What a long not-so-strange trip it’s been for Joe Nathan
As the Giants try to stop their second-half slide, they turn to one favorite son who has quietly returned to close out a legendary career. By Andrew J. Pridgen One of my favorite San Francisco Giants...
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Born to run (and be a mom)
It is oft said every journey starts with a single step. That’s not true. It starts with three. By Andrew J. Pridgen I was on time or early for all of Robin’s OB appointments while she was pregnant — a...
View ArticleFifteen years on
I’m drunk and wearing flip-flops on Fifth Avenue. Once you’ve fallen from classical virtue. Won’t have a soul to wake up and hold you. — Rufus Wainwright By Andrew J. Pridgen Paul’s sister was a buyer...
View Article20 years after his death, the changes Tupac called for aren’t the ones that came
…Tupac was killed September 13, 1996 and things have yet to get better. By Andrew J. Pridgen I grew up in the moment of excess conversation. If anyone ever wants to know what it was like, I point them...
View ArticleFor Tanya
Mother, survivor, teacher, community activist, writer and editor Tanya Canino passed away on Friday, Sept. 9. She was 55. By Andrew J. Pridgen It was no secret that Tanya Canino and I didn’t share the...
View ArticleGo Watch Good (Cheap) Baseball
If you’re not buying $6 tickets to see your home team play September baseball…then what ARE you doing (and don’t say waiting for Divorce to start on HBO. Written by Kyle Magin If you’re in the...
View ArticleJamie Whitmore’s long, tough trail to gold
The former XTERRA World Champion takes home a gold and silver from Rio’s paralympic games. By Andrew J. Pridgen I don’t care much for movie stars or models, mostly because any adulation from me would...
View ArticleJose Fernandez is the embodiment of a spirit we seem to have lost
“I think that what makes a player good is not out there on the field, it’s who he is as a person. I know where I came from, and I know what I want.” — Jose Fernandez, age 20 upon receiving 2013...
View ArticleSlouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Lady
About halfway through Monday’s presidential debate, I expected to see Hillary dancing off rooftop tiles and vaulting from the tops of trees. That didn’t happen, though she did get Donald to say: “I...
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Arnold Palmer and the Past Perfect
The course will be left alone to rot and deal with the wind off the shoreline and the fiery waves crashing against the rocks. An errant scrap of paper will blow by like a tumbleweed to remind the sky...
View ArticleListening to Vin Scully call his final innings was truly heaven on Earth
Thank you Vin for blessing us with your 67 years in the booth. By Andrew J. Pridgen Vin Scully makes no bones about his faith in God and man…with baseball somewhere there in the middle. He came to the...
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I’m so pumped to watch the NL Wild Card with the sound down and Van Halen’s...
“We’ve got our guy. They’ve got their guy. It’s going to be a great matchup” — Bruce Bochy By Andrew J. Pridgen The Nats and their Vegas-bred Mormon mashing robot. The Dodgers trying to shake those...
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I’m so pumped to watch the NLDS Game 3 with the sound down and Toto IV...
Look no further than the confines of AT&T park Cubs fans…and you’ll find that winning breeds awful. Click here for other MLB playoff game/album pairings. By Andrew J. Pridgen Over the weekend,...
View ArticleMatt Bush, Shithead Hero
Baseball is a complicated sport…played by even more complicated individuals. Written by Kyle Magin Lost amid the #ourmoment celebrations in Toronto on Sunday night was the gutsy/freakish outing by...
View ArticlePlanet Earth saved TV …Now Can the Sequel Save Us?
The BBC’s Planet Earth saved TV from stupid in 2006—here’s hoping the series does it again. Written by Kyle Magin I grew up on nature documentaries. A coworker recently played the crescendo of National...
View ArticleFor the Cubs Fans I Know
On November 3, 2016 it happened. Written by Kyle Magin More than the players today, who poured their lives into the pursuit of baseball excellence, the Chicago Cubs’ World Series victory belongs to its...
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Guessing Gameday’s Guest Picker in Kalamazoo
On Sunday, ESPN’s college football flagship program, College Gameday, announced it would host its weekly televised party in Kalamazoo, MI, before Western Michigan University’s game against the Buffalo...
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What to expect when you’re expecting a battle: Keep Squaw True community...
Placer County Supervisors showed little regard for what residents of the Tahoe Basin want in a development by approving a 760-unit Martis Valley West project in October. A lawsuit soon followed. They...
View ArticleIf you must shop on Friday, shop Patagonia
Patagonia is giving 100% of its Black Friday sales to eco-charities. Form-fitting fleece pullovers that match your Subaru and a PR coup, what’s not to love? By Andrew J. Pridgen For the entirety of...
View ArticleHelfless
Don’t cry for Mark Helfrich’s imminent firing. Focus on the changes you need to make to be just like him. By Andrew J. Pridgen So it can be said, barring any minor miracle that involves a DeLorean...
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