Just off Clark Street, there’s an iconic red sign, brightly colored and illuminated to catch the fan’s eye from a distance. You’re near, the sign promises, you’re approaching a sacred point where a history intersects with a promising future. The Chicago Cubs play here. Come this way. Yes, this is Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona, […]
Author: Connor Shioshita Pickett
Borg Pitchers Never Bat: Memory, Assimilation, and Pace of Play
Remember 2017, when we lost the four-pitch intentional walk? I remember the outspoken anguish from the online commentariat (and my parents) who were against the change because it jettisoned Earl Weaver’s immutable principle of the game: you’ve got to throw the ball over the goddamn plate and give the other man his chance. The automated […]