Diamond in the Rough

Tuesday, 11 August 2009, 19:05 | Category : Baseball, blogs, Books, Culture, Poetry
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“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” a film by John Hughes It’s pretty amazing how many people don’t finish the game in their 5th inning if you call life a game. This may sound like promotion for Ethelbert [...]

Into “The 5th Inning”

Monday, 20 October 2008, 10:41 | Category : Baseball, Books, People, The Arts
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There’s always a place in my heart for a “Cinderella team.” Congratulations to the Tampa Bay Rays. My friend Ethelbert Miller’s walking up to the plate with his second memoir, The 5th Inning. When we’re not talking politics, Ethelbert’s been polishing up his memoir. Our mutual friend Andy Shallal, owner of Busboys and Poets, is [...]

En Negro y Blanco

Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 18:44 | Category : Baseball, Books, Movies, Sports, Stage, The Arts
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My mother was born in San Juan. So I’m Puerto Rican, Jewish, colored, and married to a white woman. When I move into a neighborhood, people start running in four ways at the same time. I was dead serious when I suggested Sammy Davis, Jr. should be among the honored for his achievements in entertainment, [...]