Tag Archives: Joe Posnanski

My last sportswriting post [Finally apparent truisms]

Posted on January 25, 2012 by JJH

Yesterday I wrote about Grantland. Today (Grantland-style; I’m aware of the irony) I’m writing about me. I used to want to be a sportswriter. As my career has diverted, I still lurk in social playgrounds with sportswriters. At one time … Continue reading →

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Contradiction Alert: Joe Posnanski

Posted on May 25, 2011 by JJH

I go out of my way to praise Joe Posnanski. He’s an effortless, skilled writer who has no peer when offering sublime, subtle columns on sports and life. Just as often, Joe gleefully admonishes the old-guard of baseball writers for … Continue reading →

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Those Guys Are Just As Smart As We Are

Posted on May 20, 2011 by JJH

THOSE GUYS ARE JUST AS SMART AS WE ARE: You know I’m intensely critical of sports coverage that plays toward a mass-market common audience. I’ve habitually eviscerated Monday Night Football and ESPN’s NBA coverage for doing just that. But I … Continue reading →

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BCS and Madness comparisons? Really worth a post?

Posted on March 28, 2011 by JJH

The dust settles after round four of the NCAA Tournament – with upstarts Butler and VCU confounding most bracket eggheads. Sports media, as usual, works itself into a stupor. Sports columnists generally struggle with the idea that the world may … Continue reading →

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The Genius of Billy Beane and Sabermetricians, or lack thereof

Posted on June 17, 2010 by JJH

I’m hardly through Joe Posnanski‘s latest bow to supposed “genius GM” Billy Beane, and I felt compelled to post. Check this out: Fans write in every few days to complain that [Athletics] GM Billy Beane, the man who for better … Continue reading →

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Maybe I missed something…

Posted on June 23, 2009 by JJH

Maybe it’s just me. We’re all sports fans, right? We watch largely for the drama. If we don’t have a vested, home-team interest. (In that case, we watch in hopes we can take part in success irrespective of our own … Continue reading →

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