MISTER FADED GLORY
I'm a writer and marketing pro based in KC. Welcome to the recap of life: Books, TV, ads, business, marketing, grunge music, sports, and more. Focus never has been my strong suit.
Watch for my first novel, These Monks, a comedy about friendship, frustration, and Des Moines, later this year.
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Category Archives: Baseball
Cubtober.
For crying out loud, I told you fuckers to wake me when September ends, and now it has! When the hell did this happen? As you know, MFG made his supposed-to-be-annual pilgrimage to New York City last week, and his … Continue reading
I think I’m going to cry
Was it me? Did I do this? I went out of my way this year, to temper everything! When everyone printed playoff schedules or percentages, i looked the other way. Am I the jinx? Was I too confident? But it … Continue reading
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Conversation Killers
“We’re naming our kid Geovany.” “What? You’re insane.” “Think about it. You’re not pregnant. That’s far away. It rolls off the tongue. Gee-oh-VAHN-ee.” “It’s terrible. Sounds like a mobster.” “Can call him Geo for short.” “I’m done talking to you.” … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Cubs
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I got 99 problems…
I know, I know, you’re all sick of me railing on this Manny Ramirez trade, but two final notes. First, in the interest of equal-time provisions within our War On Slate, we’re obligated to comment nearly every time the elitist … Continue reading
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Aftermath (By the way: In your face, Milwaukee!)
It’s clear now – obviously the Boston Red Sox front office voraciously reads Mister Faded Glory, and dealt longtime slugger Manny Ramirez out of spite, to teach me a lesson. The Sox shipped the star nearly as far away as … Continue reading
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Hall of Fame Lame
We’ve got a Cubs check-in coming later this week, perhaps after the completion of Part II of the three-leg “Hideously Ugly Stadium Tour” through SkyDome, the SunCoast Dome, and Comiskey Park. Yes, I realize all those names are incorrect, and … Continue reading
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Sighing while typing (Or should that be ‘whilst?’) Nah.
Does today, you know, the supposedly-sacred “pitchers and catchers report” spring-training day denote the shift from all that’s wrong with sports into all that’s correct, decent and pure? I know, I know, you’re gagging along with me, but consider it … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, College Basketball, Irony?, Sports Media
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Thanks for giving a care
Don’t even think about reaching me … I won’t be home. PJ, Footsteps. We’re taking this week off from the blog. Before you leap from your desk chair, hurl your Chee-tos, and claim we took last week off, well, let’s … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Basketball, Iowa Hawkeyes, Melancholy
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