tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post6549058947176144465..comments2024-03-10T09:24:45.565+02:00Comments on Dispatches from Vilnius: James Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-63711497608372035012010-01-05T14:23:25.437+02:002010-01-05T14:23:25.437+02:00Seeing the history note on Jackie Robinson brought...Seeing the history note on Jackie Robinson brought to mind a book I read on Satchel Paige and the Negro leagues not so long ago, "Don't Look Book," which has him sitting in a rocking chair on the cover. Great book.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-9391179818723533352010-01-03T12:05:19.043+02:002010-01-03T12:05:19.043+02:00Baseball is filled with much interesting lore, but...Baseball is filled with much interesting lore, but the curse of the Bambino and the Sox finally winning the World Series in 2004 has to be one of the greatest stories in the sport.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-36434033264534373742010-01-02T11:35:31.345+02:002010-01-02T11:35:31.345+02:00Happy reading!Happy reading!James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-45110506212981770912010-01-02T09:13:48.509+02:002010-01-02T09:13:48.509+02:00Happy New Year!
I received Zeitoun (Eggers) and J...Happy New Year!<br /><br />I received Zeitoun (Eggers) and J.K. Galbraith's The Great Crash of 1929 for Christmas.Martihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11341915969684349287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-14566977329348565772010-01-02T03:01:41.300+02:002010-01-02T03:01:41.300+02:00And a wonderful New Year to you!And a wonderful New Year to you!Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-36668012702758749372010-01-01T02:40:08.899+02:002010-01-01T02:40:08.899+02:00They don't make sports heroes like that anymor...They don't make sports heroes like that anymore. Happy New Year everyone!avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-11296912660025197582009-12-31T18:26:09.721+02:002009-12-31T18:26:09.721+02:00Nicaragua had just suffered an earthquake and was ...Nicaragua had just suffered an earthquake and was in need of foodstuffs and medicines. Clemente was on an overloaded airplane bound for that state when it crashed into the Caribbean Sea. One of my Mother's best friends was in a San Juan hotel and saw the crash from her window. She, like the rest of the people in PR, was in deep shock thereafter.<br /><br />Pitcher Steve Blass was one of Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.com