Quantcast
Channel: The Grumpy Owl» baseball
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 11 View Live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Jose Bautista’s Bespoke Blue Gloves

Something from the 2010 season stuck in my head. Cito was being asked about Jose Bautista and a city and he said something to the effect of: ‘He likes it there, that’s where his tailor is.’ I can’t...

View Article



Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Bill James Interview

You don’t need to be a baseball fan to like the Bill James story. Actually, it may be easier to like him if you’re not a baseball fan. His insights still polarize people. Insights that overthrow...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Baseball Writing at The Score

My first piece of commissioned baseball writing is up over at The Score’s Getting Blanked. It’s an introduction to the baseball teams and their narratives. Over the years, I’ve done a few posts on...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Owl Pellets: Ex-Jaytriot, Horror Show, Dystopia,

When I left Toronto for NorCal, I expected to keep my loyalty to the Blue Jays. And I’m trying. I’m trying real hard. They’re not making it easy. It’s not the losing. I can handle that. I’ve handled...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Good, Bad & Ugly: Giants Win World Series

The Good: The Giants won the World Series. No small feat. The baseball season is long. Not including spring training or playoffs, there’s 162 games. Every season bodies and reputations are destroyed....

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

At the Giants Parade with The Grumpy Owl

It’s probably impossible to write about this parade in any way that would remotely interest anyone other than a devout Giants fan and even they’d probably be bored. (A love of baseball does not...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Owl Pellets: Garden, Drugs, Invisibility Cloak, Wall, Drone Games, The Trade

A baseball fancier in Toronto reacts to news of The Trade. If you follow baseball, I assume you know about the huge 12 player Toronto Miami trade last night. If you don’t follow baseball, I assume you...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Owl Pellets: The Baseball Hall of Fame, Transhumanism and Drugs Issue

Today’s owl pellets will run the gamut (or try to) on the subject of the baseball Hall of Fame. As I try to keep this stuff interesting for my non-baseball fan readership, it’s going to cover some...

View Article


Fidel Castro Playing Baseball (Video 1959)

More information here and here.

View Article


Baseball, Eh

I love baseball. And I hate it. And I love hating it. And I hate loving it. That’s what the damn thing does to you. It gives you a bunch of weird feelings. It also breaks your heart. Not all at once....

View Article
Browsing latest articles
Browse All 11 View Live




Latest Images