It’s All Here in “The Only Game”

June 30, 2010 by Sam Miller · Leave a Comment

“An afternoon in mid-May, and we are waiting for the game to begin. We are in the shadow, and the sunlit field before us is a thick, springy green” an old diamond, beautifully kept up,” Roger Angell pens in the opening to his essay “The Web of the Game.” (3, Only) Angell’s piece sets the […]

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Citizens Bank Puke

April 26, 2010 by Matt Aber · 3 Comments

After the game on April 14th I double checked the Phillies’ promotional schedule and it was not listed as â€œDrunk Loser Nightâ€ despite what I had seen. It has been about a week and a half since Philadelphia has been held up once again as a shining example of how a few knuckleheads can make […]

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