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Collective Myth: The End
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Our interaction with the things that we watch, listen to, and read does, in some sense, define us. Tuesday, January 20, 2009. As you might have noticed if you're looking, the end has come for Collective Myth. It was fun, but a bit stifling to write only about movies. Now, I have a new blog here. A blog I'm co-writing with Joe, formerly of Handbasket Travel Ventures. Check it out. Many thanks to those who read this one. Posted by Brian at 9:36 PM. With any luck, I've got the grail already.
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The Daily Pitch Count: Green For Saint Patrick's Day, Green For Soccer
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The Daily Pitch Count. Monday, March 19, 2012. Green For Saint Patrick's Day, Green For Soccer. The torrential rain stopped long enough. Mostly. There were still bursts of hard rain for different periods during the day, but our Saint Patrick's Day excursion to AT and T Park for a soccer doubleheader continued, with plenty of hot chocolate, of course. Mexico soccer fans are great. I have rarely seen the wave done without any irony. Unfortunately, they also like vuvuzuelas. I think I heard Marina cheering!
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The Daily Pitch Count: April 2013
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The Daily Pitch Count. Monday, April 1, 2013. Spring, and life begins again, and a new baseball season rides into town as my daughter gets ready to be born this summer. Having a daughter on the way puts things in perspective: the fact that the Giants have won two of the last three World Series means that I will TOTALLY be relaxed about the outcomes this year and can just enjoy the unfolding narratives. That should last at least two weeks. Here are my thoughts from Opening Day so far:. 5) Yankees are in t...
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The Daily Pitch Count: Opening Day Thoughts
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The Daily Pitch Count. Monday, April 1, 2013. Spring, and life begins again, and a new baseball season rides into town as my daughter gets ready to be born this summer. Having a daughter on the way puts things in perspective: the fact that the Giants have won two of the last three World Series means that I will TOTALLY be relaxed about the outcomes this year and can just enjoy the unfolding narratives. That should last at least two weeks. Here are my thoughts from Opening Day so far:. 5) Yankees are in t...
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The Daily Pitch Count: November 2011
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The Daily Pitch Count. Tuesday, November 22, 2011. Dear NBA: Who Are You Again? Oh yeah. There is a professional basketball league above the D-League and the CBA in this country. I had forgotten. So many questions that could be answered, but won't be until if and when the players and owners decide that yes, they WOULD like to make a living from a game: did the Warriors make the Smart choice in changing coaches? Will Coach Jackson make his Mark in the Bay Area? Links to this post. Sunday, November 20, 2011.
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The Daily Pitch Count: They Look Smaller On TV
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The Daily Pitch Count. Wednesday, April 18, 2012. They Look Smaller On TV. When I was growing up, one of my favorite baseball books was Summer of '49. Overexposure makes the whole thing less interesting. The NFL should have learned this lesson. I heard a rumor in Peter King's column for cnnsi.com that the NFL planned to announce the schedule for 2012 as part of a prime-time TV special. Sadly, this was not just a rumor. They actually did it this week. This sort of non-event event gives events a bad name&#...
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The Daily Pitch Count: January 2012
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The Daily Pitch Count. Monday, January 23, 2012. When Sports Don't Matter. 1) Does it seem odd to you that San Francisco is in a tizzy over a yacht race? The America's Cup is coming to the city, and I'm not quite sure whether or not this should be classified as a sporting event. It seems more like an indulgence for the 1%, doesn't it? I have to wonder what the Occupy movement makes of this. It seems likely to be a target, or at least a potential target, if the movement persists until then. Threats agains...
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The Daily Pitch Count: May 2012
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The Daily Pitch Count. Wednesday, May 23, 2012. A Broader View Of Baseball. I was finding myself screaming at the TV on a regular basis, any time the Giants didn't win a baseball game. It seemed natural enough to think that if the Giants were struggling and the Dodgers were having undeserved success, the universe was unfairly out to get me. 3) The Orioles. The AL East is being lead by a team that does not hail from New York, Boston, or Tampa. And they aren't Toronto. That's fascinating. T...In gardening ...
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The Daily Pitch Count: February 2012
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The Daily Pitch Count. Tuesday, February 21, 2012. Reasons Why Manny Ramirez Won't Destroy The A's. So I said the other day that all my interest in Oakland would dissipate if they signed Manny Ramirez. They did not take heed of my warning; strange, because I assumed Billy Beane was a regular reader. In order to cover my bases, just in case the Ramirez signing doesn't ruin the A's season, here are some reasons why it will be successful, or at least not apocalyptic. Links to this post. So there didn't seem...
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The Daily Pitch Count: December 2011
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The Daily Pitch Count. Saturday, December 10, 2011. The Problem With David. If David and Goliath had fought a series of 16, or 38, or 82, or 162 contests, do you really think David would have won every time? Today's match indicated this might be the case. Traveling to Norwich, Newcastle were thumped 4-2, having Dan Gosling sent off for a red card. I'm not too familiar with Norwich, but I would say that if Newcastle had serious ambitions of qualifying for Europe this year, Norwich is exactly the s...Maybe...