Joe Posnanski

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THE AFTER PARTY
Published 10/5/2007 by DCScrap at EPIC CARNIVAL | SPORTS NEWS WITH A TWIST
... There's a new/old blog on the block. Welcome back, Joe Posnanski. (Joe Posnanski) ...

Relax, Joe
Published 10/8/2007 by Shyster at ShysterBall
... So whatcha say, Joe? ...

Rubbing it in
Published 10/8/2007 by Ryan McConnell at NJ.com: Always Amazin'

New Book From Joe Posnanski On The Cincinnati Reds
Published 10/9/2007 by JD Arney <info@redreporter.com> at Red Reporter: Front Page Posts
This is the best news I've heard so far this offseason: ...

Published 10/12/2007 by Aaron at AaronGleeman.com
... , he might be even better as a blogger. ...

Published 10/12/2007 by Shyster at ShysterBall

Joe Posnanski Blog: Pain
Published 10/22/2007 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
... I have a truly punk-torched 45 of Pain by the Nova Nine...this, this is different...this is about torture and the Cleveland Nine. Third base coach Joel Skinner held him up. Then they showed it from another angle. And another angle. But no matter what angle they showed it from — and no matter how much I WANTED to see something else — Joel Skinner kept on holding up Kenny Lofton at third base. Now, from what I can tell, Joel Skinner is a good man. I sort of liked him as a player — as much as you can like a light-hitting backup catcher — and I’ve always heard good things about him as a coach. But when you hold up the tying run at third base in the seventh inning of Game 7 with MannyBeingManny still chasing the ball, well, here’s what I instant messaged my friend instantly … Sipe. Byner. Ehlo. Fernandez. Skinner.

Q&A with John Dewan
Published 11/2/2007 by ctrosecrans at Cincinnati Reds
... Dewan has just released his 2007 Fielding Bible Awards, based on the voting of 10 panel members, including Dewan, Bill James and Joe Posnanski. Here are the winners: ...

Attack of the Blog Destroyer!
Published 11/4/2007 by Kurt at Mack Avenue Tigers
... are. ...

Published 11/16/2007 by Aaron at AaronGleeman.com
... earned himself the right to forever be called "Gregg Slice," although for a slightly different reason. I find myself jealous of The Big Lead's new redesign, if only because this site has the exact same basic, boring look that it did three years ago and no one has ever offered to pretty it up for me. Joe Posnanski is one of my favorite writers whether he's wearing his "newspaper columnist" hat or his "blogger" hat, so when he talks about mainstream media versus bloggers it's worth listening. ...

In Defense of the Hall of Fame
Published 1/10/2008 by Mark Armour at Baseball Analysts
[Editor's Note: As always, the views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Baseball Analysts and/or its writers.] Over the holidays, I spent a lot of time poring over issues of The Sporting News from the 1960s. Typically distracted by stories that have nothing to do with my task, I came across many discussions about who should be in the Hall of Fame. This was 45 years ago, so the articles were about guys like Sam Rice, George Kelly, Elmer Flick, ...

Hall of Fame voting
Published 1/10/2008 by pdb at Nice Guys Finish Third
... Anyway, Posnanski has a blog where he writes every day, and it’s a separate stream of writing from his newspaper stuff; it’s mostly baseball, as far as I can tell (I just started reading regularly about two weeks ago), which is always a good thing in these lean, baseball-starved days. ...

Royals rotation: dream scenarios
Published 1/16/2008 by Bradford Doolittle at DoolittleBrothers.com
... a working member of the media was present. Of course, under those circumstances, I can’t repeat those comments. Sorry for the tease. There was even one newsy bit of info he shared but, alas, we haven’t even had it in The Star yet. Scooping my employer on my personal blog would be my quickest route to a freelance writing career but I’m not so sure that’s the best course of action. The powers that be take that stuff very seriously. Besides, I’m told that another Star writer will be addressing the topic very soon. ...

Born To Be A Backup - The Miguel Olivo Story
Published 1/25/2008 by Craig Brown at Royals Authority
... As I said before, measuring a catcher’s defensive worth is difficult. So for the final say in the matter, I turned to my trusty Bill James Handbook for 2008 and the section on Fielding Bible Awards. For those of you unfamiliar, this is a panel of experts (including KC’s own Joe Posnanski and ...

Catfish Stew: Beer Run: How to Defeat a Sabermetrician in an Argument
Published 2/4/2008 at Baseball Toaster
... I say this not because I think Lederer is necessarily right, but because Olney played the game poorly. Olney was like a fast-break basketball team that let itself get caught in a half-court battle. Lederer was able to dictate the terms, and Olney fell right into his trap. When one competitor prefers a particular style of play, you can beat them in one of two ways: (1) you can play their style of play better than they do, or (2) you can change the game you play. * *Permit me a brief Posnanskian aside here, on the eve of Super Tuesday: the current Democratic primary is an ...

The Griddle: Mariners and O's negotiate historic Bedard-Jones accord
Published 2/9/2008 at Baseball Toaster
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The Griddle: Rays flee jurisdiction again
Published 2/15/2008 at Baseball Toaster
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A Late Night Riff
Published 2/18/2008 by John Leonard at All Things Valley League
... So, last night, it was late, and I should have been in bed, but I was reading Joe Posnanski's blog and laughing out loud at his Strat-O-Matic references... and I realized that I really, really want to write about my 2006 Spring City Turbohens, because they rock. (As boring as reading about someone else's fantasy team may be, at least Strat is based on reality!) ...

Pettitte's arrival in camp means media scrutiny
Published 2/18/2008 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
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What is This, Nostalgia Week?
Published 2/25/2008 by John Leonard at All Things Valley League
... Trent Wagler*, and wondering why this past week was like junior high AND early college days, which, as you might imagine, is a real stretch.  *If you enjoy bluegrass/folk music at ALL, you need to pick up a copy of their new albums. The Pickers' new album is called "Lonesome Gone"; Trent's is "Adrienna Valentine."  They'll be playing together March 29, at a new venue in Harrisonburg named Clementine. ** **Apologies to Joe Posnanski- I'm stealing his format for asides. So, a week after I was thinking ...

Primer Dugout 2-26-08 (and Random Link of the Day)
Published 2/26/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
... —The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand Tuesday, February 26, 2008 Primer Dugout 2-26-08 (and Random Link of the Day) Y Kant Torre Read? ...

Ludwick, Barton put things right
Published 3/5/2008 by Derrick Goold at Bird Land » Bird Land
... KC columnist Joe Posnanski has channeled his inner Rice (Grantland, not Jim) to offer up season previews in verse over at his self-titled blog. ...

The Griddle: Fox baseball schedule
Published 3/8/2008 at Baseball Toaster
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30 in 30: Baltimore Orioles & Around The Web
Published 3/10/2008 by Sky at skyking162
... Joe Posnanski wrote a great article about the stupidity of the anti-stathead argument. Point one is that those folks often counter numbers-oriented arguments with… more numbers. They just stick with their own. Point two is that traditional numbers might seem simpler, but they’re actually anything but straight-forward. As Joe writes, “Sometimes, the anti-stathead crowd doesn’t realize something that’s worth realizing: The reason so many people keep working on new statistics is because the stats we grew up with are STUPID. ...

2008 Season Preview: Kansas City Royals
Published 3/10/2008 by Neutral Milk Dotel at Yard Work
... Welcome to the latest installment of Yard Work’s 2008 Season Preview. Today’s preview comes from a currently defunct weblog [concerts.1111111kcrtickets.com/blog] whose content we assume is free for us to cut and paste into our own online publication that we do not consider a “blog” in the slightest. We’re using an incongruous pic of good old Max Headroom to accompany this post because we here at YWHQ are all children of the 80s, and we love to show pic-linking Flickr-ignorant bloggers and message boarders that we have more to offer their ...

Bill James, Ken Tremendous and Joe Posnanski
Published 3/14/2008 by John Peterson at Mets Geek
... If there’s one guy who epitomizes this new baseball middle ground, it’s Joe Posnanski. Joe also writes for the Star, but it’s his blog that is making waves. Almost every day, Joe graces us with about 4,000 words on whatever he wants. Part of his appeal is that he belongs to the tribe that is regularly mocked by FJM. Another part is that he understands sabermetric concepts like context and replacement and how wins are a stupid statistic. But the really appealing part is that he’s just an ordinary guy who is really funny. In a ...

Know thine enemy: 10 questions with a Royals blogger
Published 3/17/2008 by Jim at Sox Machine: Chicago White Sox blog
... in excitement over an Emil Brown pop-up. No. 9: How many games will the Royals win, and in what place will they finish? I think this team can improve quite a bit, yet not improve a whole lot in the standings. Let's face it, the AL Central is a beast. The pitching is likely to regress a bit, but the offense should have a pretty good improvement. I think 73-77 wins is probably a good conservative prediction, with the Royals challenging the Twins for fourth. No. 10: Can we have Joe Posnanski ? You already stole Buddy Bell from us you monsters. Kansas City is really lucky in ...

Stuff I Like: Sports Books Edition
Published 3/19/2008 by MikeJ at Final Thoughts on Chicago Sports : Cubs Thoughts
... , by Joe Posnanski.  Joe's just a great writer, and his blog is a must-read every day.  So when Joe decides to spend a year with 94-year-old Negro Leagues legend Buck O'Neil and then write a book about the experience, that's a book that I'm buying.  Just a wonderful book about an everlasting optimist and his amazing views on life as he toured the country promoting the Negro Leagues Museum in Kansas City.  This book has a ton of great stories, and lots of heart.  ...

Published 3/21/2008 by Aaron at AaronGleeman.com
... , but over the past few months he's also become one of my favorite bloggers. Posnanski has an amazing ability to strike a perfect balance between funny, interesting, and informative, whether he's ...

The Griddle: Cabrera reportedly cashes in with Detroit
Published 3/23/2008 at Baseball Toaster
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Moving Beyond Bill James
Published 3/26/2008 by Matt Mitchell at Seamheads.com
... even how it is played at its highest level. Granted, I’m not someone who owns every single Baseball Abstract (to be honest, I haven’t even read through the entirety of his revised Historical Baseball Abstract), but I think a thesaurus somewhere has “Bill James” synonymous with “sabermetrics,” provided it actually contains the latter. His footprint in the field is so vast that it’s difficult to describe unless you write posts twice as long as this man. ...

Where Everyone Knows Your Name
Published 3/27/2008 by Phil Gurnee at SportsHubLA
... is one of the best writers on the web. He isn’t for everyone, but I think some of you will appreciate what he can do with a baseball card as his canvas. Joe Posnanski has been a sports writer for years and after writing ...

Jose Canseco: Dumber and meaner than your average idiot
Published 3/29/2008 by Chad Finn at Chad Finn's Touching All The Bases
... freelancer, authored two of my most beloved books, "A False Spring," about washing out as a Braves' bonus baby in the '50s, and "A Nice Tuesday," a sort of follow-up memoir about returning to the pitching mound at age 56. Read them if you haven't. I promise you'll be glad you did. Jordan also had a memorable take on Roger Clemens in the immediate aftermath of the release of the Mitchell Report. Check it out here. And finally, yes, I stole the asterisk concept from Posnanski**. I only wish I could steal his talent. Or Jordan's. ** - Who admits he ...

Blogging with the Enemy: Questions for the KC Star's Joe Posnanski
Published 4/1/2008 by Ian Casselberry at Bless You Boys: Front Page Posts
... sportswriters on the planet. And I would add that they're some of the most generous.  The staff of the Kansas City Star has been berry, berry good to BYB over the past couple of weeks.  Last week, I posted my interview with the KC Star's national baseball writer, Sam Mellinger.  I also traded e-mails with columnist Joe Posnanski, and today's off-day provides an excellent opportunity to share that Q&A with you. Posnanski has been with the KC Star since 1996 and twice been honored by the ...

Mid Week Q & A
Published 4/2/2008 by AJ at Behind enemy lines - A Huskerh8er's view of the world
... and KC Star columnist Joe Posnanski. Both are great writers, but they both tend to be a bit too Pollyanna for me. (And if you're writing out reasons why the Royals will win the World Series...I think that qualifies.) ...

Bunt Singles: April 1
Published 4/2/2008 by Kurt at Mack Avenue Tigers
... Ian interviewed awesome Kansas City Star columnist (and blogger) Joe Posnanski. Great interview, and if you’re not reading Pos’ blog, you should be. ( ...

Dodger Thoughts: Rich Man, Poor Man, Blogger Man, Thief
Published 4/4/2008 at Baseball Toaster
... a baseball team, I can testify that there's often value in not interacting with them. It can give you a level of objectivity that is often missing from mainstream reporting. And at a minimum, many kinds of analysis don't require a locker-room presence, yet can be of tremendous value when done right. There is no good reason for an Us vs. Them mentality when it comes to mainstream reporters and bloggers. The readership benefits from their combined presence, and really, short of the sportswriter who doubles as a great blogger , one isn't going to take the other's job away. (You ...

Note To Ollie
Published 4/4/2008 by mr. met at the metropolitans
... * Everything nice basically consists of concaine, hookers, whiskey, and beating up people weaker than you and yes, this is a Pozcar ...

Tuesday Reading: This time, it’s personal.
Published 4/8/2008 by Coley Ward at umpbump.com
... . Any way you slice it, this is a feel-good story. Joe Posnanski is scaling back while he goes into book mode. Don’t be a stranger, Joe. Two blogosphere favorites ...

Lucky Sevens
Published 4/9/2008 by Jay at The Futility Infielder
... a baseball team, I can testify that there's often value in not interacting with them. It can give you a level of objectivity that is often missing from mainstream reporting. And at a minimum, many kinds of analysis don't require a locker-room presence, yet can be of tremendous value when done right. There is no good reason for an Us vs. Them mentality when it comes to mainstream reporters and bloggers. The readership benefits from their combined presence, and really, short of the sportswriter who doubles as a great blogger , one isn't going to take the other's job away. (You ...

Bronx Banter: Blogging: It Ain't Just for Kids Anymore
Published 4/10/2008 at Baseball Toaster
Joe Pos has a link to a new blog by veteran columnist Ian O'Connor . Joe asked Ian a few questions in the post, which I thought you might enjoy: Joe: You grew up a Yankees fan. What year is your favorite Yankees team? Ian: '78, hands down. I'd totally given up, like every other Yankee fan I knew. The Boston Massacre is still my all-time favorite series, that and Brideshead Revisited on PBS. I count Bucky Dent's homer as the third-best day of my life, right after my wedding day and the birth of my son. In the still of night in a hotel room in the middle of nowhere, I'll ...

Brady Clark? Banished to the Land of Wind and Ghosts.
Published 4/14/2008 by mr. met at the metropolitans
... see what happens as the innings pile on his arm, but he would be 1-1 in the draft . . . "We're not talking a 'blow them away with a fastball and knee-wobbling stuff' kind of guy. We're talking a kid with a projectable body who knows how to pitch and is still developing physically—and is really good right now. He still might end up with jaw-dropping stuff. He's still very young." With Bannister continuing to defy all logic, I'm sure we'll see a new Banny Blog today so keep an eye out for that.

The Griddle: I guess he made a good first impression
Published 4/18/2008 at Baseball Toaster
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The Sabermetric Soapbox: Hurtin’ Big
Published 4/23/2008 by Matt Mitchell at Seamheads.com
... * Look, I honestly don’t like that last reason as an argument for a HOF case, but if it ends up working for Jim Rice then Frank is a shoe in on the same logic. The funny thing is I hadn’t really heard of Rice until the last few years anyway, and I’m sure that’s true for most of the millennial generation that’s under 30 and follows baseball with some regularity. If he was so feared, why did it take me so long to hear about him? But, in true Pozterisk style, we must return….. ...

Rage Against the Machine
Published 4/27/2008 by dwintheiser at Twinkie Town: Front Page Posts
... I've recently discovered joeposnanski.com , the blog belonging to the celebrated KC sportswriter, and I'm having a blast reading through his archives. But when I came across his essay ' ...

A Few Words on "The Internet"
Published 4/30/2008 by Ken Tremendous at FIRE JOE MORGAN
... , and Joe Posnanski's blog, is every bit as high (if not higher) than what you can read in the best newspapers in the country. Bissinger's hare-brained attempt to prove Leitch an uneducated oaf by asking whether he had read any W.C. Heinz (which failed miserably when Leitch had, in fact, read some W. C. Heinz) was a perfect example of the old guard's attitude toward the new guard: you little shits don't get it. You don't know how to write. You have no gratitude or appreciation for those who came before you. So: fuck you. ...

Interview: Howard Megdal
Published 5/2/2008 by Aaron Dorman at Mets Geek
... standard MO, even when the Phils aren’t in town. On Saturday, somebody heckled Cow-Bellman, the symbol of all that is right with Mets fans. He had this look like the Native American in the littering commercial. I’ve had the privilege of interviewing him, meeting his friends—I wanted to go give him a hug. What is your favorite: baseball blog? Baseball Think Factory is my first visit every day—love Buster Olney’s rundown, Joe Posnanski’s writing, and Pete Abraham is the best beat reporter in the city, ...

Opining on the MSSM-Blogs Ordeal
Published 5/2/2008 by Bill Baer at Baseball Digest Daily
... who comments on Deadspin , for instance, is actually representing Deadspin. If the administrators at Deadspin choose to either not moderate comments or don’t feel that the comments are punishable, then if those comments are offensive, that reflects poorly on Deadspin. That doesn’t mean that all commenters are like that, though. I love reading the comments on topics at Baseball Think Factory , as most of them are well-thought-out and informative. The commenters on Joe Posnanski’s blog , or The Hardball Times , or here at Baseball Digest Daily are all ...

Posnanski on Costas
Published 5/2/2008 by Craig Calcaterra at ShysterBall
... In the wake of the Bissinger thing, Posnanski -- who has been critical of Costas' handling of it -- tells a wonderful story about how important Costas was to his career. Everyone who has a passion for something has an origin story, and this is Posnanski's (interestingly enough, mine involves Costas too, but that's not important right now). ...

Blogs, Buzz and Bluster
Published 5/4/2008 by Rob Visconti at The Cheap Seats
... producing content that you're just not going to find anywhere else. Dismissing their efforts just because you find a site like Kissing Suzy Kolber offensive is every bit as silly as dismissing brilliant newspaper guys like Joe Posnanski just because Woody Paige. There's plenty of value to embrace in both mediums, and they don't have to be mutually exclusive. Just ask Posnanski, who is arguably the best columnist and blogger in sports today. Now if you'll excuse me, there are games to watch.

Even Joe Posnanski Gets Yelled At [Dark Side Of The Locker Room]
Published 5/6/2008 by DAULERIO at Deadspin
... Today's story comes from venerable Kansas City Star sports columnist Joe Posnanski, who shares this tale of turbulence with former Royals' relief pitcher Jeff Montgomery. Posnanski's online musings can be found here. ...

O's-Royals, Maybe They'll Respect Huff Now
Published 5/9/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (FrostKing) at Frost King Baseball
... pitch pretty well, but walking 19 guys in 26 innings isn't going to get it done for a good pitcher... and it'll destroy a bad one. Anyway, the Royals go down in order in the third. This time when Ramon hits it hard, the ball goes to left-center for a single. Adam Jones flies out to end the inning though. Mark Grudz...lets just say Grudzy, gets on to start the inning as the ball hops right over Melvin's glove at third. That's it for KC - man, I thought the O's offense was bad. [Poor Joe Posnanski . Now that Brian Bannister is starting to get shelled, the Banny Log has taken on ...

StatSpeak World Famous Roundtable: May 12
Published 5/12/2008 by Pizza Cutter at Statistically Speaking
... reasons we as fans need the internet and blogs. Where as in a newspaper they can’t reprint what VORP means everyday in every article mentioning the stat. On Baseball Prospectus they can just link to the previous article or have the pop-up box show the definition. Of course the MLB.com writer can do the same, but if the general populous doesn’t know what the hell he’s talking about will people read him more of him, especially if his articles are usually cynical in nature? People read Joe Posnanksi , but he’s an amazing writer on top of being a very bright guy. Addressing the ...

Jason Whitlock Could Use Some Time Off [Jason Whitlock]
Published 5/12/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
... For the record, if anyone were to ever write a biography of Jason Whitlock — or anyone, really — we'd want it to be Joe Posnanski. We wish you well, Mr. Whitlock; find what you're looking for, and then come back. And see if you can bring Jeff George with you. ...

Lazy Sunday at the Salvage Yard
Published 5/18/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Paul Cousineau) at The DiaTribe
... I’ve added a link in the Legends’ Corner, which will direct you to Joe Posnanski’s blog. He’s a man after my own heart, writing 500 words when 50 will do – but his writing is extremely entertaining and insightful. If you’re not familiar with him, he’s a Cleveland native who writes for the Kansas City Star (in addition to the blog) and has won the AP’s “Best Sports Columnist in America” in 2003 and 2005. My favorite post of his since I got turned on to him over the winter is ...

Advance Scout, Royals, May 23-26
Published 5/23/2008 by Anders at Batter's Box Interactive Magazine
... pitcher. He got rocked by the Red Sox yesterday, alas. This also means that we're missing a Banny Log, Joe Ponsnanski's awesome tracking of Bannister starts. I would still recommend JoeBlog though, as Posnanski is one of the best sportswriters around, period. ...

What Do You Mean, He's Not On The List?
Published 5/26/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (One More Dying Quail) at One More Dying Quail
There are mistakes, and then there are MISTAKES. I just noticed one of the latter while looking at an old "Blogs I Need To Link" folder on my Favorites list. Suddenly, I realized that one of my favorite blogs, Joe Posnanski's, was not on my blogroll. Not like anyone is hurriedly clicking on the links over there, but it's the principle of the thing. ...

An Interview with Joe Posnanski of the KC Star
Published 5/27/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... We couldn’t ask for anything more in a post-holiday treat than an interview with KC Star sports columnist (and blogger extraordinaire) Joe Posnanski. If you’re not familiar with him because you haven’t seen him bloviating on TV, there’s a reason for that, and he explains it all below (hint: You probably couldn’t pay him enough to be on Around the Horn). He’s nabbed plenty of ...

Killing Time-It's Still May
Published 5/28/2008 by TBird41 (noreply@blogger.com) at The Ragnarok
... If you don’t know who Joe Posnanski is, well, that’s a problem for you. I’ve been traveling a lot by bus lately, which means that I have a lot of time to kill. I’ve done so by reading Posnanski’s work, both ...

Hey, The Finals Aren’t Over Afterall
Published 5/29/2008 by Brad Lee at St. Louis Game Time
... *Sorry for another Posterick (blame Joe Posnanski’s blog), but Greg at Puck Daddy gave us a featured role on their ...

Whitlock On Shortstops
Published 6/4/2008 by Craig Brown at Royals Authority

Why the Wall Street Journal Is Tackling Sports
Published 6/4/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
... Throwing out a name like Joe Posnanski is almost a cliché at this point, but the man's just so good. At least I can say I was hip to him early -- I started covering the Big 12 in 1997, and he stood out right away. One thing that makes Joe special is the kindness in his writing. It doesn't mean he won't criticize, but I can't recall ever reading a column of his and thinking I'd just read a hatchet job, which is a common problem among metro sports columnists. Along with being really entertaining, Joe's better than most at remembering that he's writing about human beings. ...

This Week's Links (6/2-6/6)
Published 6/6/2008 by Vegas Watch (noreply@blogger.com) at Vegas Watch
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Bronx Banter: Andy Log 4080: Africa Hot
Published 6/7/2008 at Baseball Toaster
[image] The Yanks need a bounce-back win this afternoon against one of Joe Posnanski's favorites, Brian Bannister. It is hotter n July hot in the Bronx today--hot, hazy, dumb hot. Andy Pettitte goes for the Yanks. The ball should be a-jumping, boy. Keep cool, y'all and... Let's go Yan-Kees!

U.S. Open Review
Published 6/17/2008 by Pete (noreply@blogger.com) at Heavy Soul
Go check out my main man Joe Posnanski's blog post about yesterday's events and what was one riveting golf tournament. If you have never visited that site or aren't familiar with Mr. Posnanski, you're welcome. Maybe it was the best major ever, maybe it wasn't, I don't know enough about golf to bestow such platitudes upon it. ...

Blogger Interviews: BallHype creator Jason Gurney
Published 6/26/2008 by The Big Picture (noreply@blogger.com) at The Big Picture
... interviews, and here are the most frequently-recommended blogs: 1. Deadspin (18 - that's 75%) 2. With Leather (9) 3. The Big Lead (7) 4. KSK (6) 5. True Hoop/TBJ/WIZZNUTZZ (5) No real surprises here except for maybe the WIZZNUTZZ (which I also love). So, I'll throw out a few that haven't been mentioned in your prior interviews: The Painted Area (reminds me how little I actually know about basketball), Joe Posnanski's blog (if you have a lot of time to kill), Shysterball, ...

A journey in pictures: Kansas City!
Published 6/26/2008 by Minda at Ladies...

Our Conversation With Buzz Bissinger [Well, Hello There, Sir]
Published 6/27/2008 by Will Leitch at Deadspin
... 4. I think Braylon Edwards is still in shock. Clearly the happiest men in America are Bill Simmons and Joe Posnanski, who had the sense not to appear. ...

Baseball Bookshelf
Published 7/7/2008 by John Peterson at Mets Geek
... by day, is a super blogger by night. Sure, lots of sportswriters have blogs. But mostly they see them as outlets for smaller ideas, quick posts, and links to their real articles. They think that blogs are supposed to be short, quippy blurbs marked by a singular idea, more a forum for comments than a place to write. Not Joe. Joe writes thousands and thousands of words nearly every day on whatever he wants, and it’s always well-written and interesting. He goes on long tangents marked with asterisks. He makes up new words. And he tells great stories. Now that is a ...

A Crucial Victory
Published 7/11/2008 by Nick N. (noreply@blogger.com) at Nick & Nick's Twins Blog
... * My favorite blog these days is the one maintained by Kansas City columnist Joe Posnanski. One running feature that Joe has on his blog is the "Banny Log," in which he chronicles the season of young right-hander Brian Bannister by breaking down his every start. Posnanski finds Bannister to be an interesting specimen in that he is a soft tosser with relatively unimpressive stuff who has to find creative ways to get major-league batters out. In a ...

Trade Deadline Preview
Published 7/17/2008 by Nick N. (noreply@blogger.com) at Nick & Nick's Twins Blog
... This is hardly unusual, it is very common for fans of a team to overrate the value of their own prospects. I've seen it especially often this year, and I've probably even been guilty of it myself. What people need to come to terms with is that the Twins really lack attractive high-level prospects right now -- in fact, I think that any team looking to send anything significant to Minnesota would start their inquiries with Ben Revere. And I totally stole this asterisk thing from Joe Posnanski. ...

Killing Time: 5 Tidbits from the Prospectus
Published 7/29/2008 by TBird41 (noreply@blogger.com) at The Ragnarok
... (with an assist from the folks at Baseball Prospectus). I had a chance to flip through it last night, and though I'm saving it for later (as much as I can) because I have a massive trip coming up next week (though I should still be able to post), I did notice some interesting tidbits while flipping through it. I also plan on stealing a bit called "Ask the Prospectus" from Joe Posnanski and using it to preview the upcoming season. ...

Bronx Banter: Step to This
Published 7/30/2008 at Baseball Toaster
... MLB Transaction Rules Hall of Fame Uniform Database Yankee Numbers MLB.com MiLB.com New York Yankees WCBS 880 SI.com Yankee Page ESPN Baseball Yahoo! Baseball Pro-Sports Daily Important Dates The Professionals Peter Gammons Steven Goldman Luft On Deck Paul Lukas Tim Marchman Bruce Markusen Eric Neel Free Rob Neyer! Dayn Perry Joe Posnanski Ken Rosenthal Alan Schwarz John Sickles Bill Simmons Tom ...

Trio Of Royals Analysts On The Latest Affront To Mexicans MLB Properties
Published 8/3/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
With the budding superstardom of Royals reliever Joakim Soria comes the sort of DIY merchandising that puts Wrigley’s “I’ve Got A Hard On For Harden” tees to shame. The New York Times’ Benjamin Hoffman quizzed three ardent Royals followers about Soria’s nickname, “The Mexicutioner”, and attempts to cash in on such. Joe Posnanski : I like the name, though I must say that it has a cottage industry in town to take credit for it. That part’s ...

Ask the Prospectus: AFC South
Published 8/4/2008 by TBird41 (noreply@blogger.com) at The Ragnarok
... Over the next two weeks or so, I’m going to be previewing the upcoming season, using a bit that Joe Posnanski came up with on his blog (and really, if you haven’t gone over to ...

Ask the Prospectus-AFC North
Published 8/6/2008 by TBird41 (noreply@blogger.com) at The Ragnarok
Over the next two weeks or so, I’m going to be previewing the upcoming season, using a bit that Joe Posnanski came up with on his blog (and really, if you haven’t gone over to ...

Bronx Banter: Let the Healing Begin
Published 28 days ago at Baseball Toaster
... Rules Hall of Fame Uniform Database Yankee Numbers MLB.com MiLB.com New York Yankees WCBS 880 SI.com Yankee Page ESPN Baseball Yahoo! Baseball Pro-Sports Daily Important Dates The Professionals Peter Gammons Steven Goldman YES NY Sun Luft On Deck Paul Lukas Tim Marchman Bruce Markusen Eric Neel Free Rob Neyer! Dayn Perry Joe Posnanski Ken Rosenthal Alan Schwarz John Sickles Bill Simmons Tom ...

RANDOM SEARCH QUERIES.
Published 17 days ago by metsgrrl (metsgrrl@gmail.com) at metsgrrl.com
... *Not to get all Pozterisk or anything, but this one is all my fault. I used the title of this obscure Springsteen song as a headline for ...

Joe Posnanski, One of the Good Guys, Has an Additional Home at SI
Published 16 days ago by Alex Remington at Chop-n-Change
Joe Posnanski — the insanely prolific Royals beat writer, blogger, and biggest Buck O’Neil fan on the planet — has signed a deal with Sports Illustrated to have his blog reprinted on SI.com, where he’ll also write a weekly column. Because he is, again, insanely prolific, he will continue to write his column at the KC Star. I’m not a Royals fan, though I’m happy to see Dayton Moore do well. But I am a fan of good baseball writing, and Joe’s one of the best in the business: as fellow Royals fan Rany Jazayerli ...

Bronx Banter: Break it Down
Published 15 days ago at Baseball Toaster
... Rules Hall of Fame Uniform Database Yankee Numbers MLB.com MiLB.com New York Yankees WCBS 880 SI.com Yankee Page ESPN Baseball Yahoo! Baseball Pro-Sports Daily Important Dates The Professionals Peter Gammons Steven Goldman YES NY Sun Luft On Deck Paul Lukas Tim Marchman Bruce Markusen Eric Neel Free Rob Neyer! Dayn Perry Joe Posnanski Ken Rosenthal Alan Schwarz John Sickles Bill Simmons Tom ...

Inside the Athletes Studio: An Interview with the Post Gazette's Bob Smizik
Published 11 days ago by tecmo (noreply@blogger.com) at Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies
... I'm not sure it can. Regarding the future of newspapers and the Internet...what is your take on blogs? Did you cringe when I said I was a blogger looking for an interview? Not too many people would be gracious enough to let a sportsblogger, let alone a critical sportsblogger, pick their brain. I think newspapers are starting to accept this different way of getting sports to the masses...Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post blogs for the paper . Joe Posnanski of the KC Star has his own blog , and it is about to be cross-published at Sports Illustrated . Your boy ...

The Heavy Soul Interview: Tom Shatel (Part II)
Published 8 days ago by GA Hill (noreply@blogger.com) at Heavy Soul
... Heavy Soul: We saw on Joe Posnanski's blog--he's a Heavy Soul favorite--that you left a comment of congratulations for him on the recent news that he's being picked up by ...

Japan’s Favorite Son Royally Bombing
Published 4 days ago by Shinsano at East Windup Chronicle
... that saw the team win seven of 27 games, and the team now finds itself in last place in the AL Central. The mainstream Royals media, which is visible anyway thanks in large part to the popularity of columnist/blogger Joe Posnanski, is starting to grumble. Hillman also recently had ...

The Joe Posnanski Drinking Game
Published 3 days ago by devil_fingers at Royals Review: Front Page Posts
Everyone loves Joe Posnanski. OK, I'm not sure about that. But everyone should love Joe Posnanski. I won't go into all the things that are great about Posnanski's columns, blogs, and books. That's been done.* Since I started working on this (yes, I realize how pathetic that is), his blog has even been scooped up by Sports Illustrated. In short, I can easily give to JoPo the highest compliment one can pay a sportswriter: he greatly enhances how I experience following the Royals. There can be no greater tribute to ...

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