I see a lot of lists of the best or least disposable Christmas movies floating around these holidays. I figured I would go ahead and post the definitive one. I broke them into tiers but did no ranking within the…
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Fifty Tom Waits Songs
The other night I was lying in bed after a Quarantine Four-pack had become a Social Distancing Seven and I grabbed my phone off the nightstand before falling asleep to write this note, “Tom Waits doesn’t just give you the…
Road to 69: Brad Complacent
The Braves are not going to win 69 games. They’ll be fortunate to make it to 60. Everybody with any sense of reality was expecting this to be a bad season. And yet, the club from Atlanta has managed to…
Series Preview: Nationals, Sep 29-Oct 1
The Washington Nationals allowed an inside the park grand slam this past weekend against the Phillies–the now undisputed worst team in baseball. They also managed to lose their closer for a few games due to a “family” incident. Oh, and…
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Series Preview: Phillies, September 18 – 20
The final series against the Phillies in the 2015 series warranted a special preview. A preview that went beyond simple words on a page.
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Series Preview: Rockies, August 24-26
As the season barrels wontonly toward its thrilling finish, the Atlanta Braves have truly matured in their penchant for losing games. No longer are they simply content to lose by a run or two nor even to just lose one…
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Series Preview: Rays, August 11 – 12
The Braves are fresh off their first series victory since whatever that thing was with the Dodgers back in July. A new era has dawned upon the Atlanta team. The Post-Johnson years are here and the just-getting-by-for-two-seasons lineup of veteran…
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Series Preview: Giants, August 3 – 5
Here in early August the Braves have made it to the abandoned port-a-john section of their storied 2015 season. Since the break, Atlanta is 5-11. Prior to their Sunday win, they had been swept mercilessly by the Orioles and gotten…
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The 500: Episode 11 (400 – 391)
Bennett and Kyle are back from their very long hiatus and are welcomed by some heavy hitters, some old favorites, and some altogether unexpected music. iTunes/Feed Link Download this episode (right click and save) 391. Jackson Browne – The Pretender…
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Series Preview: Cubs, July 17-19
Whenever the Braves play the Cubs my mind meanders back to a very specific game on a warm August day about 5 years ago. The Braves had a hot prospect by the name of Mike Minor on the mound for…
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