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Don and Petie Kladstrup

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FAR FROM HOME

It was misting; the field was wet; our shoes squished as we tried to walk lightly across the grass.

Feb 15, 2022

FAR FROM HOME

Feb 15, 2022

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The Tiffany of Teams

You’re as likely to see it on the streets of Brazzaville as on the sidewalks of the Bronx — that ubiquitous New York Yankees logo. The…

Feb 7, 2022

The Tiffany of Teams

Feb 7, 2022

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More Data, PLEASE

Recently, I was taken to task by a reader for criticizing Yankee first baseman Anthony Rizzo about not being vaccinated.

Sep 22, 2021

More Data, PLEASE

Sep 22, 2021

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ALL TIED UP

“What are you going to wear? Are you going to change between the two?”

Aug 23, 2021

ALL TIED UP

Aug 23, 2021

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THE “DATA”

When it comes to the Yankees new first baseman Anthony Rizzo, it’s hard to come up with any negatives.

Aug 13, 2021

THE “DATA”

Aug 13, 2021

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A Slight Detour

This blog is supposed to be about baseball but I just read about something that happened in the Olympics that I want to comment on so…

Jul 31, 2021

A Slight Detour

Jul 31, 2021

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Shave and a haircut. . .

Just once, I’d like to see someone stand up to the Yankees’s long-standing policy against beards and long hair.

Jul 30, 2021

Shave and a haircut. . .

Jul 30, 2021

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Progress?

It has become almost a ritual. A baseball player is suspended for domestic violence; he passes his time away from the game in counseling…

Apr 18, 2021

Progress?

Apr 18, 2021

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Family Tree Part 2

Baseball writers, especially those who stray beyond stats and play-by-play, sometimes venture into philosophy as they seek a way to…

Mar 14, 2021

Family Tree Part 2

Mar 14, 2021

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THAT TINGLY FEELING

It must hit everybody at the same time — that tingly feeling that says “it’s almost time for baseball.” I knew it had arrived because two…

Mar 5, 2021

THAT TINGLY FEELING

Mar 5, 2021

Don and Petie Kladstrup

Don and Petie Kladstrup

American writers living in France, working on forthcoming book, “Almost Home: Playing Baseball in France.” Authors, “Wine & War,” and “Champagne.”

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