People are feeling all kinds of things about Tommy La Stella—anger, contempt, sympathy—but the writers so far who have best approximated my own feelings are the ones who get at how murky and elusive the story is. Here at Wrigleyville, Ken Schultz rejected the simple narrative—spoiled young player needs to toughen up and do what he’s told—and […]
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The Cubs’ Curse in the Age of the Auteur GM
Hello, BP Wrigleyville! I’m Tom Hitchner, and I’ve been blogging about various sports matters at my site The Spiel for the last year. I’m very flattered that Rian has asked me to write the occasional piece here, especially because I’m missing a key qualification: I’m not a Cubs fan. I’m a Giants fan. I wasn’t paying enough […]