The Baseball Chronicle tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2009-02-07://3 2012-07-10T17:30:59Z An online magazine of baseball storytelling. Movable Type Pro 4.23-en The Chronicle and Responsive Design tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2010:/notes//5.180 2010-09-13T22:30:34Z 2010-09-13T22:39:52Z Inspired by Ethan Marcotte’s A List Apart article, I’ve implemented a responsive design on a small number of pages here at the Chronicle. I’ll add to that number in the coming weeks, as time permits. What does that mean for... Phil Bencomo Inspired by Ethan Marcotte’s A List Apart article, I’ve implemented a responsive design on a small number of pages here at the Chronicle. I’ll add to that number in the coming weeks, as time permits. What does that mean for... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/63jLre3TKO4" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/notes/2010/09/the_chronicle_and_responsive_design Short URLs tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2009:/notes//5.132 2009-08-12T20:11:24Z 2009-08-13T00:14:57Z News like this only makes clearer what others have already noted: URL shortening services aren’t good for the web. But short URLs have their uses, notably in print and on Twitter. This site will be on Twitter shortly, and I... Phil Bencomo News like this only makes clearer what others have already noted: URL shortening services aren’t good for the web. But short URLs have their uses, notably in print and on Twitter. This site will be on Twitter shortly, and I... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/se05wOpqKGY" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/notes/2009/08/short_urls Printer-Friendly Stories tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2009:/notes//5.124 2009-07-30T20:28:39Z 2009-07-30T20:44:33Z All stories on the site can now be viewed in printer-friendly form. On any story page, click on “Printer-friendly version” to access the stripped-down story. Here’s an example: http://thebaseballchronicle.com/fiction/the_rocket_a_tall_tale.print If you find a bug, please leave a comment below.... Phil Bencomo All stories on the site can now be viewed in printer-friendly form. On any story page, click on “Printer-friendly version” to access the stripped-down story. Here’s an example: http://thebaseballchronicle.com/fiction/the_rocket_a_tall_tale.print If you find a bug, please leave a comment below.... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/o41mVp5OYRk" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/notes/2009/07/printer-friendly_stories Rolling Submissions and Podcasting tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2009:/notes//5.117 2009-07-17T19:49:27Z 2009-07-20T16:47:01Z The Baseball Chronicle is switching from theme-based submissions to rolling submissions, and we're launching a podcast, too. Phil Bencomo The Baseball Chronicle is switching from theme-based submissions to rolling submissions, and we're launching a podcast, too. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/RNmPMlFmlho" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/notes/2009/07/rolling_submissions_and_podcasting Deadline Extended tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2009:/notes//5.98 2009-06-05T16:17:24Z 2009-06-05T16:48:13Z Submissions for "Cheat" will be accepted until June 15. Got a story? Send it in today. Admin Submissions for "Cheat" will be accepted until June 15. Got a story? Send it in today. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/5wYksn7_doU" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/notes/2009/06/deadline_extended Fantography tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2010:/elsewhere//2.171 2010-03-07T20:45:44Z 2010-03-07T20:49:56Z Fantography, a collection of great baseball photographs “taken by fans of the game.”... Phil Bencomo Fantography, a collection of great baseball photographs “taken by fans of the game.”... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/TmFUTJFTFbU" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/elsewhere/2010/03/07/fantography Willie Mays Biography tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2010:/elsewhere//2.170 2010-03-07T20:40:25Z 2010-03-07T20:42:38Z NPR’s Neal Conan interviews James Hirsch about his authorized biography, “Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend.”... Phil Bencomo NPR’s Neal Conan interviews James Hirsch about his authorized biography, “Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend.”... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/jCd_Wwi2SKA" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/elsewhere/2010/03/07/willie-mays End of the Glorious Ordeal tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2009:/elsewhere//2.167 2009-12-14T19:59:48Z 2009-12-14T20:03:31Z Ron Fimrite’s 1974 SI cover story on Hank Aaron, 715 and beyond. And here’s the cover.... Phil Bencomo Ron Fimrite’s 1974 SI cover story on Hank Aaron, 715 and beyond. And here’s the cover.... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/r9GsJsp0eqA" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/elsewhere/2009/12/14/fimrite-on-aaron A Tortured Road tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2009:/elsewhere//2.166 2009-12-14T19:56:41Z 2009-12-14T19:59:23Z In the May 28, 1973 Sports Illustrated, William Leggett writes of Hank Aaron’s “Tortured Road to 715.”... Phil Bencomo In the May 28, 1973 Sports Illustrated, William Leggett writes of Hank Aaron’s “Tortured Road to 715.”... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/IAAKWigYL10" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/elsewhere/2009/12/14/aaron-leggett The Dodgers Are My Life tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2009:/elsewhere//2.164 2009-12-05T16:24:44Z 2009-12-05T16:27:07Z Jon Weisman writes of love, hate and tears.... Phil Bencomo Jon Weisman writes of love, hate and tears.... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/iXhfSPSnP_4" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/elsewhere/2009/12/05/love-hate-tears The Art of the Lede tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2009:/elsewhere//2.162 2009-11-12T22:24:31Z 2009-11-12T22:29:03Z Alex Belth collects sportswriting’s best ledes. Catch parts two and three, too.... Phil Bencomo Alex Belth collects sportswriting’s best ledes. Catch parts two and three, too.... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/X6C_wVgWUBU" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/elsewhere/2009/11/12/ledes What Happened to Yesterday? tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2009:/elsewhere//2.161 2009-11-12T22:18:14Z 2009-11-12T22:23:23Z Dock Ellis and the LSD No-No. Wonderfully animated, and narrated by Ellis himself.... Phil Bencomo Dock Ellis and the LSD No-No. Wonderfully animated, and narrated by Ellis himself.... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/uTUmoruird4" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/elsewhere/2009/11/12/dock-ellis Baseball and the Internet tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2009:/elsewhere//2.160 2009-11-07T19:13:41Z 2009-11-07T19:16:44Z Patrick Brown on baseball and the Internet.... Phil Bencomo Patrick Brown on baseball and the Internet.... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/gY6Eb8L8fY0" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/elsewhere/2009/11/07/baseball-internet The Paris Review: Bernard Malamud tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2009:/elsewhere//2.158 2009-10-19T16:40:04Z 2009-10-19T16:56:28Z From the archives of The Paris Review, a 1975 interview with Bernard Malamud, author of “The Natural” and other fine stories. Great stuff.... Phil Bencomo From the archives of The Paris Review, a 1975 interview with Bernard Malamud, author of “The Natural” and other fine stories. Great stuff.... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/9Tu45q5Jvzg" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/elsewhere/2009/10/19/malamud Arnold Hano tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2009:/elsewhere//2.156 2009-10-16T16:05:36Z 2009-10-16T16:08:06Z Bronx Banter’s Hank Waddles in conversation with Arnold Hano. Be sure to catch the second part, too.... Phil Bencomo Bronx Banter’s Hank Waddles in conversation with Arnold Hano. Be sure to catch the second part, too.... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/4wedU1mA6rc" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/elsewhere/2009/10/16/arnold-hano The Sportswriting Machine tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2009:/elsewhere//2.155 2009-10-16T15:53:06Z 2009-10-16T16:00:45Z Gelf Magazine interviews the Sportswriting Machine, Joe Posnanski. Joe reminds me a bit of Roger Ebert, in that both write a huge volume of great stuff each week.... Phil Bencomo Gelf Magazine interviews the Sportswriting Machine, Joe Posnanski. Joe reminds me a bit of Roger Ebert, in that both write a huge volume of great stuff each week.... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/-EzUzuShYao" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/elsewhere/2009/10/16/sportswriting-machine Why Yes, I Think I Will Rub It In tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2009:/elsewhere//2.154 2009-10-12T18:04:05Z 2009-10-12T18:12:53Z “The Smartest Man in Baseball Is an Idiot,” who, once again, fell short.... Phil Bencomo “The Smartest Man in Baseball Is an Idiot,” who, once again, fell short.... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/5zoLH3EYLuQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/elsewhere/2009/10/12/la-russa Dunked tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2011:/photography//4.192 2011-09-16T16:31:28Z 2011-09-16T16:38:45Z Mid-dunk at Citi Field. Phil Bencomo Mid-dunk at Citi Field. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/4EduqXrr-uQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/photography/2011/09/dunked The Lone Red Seat tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2010:/photography//4.186 2010-11-03T17:50:51Z 2010-11-03T17:58:22Z At Fenway Park. Phil Bencomo At Fenway Park. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/NDbTQB2kjyo" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/photography/2010/11/the_lone_red_seat Stop tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2010:/photography//4.181 2010-09-29T23:57:43Z 2010-09-30T00:11:06Z A Wrigley Field bus stop. Phil Bencomo A Wrigley Field bus stop. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/tDg1_cx0JJ4" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/photography/2010/09/stop Windup tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2010:/photography//4.178 2010-08-20T19:58:49Z 2010-08-20T20:09:52Z Phil Bencomo <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/s6RrK-S6rjM" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/photography/2010/08/windup Light Up tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2010:/photography//4.168 2010-02-19T22:56:21Z 2010-07-06T21:55:53Z Above a baseball diamond in Victoria, B.C., Canada. Photograph by ecstaticist. Phil Bencomo Above a baseball diamond in Victoria, B.C., Canada. Photograph by <strong>ecstaticist</strong>. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/xBozV8s8YrY" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/photography/2010/02/light_up Shipshape tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2009:/photography//4.163 2009-11-13T17:35:46Z 2010-07-06T21:54:25Z A photo illustration commemorating the Pirates' 1909 National League championship. The team would win the World Series, too. Phil Bencomo A photo illustration commemorating the Pirates' 1909 National League championship. The team would win the World Series, too. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/_uTmNgQGDsY" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/photography/2009/11/shipshape Baseball Cards, As They Once Were tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2009:/photography//4.159 2009-11-06T18:57:23Z 2010-07-06T21:55:24Z A 1910 Sacramento Sacts baseball card from the digital archives of the Library of Congress. Phil Bencomo A 1910 Sacramento Sacts baseball card from the digital archives of the Library of Congress. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/8NwPe68Lirs" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/photography/2009/11/baseball_cards_as_they_once_were The Ball Team tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2009:/photography//4.157 2009-10-16T16:24:48Z 2010-07-06T21:56:25Z A 1908 baseball team of young Indiana glass workers. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine. Phil Bencomo A 1908 baseball team of young Indiana glass workers. Photograph by <strong>Lewis Wickes Hine</strong>. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/-_WcMyEuOyI" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/photography/2009/10/the_ball_team USS Sargent Bay tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2009:/photography//4.148 2009-09-11T15:01:45Z 2010-07-06T21:56:42Z Baseball on the USS Sargent Bay, April 11, 1945. Photograph by army.arch. Phil Bencomo Baseball on the USS Sargent Bay, April 11, 1945. Photograph by <strong>army.arch</strong>. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/STOxhfit-n4" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/photography/2009/09/uss_sargent_bay Fog tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2009:/photography//4.137 2009-08-21T14:09:14Z 2010-07-06T21:58:26Z A foggy, late-March day at a Chicago diamond. Photograph by Mike Innocenzi. Phil Bencomo A foggy, late-March day at a Chicago diamond. Photograph by <strong>Mike Innocenzi</strong>. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/6qbMp7yFbGE" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/photography/2009/08/fog Eric Nusbaum tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2011:/podcast//7.189 2011-01-27T02:35:56Z 2012-02-05T17:30:33Z Phil Bencomo Eric Nusbaum of Pitchers and Poets talks sportswriting and P&amp;P. Right-click and save to download the episode or subscribe in iTunes. Eric Nusbaum (25:29)... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/G3hqVshRQIA" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/podcast/2011/01/eric_nusbaum <![CDATA[Phil Bencomo: “Shoeless Joe"]]> tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2009:/podcast//7.150 2009-09-16T18:33:33Z 2012-02-05T17:29:46Z Phil Bencomo's essay on reading W.P. Kinsella's "Shoeless Joe" on a family road trip. Phil Bencomo Phil Bencomo's essay on reading W.P. Kinsella's "Shoeless Joe" on a family road trip. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/ZJosoaD-nbw" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/podcast/2009/09/phil_bencomo_shoeless_joe <![CDATA[Josh Wilker: “George Foster"]]> tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2009:/podcast//7.136 2009-08-18T15:38:55Z 2012-02-05T17:32:47Z Josh Wilker of CardboardGods.net reads an essay remembering his childhood in Vermont and his 1978 George Foster card. Phil Bencomo Josh Wilker of <a href="http://cardboardgods.net">CardboardGods.net</a> reads an essay remembering his childhood in Vermont and his 1978 George Foster card. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/_zbJ2aYfUyM" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/podcast/2009/08/josh_wilker_george_foster Marty Appel tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2009:/podcast//7.116 2009-07-17T18:05:21Z 2012-02-05T17:26:29Z Guest Marty Appel discusses his new book, "Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain." Phil Bencomo Guest Marty Appel discusses his new book, "Munson: The Life and Death of a Yankee Captain." <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/_fwYxfGq4II" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/podcast/2009/07/marty_appel Take Me Out tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2012://3.194 2012-07-02T12:33:51Z 2012-07-10T17:30:59Z Her interest in baseball, tainted by a short-lived romance, might have faded like so many other passing fancies. But an unforgettable afternoon at a Mud Hens game made Rachel Van Sickle a fan for good. Rachel Van Sickle Her interest in baseball, tainted by a short-lived romance, might have faded like so many other passing fancies. But an unforgettable afternoon at a Mud Hens game made <strong>Rachel Van Sickle</strong> a fan for good. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/gSRGYaeYArI" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/personal_stories/take_me_out The Knothole tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2011://3.193 2011-10-07T14:24:20Z 2011-10-07T14:46:13Z Witness the crush of people in front of the 10-foot-wide window into Wrigley Field. Where they congregated before 2006, when the knothole in the outfield wall was carved, I do not know. But they are together now. Phil Bencomo Witness the crush of people in front of the 10-foot-wide window into Wrigley Field. Where they congregated before 2006, when the knothole in the outfield wall was carved, I do not know. But they are together now. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/QC5Y05kuPPQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/personal_stories/knothole Lost and Found tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2011://3.191 2011-09-16T14:17:21Z 2011-09-16T14:51:23Z On spectating and a visit to Citi Field with a trio of 12-year-old boys. MB Coudal On spectating and a visit to Citi Field with a trio of 12-year-old boys. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/bIduIoE7XXs" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/personal_stories/lost_and_found Fathering a Love for the Game tag:thebaseballchronicle.com,2011://3.190 2011-04-22T14:21:17Z 2011-04-22T17:21:23Z Like so many 14-year-old boys, Couch was contrarian, cocksure and often at odds with his dad. But they could always talk about baseball. A story of City Slickers, Bobby Bragan and fatherhood. Daniel Couch Like so many 14-year-old boys, Couch was contrarian, cocksure and often at odds with his dad. But they could always talk about baseball. A story of <em>City Slickers</em>, Bobby Bragan and fatherhood. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBaseballChronicle/~4/nqeVy_LjDK8" height="1" width="1"/> http://thebaseballchronicle.com/personal_stories/fathering_a_love_for_the_game