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As with Roger Angell (RIP), Retiring Ray Didinger Leaves Behind a Looming Legacy

by gordie | May 29, 2022 | MLB, NBA, NFL

Roger Angell wrote long, long after it was fashionable to do so. Ray Didinger spoke evenly, even as hot takes became all the rage. You wanna call them dinosaurs, fine; have at it. I choose to believe that is true only in the sense that they have left (or are about to...

A Fleeting Life, and a Lasting Legacy: RIP to Ryan Smith

by gordie | Mar 26, 2021 | College Basketball, MLB, Writing

On March 16, 2019, the East Stroudsburg University men’s basketball team lost an NCAA Division II first-round game to West Liberty, 106-99 in overtime. The silver lining for the Warriors that night at IUP was considerable, however: Freshman center Ryan Smith had...
Cal Ripken Jr., Remembered For One Big Moment, Was Really All About the Little Ones

Cal Ripken Jr., Remembered For One Big Moment, Was Really All About the Little Ones

by gordie | Sep 14, 2020 | MLB

When the Baltimore Orioles last won the World Series, all the way back in 1983, the decisive blows in their decisive Game Five victory over the Phillies were struck by their glowering first baseman, Eddie Murray. Murray homered twice that day off Charles Hudson...
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