Jeff Kallman
@jeffkallman.bsky.social
Dad, journalist, jazz-side blues guitarist. Writer, Throneberry Fields Forever (throneberryfields.com). Co-editor, Here's the Pitch IBWAA newsletter (ibwaa.substack.com). Rescue dog dad. MAGAts/porners/crypto/spammers/scammers blocked while U wait.
"Baseball" didn't ban Pete Rose from Hall of Fame election. The Hall of Fame itself (which isn't governed by MLB) enacted a rule barring those on MLB's permanently-ineligible list from appearing on any Hall of Fame ballot.
January 10, 2025 at 4:29 AM
"Baseball" didn't ban Pete Rose from Hall of Fame election. The Hall of Fame itself (which isn't governed by MLB) enacted a rule barring those on MLB's permanently-ineligible list from appearing on any Hall of Fame ballot.
That bounce looks a mite familiar . . .
a cartoon skunk is standing on a yellow carpet in a room .
ALT: a cartoon skunk is standing on a yellow carpet in a room .
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December 3, 2024 at 10:03 PM
That bounce looks a mite familiar . . .
Andy Messersmith, and Dave McNally. But . . .
McNally went down with an injury that June, retired to his Montana auto dealerships, and agreed to join the grievance that August . . . only when Marvin Miller asked him as insurance in case Messersmith wavered.
Messersmith went the full distance.
McNally went down with an injury that June, retired to his Montana auto dealerships, and agreed to join the grievance that August . . . only when Marvin Miller asked him as insurance in case Messersmith wavered.
Messersmith went the full distance.
December 3, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Andy Messersmith, and Dave McNally. But . . .
McNally went down with an injury that June, retired to his Montana auto dealerships, and agreed to join the grievance that August . . . only when Marvin Miller asked him as insurance in case Messersmith wavered.
Messersmith went the full distance.
McNally went down with an injury that June, retired to his Montana auto dealerships, and agreed to join the grievance that August . . . only when Marvin Miller asked him as insurance in case Messersmith wavered.
Messersmith went the full distance.
One year? I give them six months. And that might be a generous give.
December 1, 2024 at 5:44 PM
One year? I give them six months. And that might be a generous give.
Goerge F. Will once called Murray Kempton the class of the columnist's class. The same applies to Mr. Will. He instructs, engages, provokes, and clarifies, in sentences worthy of the name "lyricism."
And he's also written three of the best baseball books you'll ever read while he's at it.
And he's also written three of the best baseball books you'll ever read while he's at it.
December 1, 2024 at 2:36 AM
Goerge F. Will once called Murray Kempton the class of the columnist's class. The same applies to Mr. Will. He instructs, engages, provokes, and clarifies, in sentences worthy of the name "lyricism."
And he's also written three of the best baseball books you'll ever read while he's at it.
And he's also written three of the best baseball books you'll ever read while he's at it.
I thought there'd be no hell like the Long Island Distressway.
Then I got a gander of SoCal's 405, 605, 710, 110, and 5.
Suddenly I was nostalgic for the LID.
Then I got a gander of SoCal's 405, 605, 710, 110, and 5.
Suddenly I was nostalgic for the LID.
December 1, 2024 at 2:26 AM
I thought there'd be no hell like the Long Island Distressway.
Then I got a gander of SoCal's 405, 605, 710, 110, and 5.
Suddenly I was nostalgic for the LID.
Then I got a gander of SoCal's 405, 605, 710, 110, and 5.
Suddenly I was nostalgic for the LID.
It'd be no great shock if it does prove to have been staged.
December 1, 2024 at 12:59 AM
It'd be no great shock if it does prove to have been staged.
Be careful what you wish for. Trump is merely amoral and psychotic. Vance may be even more dangerous.
November 28, 2024 at 10:43 PM
Be careful what you wish for. Trump is merely amoral and psychotic. Vance may be even more dangerous.
Told ya!
(Well, not you personally---but I saw that guitar on Day One and knew it was phony. I should know: I'm fortunate enough to own and play four beautiful Les Pauls. The REAL Les Pauls.)
(Well, not you personally---but I saw that guitar on Day One and knew it was phony. I should know: I'm fortunate enough to own and play four beautiful Les Pauls. The REAL Les Pauls.)
November 25, 2024 at 10:34 PM
Told ya!
(Well, not you personally---but I saw that guitar on Day One and knew it was phony. I should know: I'm fortunate enough to own and play four beautiful Les Pauls. The REAL Les Pauls.)
(Well, not you personally---but I saw that guitar on Day One and knew it was phony. I should know: I'm fortunate enough to own and play four beautiful Les Pauls. The REAL Les Pauls.)
Praying for Betty. (And for you.)
November 24, 2024 at 2:01 AM
Praying for Betty. (And for you.)
I have three very short-haired rescue dogs. Would they count?
November 23, 2024 at 11:54 PM
I have three very short-haired rescue dogs. Would they count?
From the old-time radio days . . .
Dimension X
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Dimension X
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November 23, 2024 at 5:50 PM
From the old-time radio days . . .
Dimension X
X Minus One
Dimension X
X Minus One
That's even funnier than the old-time radio comedy gag (I happen to have it on a show in my collection), "Four out of five doctors have been surveyed," then flipped to "Four out of five surveys have been doctored."
November 23, 2024 at 4:59 PM
That's even funnier than the old-time radio comedy gag (I happen to have it on a show in my collection), "Four out of five doctors have been surveyed," then flipped to "Four out of five surveys have been doctored."
Don't forget---baseball has also had a Kluttz, a Klutts, a Putz, a side of Veale, and a smear of Schmutz!
(In fairness, there are also five Churches and a Temple . . . )
(In fairness, there are also five Churches and a Temple . . . )
November 22, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Don't forget---baseball has also had a Kluttz, a Klutts, a Putz, a side of Veale, and a smear of Schmutz!
(In fairness, there are also five Churches and a Temple . . . )
(In fairness, there are also five Churches and a Temple . . . )
Appropriate in one way: it's another ripoff of the Gibson Les Paul. Why do I think "ripoff" might be appropriate in this context?
November 21, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Appropriate in one way: it's another ripoff of the Gibson Les Paul. Why do I think "ripoff" might be appropriate in this context?
Welcome home from the dark side, where the only darkness by which you should ever be embraced is a moonlit night.
November 19, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Welcome home from the dark side, where the only darkness by which you should ever be embraced is a moonlit night.