He played an awful hand into something beautiful and that’s one of the best things you can say about anyone

“At first, the idea seemed a little silly, all these cardboard cutouts in the background. But then it hit me: Oh my goodness, I could have Ryan and Dad at a game together again.” washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/09…

When I saw that it’s a North Carolina museum that bought it I whooped. Gonna see me a whole T Rex

Every single time I teach, I talk about Brady Dennis's 300-word story "After the sky fell." It might be the closest any of us has ever come to the perfect story. tampabay.com/archive/2005/0…

The real shame of it is...under normal circumstances, Minges would be a mad house right now.

🚨🚨🧵 Congratulations to Kathleen McGrory, Neil Bedi & team for winning a Pulitzer Prize for their groundbreaking series into a Pasco County law enforcement initiative that harassed residents: trib.al/eVA6Uk2

DADDY SHARK'S HOME. #NATITUDE

“As the saying goes, fate has dealt me one from the bottom of the deck, and I am now condemned to confront the question that has plagued me for years: How does a person spend what he knows are his final months of life?” bostonglobe.com/2021/07/21/mag…

Here's the biggest thing I've ever written, a story spanning almost fifty years. It's about California in the 1970s, old highways, and one of those "crimes of the century" you used to hear about. I worked on it a long time and I think it's pretty good. vox.com/the-highlight/…

if you know you know sup, King Push 👋

My favorite World Series memory: Two years (and one day) ago, the Washington Nationals won the World Series. The team, coaches, staff, and families all stayed up late celebrating. The next morning, October 31st, the team and families were set to fly from HOU back home to DC with the trophy

I’ve been waiting all day for Tuesday night.

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As Watergate simmered 50 years ago this week, Nixon took time out to .... assemble his all-time baseball teams. Everything about this is amazing, including the audio. (via Fred Frommer) wapo.st/3I4OfTD

I went to get a haircut in Dyersville and left with a story about the real and everlasting impact baseball has on our lives. This is the tale of my encounter with Ric Willenborg, barber, casual baseball fan, lifelong Dyersville resident. NEW FOX Sports: MLB foxsports.com/stories/mlb/fi…

I will never have a more relevant song which to set an extreme slow-motion clip. 🎵: The Mountain Goats

MEL ROJAS JR. WINS IT AND LICEY ARE YOUR 2022/2023 LIDOM CHAMPIONS

Really fun Raleigh news to wake up to this morning: The Rialto Theatre has a new owner, and it's Hayes Permar!!! Can't wait to see what Hayes Permar does with this treasure. Incredible photo by the wonderful Robert Karp axios.com/local/raleigh/…

I profiled jason's old account for GQ. We talked about everything: Southern accents, how to be alone, and working with Martin Scorsese. I had fun. gq.com/story/jason-is…

What. A. Moment. 🤟🏴‍☠️ parker byrd