. Think about it.
In other news…
*The question […]

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