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Dec 20, 2025
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As the winds of November gather, the World Series reminds us why we love the game.
Nov 8, 2025
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Excerpt 2 from "Double Play on the Red Line"
A fictional Jack Brickhouse considers what the game would be like if Black ballplayers hadn't been excluded from the majors and the best player he ever…
Nov 2, 2025
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Welcome to Bardball's 19th Season
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The whole 2025 World Series (almost), in verse!
Nov 1, 2025
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Excerpt from "Double Play on the Red Line"
A fictional Jack Brickhouse muses on the greatest players and Jackie Robinson.
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From Ohtani's golden game to a possible Buckner moment.
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New novel imagines Ernie Banks arrested before his debut, exploring justice, race, caste and redemption in Wrigleyville and America
Oct 19, 2025
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From the Pope to the Max, with some Denny McLain tossed in.
Oct 18, 2025
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The ills of the Phils, the spank of the Yanks...
Oct 11, 2025
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Wild Card Week is not for the meek
Oct 4, 2025
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