Mets fans, check out my new piece about Travis D’Arnaud and the future of the franchise. Click this photo or this link to see more!

Mets fans, check out my new piece about Travis D’Arnaud and the future of the franchise. Click this photo or this link to see more!

December 18, 2012

Check out my new piece on the bizarre situation currently in place between R.A. Dickey and the New York Mets. Just click this picture or this link. Some great quotes by Nate Silver, Jon Stewart and Dickey himself in this one. Give it a read and share the link!

Check out my new piece on the bizarre situation currently in place between R.A. Dickey and the New York Mets. Just click this picture or this link. Some great quotes by Nate Silver, Jon Stewart and Dickey himself in this one. Give it a read and share the link!

39 notes | December 7, 2012

“Once it leaves your hand, it’s up to the world what it’s gonna do.” - R.A. Dickey, knuckleballer and 2012 Cy Young Award (!!!) winner

“Once it leaves your hand, it’s up to the world what it’s gonna do.” - R.A. Dickey, knuckleballer and 2012 Cy Young Award (!!!) winner

13 notes | November 14, 2012

Sports Books

Posted by bryankalbroskysucks | Filed under chad harbach,r.a. dickey,frank deford,tim wendel,david halberstam,sportswriting,sports,bill simmons,the art of fielding,wherever i wind up,over time,the summer of '68,the breaks of the game,

“The same goes for my favorite sports books. You can’t learn how to write unless you’re constantly reading, just like you can’t learn how to play music unless you listen to hundreds of different albums, or you can’t learn to speak a second language unless you actually go to a foreign country and practice it. For whatever reason, many aspiring sportswriters either don’t understand this, or they dismiss it altogether. In fact, I’ve had conversations at bars with younger people who have approached me, asked me for advice, and when I ask them what their favorite sports books are, they give me the Peyton Manning Face. I’m always astonished by this. How can you aspire to become a sportswriter without reading as many different styles and perspectives as you can?” -Bill Simmons “Best Sports Book Series”, 3/30/2006


So you think I did anything to solve this? Here’s a list of books that I bought today. Thanks, mom and dad, for the Amazon gift card!

  • “The Art of Fielding” (2011) by Chad Harbach
  • “Wherever I Wind Up” (2012) by R.A. Dickey
  • “Over Time” (2012) by Frank DeFord
  • “The Summer of ‘68” (2012) by Tim Wendel
  • “The Breaks of the Game” (1981) by David Halberstam

1 note | May 12, 2012

My new favorite baseball player is R.A. Dickey. Please feel free to click this photograph for my newest story on his incredible journey. Here is a piece that I really recommend that you read to understand his narrative. 

My new favorite baseball player is R.A. Dickey. Please feel free to click this photograph for my newest story on his incredible journey. Here is a piece that I really recommend that you read to understand his narrative. 

79 notes | March 28, 2012