55 Results for ted williams

Lunch Links

Max Klinger

...going back to the uniforms of their heyday. The most sentient iPhone ap alive. Someone stole Ted Williams' hunting license from a N.H. auction

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 01, 2009

Life of Reilly

Rick Reilly, ESPN The Magazine

What do you learn when commuting with Kobe? Before the game starts he's already put in a full day's work.

Story | April 14, 2009

A brief history of the phrase "Manny Being Manny"

Mike Hume

Batting .350 while leading the Red Sox to their first World Series title in 86 years? Just Manny Being Manny. Rocking a coif only Captain Jack Sparro...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 26, 2009

The Morning According to Us

Paul Kix

...to two championships, and is arguably the team's second greatest all-around hitter, behind only Ted Williams. A cancer. We'll see if this curses the Sox. Letting go of one great ballplayer...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 12, 2009

The Sports Guy

Bill Simmons, ESPN The Magazine

You don't need stats to know greatness. Meryl taught me that.

Story | March 09, 2009

Auction Block: Spring Training Edition

Eric Angevine

Spring training hasn't always been held in Arizona and Florida. In the 1920's, when the slate of drills and exhibition games first began, the St. Loui...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 23, 2009

The Morning According to Us

Chris Sprow

...Seriously. Say you were trying to track Ken Griffey Jr.'s career based on similarities with Ted Williams. That Williams missed time for the Korean War does matter for projecting Griffey, who had, and...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 11, 2009

Full Pitcher

Buster Olney

Ben Sheets is a fan, just like you are. But then you aren't the ace every team needs

Story | Conversation | December 16, 2008

Return of the King

Ryan McGee

It wasn't Ted Williams at the '99 MLB All-Star Game, but it was close. On Friday night, Cale Yarborough...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2008

Clip Reel: Roy Firestone

Ted Bauer

...interviewing. This clip has the Jerry Maguire scene on it. He sits down with Hubie Brown. Ted Williams here. Fairly emotional dialogue with Bill Walton. A smattering of his NFL player interviews

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 08, 2008

Lunch Links

Ted Bauer, Max Klinger and Ethan Trex

...16 year-old female knuckleballer in Japan. · Was Steelers vs. Chargers a fix? · Excellent Ted Williams feature, via Esquire. · Ashley Force: not Daddy's Little Girl. · Extremely real video games...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2008

Clip Reel: Veterans Day

Ted Bauer

...an All-World Power Rankings on the concept. Here's a detailed quiz on the subject. Ted Williams talking war and baseball. A rather comprehensive video tribute to Teddy Ballgame. Roy Firestone interviewing Ted...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 11, 2008

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PHRASE "MANNY BEING MANNY"

Mike Hume

[Ed's note: We first published this piece on October 10th, 2008, before Game 2 of the Dodgers-Phillies NLCS. In it's conclusion we suggested that Mann...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 15, 2008

NEXT ONES

KHALID EL-AMIN Before Khalid El-Amin, the Connecticut Huskies were a mere basketball team, a regional novelty, trusting in mere mortals. Now they're ...

Story | Conversation | October 09, 2008

AUCTION BLOCK: SOLVING SCARCITY

Eric Angevine

You may have read The Mag's exploration of the world of memorabilia authentication and the famous T206 Honus Wagner baseball card. The value of the Wa...

Blog Entry | Conversation | September 16, 2008