In May: "Nolan: The Singular Life of an American Original," a bio of Nolan Ryan. Previous: "Imperfect," "The Phenomenon" and "The Tau of the Backup Catcher."
Raleigh, N.C.
Joined June 2009
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If there was a Mount Rushmore of ball writers, Ross Newhan would be on it. He was a giant in the biz, a Hall-of-Famer who spent much of his 43-year career covering @MLB for the LA Times. He was a mentor to myself and so many others, a friend to all. Ross died today at 89. RIP๐
Everybody has a story. This one is Tampa Bay Rays strength coach's...
The Tale of Trung Cao bytimbrown.substack.com/p/thโฆ
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Hereโs @ByMcCullough on the Dodgers. Unlocked and free to read. nytimes.com/athletic/7691509โฆ
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We're genuinely thrilled to be nominated for Signal Awards for Best Sports Show and Best Editing and would be grateful if you cast a vote for us here: vote.signalaward.com/PublicVโฆ
In honor of the nomination, we put together a highlight reel of the show this year. We hope you enjoy.
Ever lived in a place where there is no big-league team? October is when it gets me...
Life Without Baseball bytimbrown.substack.com/p/liโฆ
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How a $100 discount-rack Blues jersey became a priceless gift to Matthew Mayichโs family
Iโm sharing this article for everyone read โฆ
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On the eve of #WrongfulConvictionDay the City of Chicago announced what's likely the largest single settlement in US history to 16 people exonerated in cases linked to Det. Reynaldo Guevara. Pre-order the story of the women fought for decades to hold Guevara accountable.
Ever the coolest dude in the room...
Lawrence Tanter, the Los Angeles Lakersโ legendary longtime public address announcer, has died at 76, the team announced. Last month, shortly before entering into hospice care, Tanter texted ESPN. โQuote me," he wrote, "'It's been a blessing.'"
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Was just sent this tennis obituary and it is something....RIP, Sally Wilson Smith...
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Longtime White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper has died, his family confirmed. Guided staff in โ05 championship run.
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For @TheAthletic, I wrote a long piece about how college football fans are now expected to act like loyal, fawning, compliant ATMs ... or else.
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Howie Rose says goodbye from the Mets on Sunday. He never had to leave New York to become a legend. No voice has ever better connected us to our teams and our home...and no voice ever will.
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RIP to Annie Dillard, whose work frequently left me unable to speak sensibly for several minutes after reading it. This essay, This Is The Life, was my entry point to her work
Go Raleigh!
๐จ ๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐'๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก
With MLB set to expand to two more cities, @JeffPassan, ESPN's senior MLB insider, listed Raleigh as one of six serious candidates to land one of those franchises.
Here is that 10-min conversation, with an abbreviated recap below๐
๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง: ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐?
- No market on either coast that has what Raleigh does.
- Larger population than all expansion contenders
- 22nd largest media market in the US,ย
- 2nd fastest-growing metro
- Soon to be 7th most populous state in the US (largest without MLB).
-The current Stanley Cup champion owner Tom Dundon involved, with interest from former Bucks owner Marc Lasry.
- Approved entertainment district being built and rights to 80+ acres of land.
-Bi-partisian political support is ready for future talks.
๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง: ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฌ?
-It's a full go.
-Tom was the first to step up andย is popular here because of the work he's done with the Canes. The fact that other billionaires want in and want to work together, shows that Raleigh is the place to be.
๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง: ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐๐ซ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐จ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ?
-Our research said Raleigh was the best path for NC's MLB
-Wake County (Raleigh) is larger than Mecklenberg Count (Charlotte)
- Charlotte has NFL, NBA, MLS, NASCAR...Raleigh only has NHL. State government wants more balance. Charlotte has entertainment spend overlaps that Raleigh wouldn't.
-Raleigh does not have a downtown AAA ballpark it'd have to move. Charlotte does. Durham Bulls, 26 miles from Raleigh, fits with MiLB/MLB structure of farm teams within driving distance of parent teams.
๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง: ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ, ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐ฆ?
-All the heavy lifting has been done.
-This started with the community carrying the torch. It's organically grown to the point where there is an ownership group and politicians ready to make it happen. This is authentically a market that is SHOWING that it wants baseball.
-We've been under the radar, and that was by design.
- We have all the pieces needed to get MLB in Raleigh.
๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐, ๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐จ, ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ?
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The rigors of not being a Hall of Fame wide receiver...
Not That Tim Brown bytimbrown.substack.com/p/noโฆ
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History Should Haunt Us: I wrote this for @nytopinion as I prepare to watch a play that kind of tears apart one of my books. #BirthofthePill @TimeLineTheatre
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