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Both the Gladwell model and the MacCambridge model are built on the thesis that logic will dictate the future of sport.
Chuck Klosterman • But What If We're Wrong?: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past
some chips in the middle: he has made the
Maria Konnikova • The Biggest Bluff
There was even a limited-edition series of Asheville Tourists white wine with Ted E. sketched onto the bottle. Gary had done a deal with a local grocery store chain and Nabisco to keep Ted’s suitcase stocked with cookies that he could hand out to the kids. It was all so very exciting. It was all so very nineties.
Ryan McGee • Welcome to the Circus of Baseball: A Story of the Perfect Summer at the Perfect Ballpark at the Perfect Time
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Joey Coleman • Never Lose a Customer Again
It was the party of the century. We were in the presence of unyielding simplicity and care. He who had so little was giving us a lesson in how to give, and with not one hint of self-absorption. He was loving us in the best way he could.
Gary Smith • Radical Compassion: Finding Christ in the Heart of the Poor
The only trouble is: Does anyone want balance in Ty Cobb’s story?
Joe Posnanski • The Baseball 100
He got to the point by now that he didn’t care about the niceties of the game or how he looked in front of his friends, which in the game of golf was as bad as you could be beat.
Pete Dexter • Train
Watching the Bananas is like attending a carnival that happens to break out into a baseball game.