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Going deep on the issues in sports and society.

Sunday, February 26, 2017

THE INSANITY OF A 112-MILE RIDE

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112 miles. 112 miles is a little more than a nice ride in the car. It's not exactly a hop-skip-and an easy train ride, either. Tr...
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

REMEMBERING JIM BIBBY

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Jim Bibby died eight years ago today. There may have been better pitchers who toed the rubber in the history of major league baseball, b...
Sunday, February 12, 2017

MEMORIES OF SPRING TRAINING. THERE IS NOTHING LIKE IT.

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Pitchers and catchers report for spring training. If you're a baseball fan, those seven words are simply beautiful. They mark the b...
Monday, January 30, 2017

RUNNING THE BOSTON MARATHON FOR 'FALLEN HEROES'

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It didn't take me long to figure out which charity team I wanted to run for in this year's Boston Marathon. As I was scanning th...
Saturday, January 28, 2017

A BASEBALL DAD'S GREATEST GIFT

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Chris Pinder was selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 15th round of the 1987 MLB draft. A left-handed pitcher out of Virginia Common...
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Hard-working, creative, and lover of good words, competition, and testing my limits. Graduate of UNC and Tar Heel baseball player. Signed with Boston Red Sox as free-agent. Hit a HR in "Bull Durham" off Nuke. Former sports anchor/reporter at NESN, Fox Sports Net and MLB.com.5-time Ironman, 3-time NYC Marathon finisher. Wedding singer and Solid Gold dancer. "It's not the critic who counts, but the man who gets in the arena to compete that does."
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