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freeze this moment a little bit longer

August 1, 2013by csconine Leave a comment

It’s unlikely that a biopic of my life will ever hit the big or even small screen. It’s even more unlikely that I will get to storyboard it. But if […]

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pub questions, the sports brain

there are no 8-run home runs

January 25, 2013by csconine Leave a comment

I had one of those instances when something I was reading in a sports book converged with a conversation at the pub. The kind where I’m able to see how […]

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baseball, golf, pub questions

the geeks shall inherit the earth

September 28, 2012by csconine Leave a comment

September 28, 2012 — I’m currently watching the Ryder Cup and letting that simple fact make my day. Watching any segment of the Ryder Cup is almost as good as […]

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golf, pub questions

wait on your pitch

September 12, 2012by csconine Leave a comment

I had another one of those great pub conversations last night, the kind I knew immediately would become a Live Ball essay. This time my friends Heather and Saayeh and […]

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baseball, dating, pub questions

who would you rather (be)

August 15, 2012by csconine 1 Comment

Last night at the pub, I posed one of those questions which I like to pose at the pub. It’s probably one of the main reasons I like going to […]

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baseball, basketball, football, pub questions, rock n' roll

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