Author Bio & Stories

  • January 10, 2013
    Shane Battier Has Been Expecting You — The Clog

    Shane Battier is hosting a karaoke event to benefit the Shane Battier Take Charge Foundation, which is a worthy enough idea. He cut a video of himself singing the theme to "The Love Boat" to advertise this event, which was... a much more debatable idea, honestly.

  • January 9, 2013
    Yakkin' About Baseball: No Aaron Sele, No Peace

    It's hard to get too angry about the Baseball Writers Association of America's decision not to induct anyone from a stacked class of eligible players to the Hall of Fame this year. It's just the Hall of Fame, after all. But it's definitely possible to get angry about it if you try.

  • January 2, 2013
    Spam Poetics: Hey You Used To — The Clog

    A new poem about writing less and nail fungus, brought to you by the hundreds of spam comments that we delete every week. Don't thank us, thank the internet.

  • December 24, 2012
    Silent Nights (And Days)

    We're going to be in energy-save mode through the New Year. Then we'll come back.

  • December 19, 2012
    Classical Gift-Buying Supplement: So You Want To Buy A Weird Football Jersey On Ebay — The Clog

    Yes, in a basic sense, buying a used replica football jersey on eBay is as easy as searching eBay for used replica football jerseys. But how do you know which Tim Couch jersey is right for you? We've got you.

  • December 13, 2012
    Yakkin' About Baseball: Winning, The Wilpon Way

    Everyone is getting paid. Some people are getting traded. The Mets ownership group is performing some sort of mean-spirited Dadaist prank on the very idea of baseball. Sam Horn springs fully formed and hungry for burgers from the head of David Raposa. Business as usual.

  • December 11, 2012
    Stay Positive With Dancing Buccaneers Kid — The Clog

    In which a sassy young dude walks on the field at a Buccaneers home game, throws down some dance moves with the Bucs' cheerleaders, and teaches us all a valuable lesson.

  • December 5, 2012
    One Year

    It has been one year, give or take, since The Classical became a thing. We owe that year to you, and are hugely grateful for it. Now let's figure out what's next.

  • November 26, 2012
    Yelling Goodbye at Fireman Ed Anzalone, Jets Fan and American — The Clog

    In a deeply felt opinion piece for a free newspaper, the bellowing goofus who leads the J-E-T-S chants at Jets games makes a farewell address to his team and his legions of mostly imaginary fans. Also he's not going away, probably.

  • November 19, 2012
    Get Psyched With Juan Pierre — The Clog

    Marlins fans might be having a difficult time getting motivated for next season. Luckily for them, the team's new left fielder Juan Pierre is here to help. Let's get psyched, everyone!