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Musings (often related to a half-century working as a sportswriter) on journalism, geezerhood and current events. Beware the occasional curmudgeonly inclination.
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- Sep 29, 2026
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- Jul 4, 2026
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Coaching wisdom? (opens the original)
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New Mexico (opens the original)
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Rewriting history (opens the original)
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Does anybody know what time it is? (opens the original)
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Elbowing way to the top (opens the original)
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Tommy John—whose 26 big-league seasons are second most among pitchers in the so-called modern era—died Saturday at 83. But Tommy John Surgery lives on at 52. The innovative elbow reconstruction pioneered by Dr. Frank Jobe (who died in 2014 at 88) still is saving countless ballplayers’ careers.If induction into baseball’s Hall of Fame really is about Forever, acknowledging individuals who put a permanent imprint on the sport, why is neither man enshrined in Cooperstown? I’m all-in with Mark Whick
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