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Link of the Week (or Whenever): Joe Posnanski

September 03, 2008 — One of the things I’ve become considerably more aware of since starting this blog, is the quality of blogs in general. I’d like to steer you to one of the good ones, made even more remarkable by the sheer volume of posts.

Joe Posnanski is a columnist for The Kansas City Star who also blogs at his own site. I’ve mentioned Joe’s Place before, in the post about Pat Jordan. Here are a few more of my faves. Bye for now!

Joe invents new words, usually involving a pop culture reference: Pixifood
Joe’s favorite MLB manager is Ron Gardenhire (I certainly approve!)
You’ve read my 2¢ on autograph hounds. Here’s Joe’s take: Autographs and Mays
Not sure how to categorize this one; d*mn funny though: You Will Not Believe This

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Link of the Week (or Whenever): Pat Jordan

Pat Jordan writes,
Pat Jordan speaks,
Pat Jordan drops the f-bomb. . .

AN EFF-ING TON OF THEM.

August 20, 2008 — For readers who don’t blanch at large text blocks of stream-of-consciousness cursing, I heartily recommend a series of online interviews [WARNING: Hyperlink to LOTS of profanity.] conducted by Joe Posnanski.

Once a bonus-baby prospect for the Milwaukee Braves, Jordan wrote about his aborted baseball career in a book titled, A False Spring. Since those days, Jordan has become a freelance writer of considerable note. He’s politically conservative, fiercely opinionated, and in case you didn’t catch it on the first, second or third mention, has a gift for delivering the thinking-man’s obscene invective. (If that doesn’t make sense, you’ll just have to read the interviews. Or take my word for it.)

Even if you aren’t in the mood for eavesdropping on Jordan and fellow writer Scott Raab as they engage in the verbal equivalent of peeing on fenceposts, I’d still advise you give Jordan’s written work a look-see. Jordan really is a superb wordsmith. When his written pieces are supervised by editors of mainstream mags, they lack the saltier language of his spoken opinions. No promises, though. Visit Pat Jordan’s homepage to browse his work. Bye for now!

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Link of the Week (or Whenever): You Remember That

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August 18, 2008 — You Remember That is an online sharing site that archives video, audio and graphics going back to the 1930s and earlier. This is a remarkable website for vintage baseball (and lots more) visuals. Check ‘em out: