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TUCK! toon goodness every week. Kinda.

I always liked Ron Silver. Even if his daughter didn’t know that her boyfriend’s father WAS THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY!!!

You’ve seen him on YouTube. Now learn more about him at the NYT: [Gar] Ryness has a singular talent: an ability to perform comically dead-on impressions of major league baseball hitters upon request. Little Leaguers have been known to try to imitate their favorite ballplayers. Ryness, 35, a married father of two, can do the […]

From our friend MooseinOhio, in the Think of the Children thread, on baseball’s ability to provide teaching moments: As a parent and uncle to children under six who are already expressing a real interest in baseball (nephew memorized Red Sox yearbook latt year) I wonder when it is appropriate to talk about the negatives of […]

It isn’t the regular season, but it might just be better.

This is almost a week old, but it’s new to me: Omar Vizquel’s baseball career was on decline the last few seasons in San Francisco. But life in the Bay Area rejuvenated him in other ways. “I painted a lot the three years I was there,” said Vizquel, whose artistic portraits (note: gallery includes some […]

Sal reports back from the conference, where top officials from across US pro sports shared insights on everything from statistical analysis to the fan experience.

Every retired player has to have a hobby, and it looks like Brady Anderson’s is flipping houses (last item): Brady Anderson, a former major league baseball player, has become a house designer with his re-do of a Malibu home he listed at slightly under $9 million. The 3,500-square-foot, contemporary two-story has three bedrooms, three bathrooms […]

As a central Ohioan, I’m not sure if I can brag about this or not: Guys have a reason to high-five in Columbus and two other Ohio cities, named some of the manliest places in America. A new ranking says Cincinnati, Columbus and Toledo make the top 10 for manliness based on criteria such as […]