Clearing The Bases

April 4, 2012 by George Kurtz · Leave a Comment

Well my draft season has ended. Tuesday night was my 15th and final draft. I said to myself just before the draft how happy I was that it was finally over, but the truth is I will miss it. Love to draft. Now I don’t get to experience that feeling again until football season is […]

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Sweet or Oh So Sour

May 19, 2010 by Sam Miller · Leave a Comment

Black and white. Cut and dry. Or, in the case of aspiring baseball players from San Pedro de Macorís, red and blue. There is a wide disparity between those who reach the high levels of professional baseball and those who do not. Thatâ€™s the setting we are exploring in Mark Kurlansky’s new book, “The Eastern […]

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