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An Imperfect Witness to Baseball Perfection

On August 15, 2012April 10, 2013 By Glenn NelsonIn Sports10 Comments

My brother Mike is such a devout hacker, he literally lives on a golf course. So when I came back from covering the 1992 U.S. Open golf championship, at famed Pebble Beach, no less, he surmised that I probably didn’t realize how many people would have killed for an assignment that I’d otherwise considered with …

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Race and Ichiro’s Muddled Mariner Legacy

On July 24, 2012 By Glenn NelsonIn Race and Sports6 Comments

If I were slightly more paranoid and were a bit more inclined to carry the race card more easily positioned to play, I’d swear that, when Jay Buhner told Seattle radio station ESPN 710 that he would “vomit” if his former team, the Mariners, re-signed his former teammate, Ichiro, to a fat, multiyear contract extension, …

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Game of Thrones, Mid-Season 2 Grades

On May 3, 2012April 10, 2013 By Glenn NelsonIn The Arts2 Comments

Way back in another career, I covered the NBA and an annual rite was assigning grades to players at mid-season. Nowadays, the only seasons I obsess about are those of HBO’s Game of Thrones or as the late, great Khal Drogo once put it, “Trrhones.” Had I been swept up in the show last season …

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Susan Cronin’s Unforgettable Life

On April 20, 2012July 24, 2012 By Glenn NelsonIn Remembrances10 Comments

Several months ago, my late, great friend Dr. M Susan Cronin asked me if I’d write about her after she was gone. “I don’t want to be forgotten,” she said. Susan was so wise about so many things, it’s hard to imagine that she didn’t have a better sense of how unforgettable she truly was. …

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