Our 20 Questions series marches on with BDD’s Andrea Betts in the hot seat. Since most of the questions are really softballs and Betts plays softball in the summer, this should be right up her alley. Like snowflakes, no two BDD writers are alike and Andrea proves that once again. Take a look at her [...]
Posted by Brian Joseph on Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 1:39 pm
Filed under 20 Questions, Andrea Betts, Brian Joseph · Tagged Alcs Game, Baseball Memorabilia, Baseball Player, Baseball Writer, Betts, Chicago Cubs, Colleague, Conflict Of Interest, Cubbies, Favorite Team, Fun Player, General Sports, Having A Good Time, Heart Stopper, Hot Seat, Marches, Mark Grace, Professional Sports, Questions Series, Snowflakes, Suburbs Of Chicago, World Series, Yankees Fan, Yankees Stadium
Doug Thorburn does the impossible in our latest 20 questions series… he mentions Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire BUT doesn’t once mention steroids or HGH. He couldn’t get through the GM portion without mentioning Billy Beane but he did avoid the use of the phrase “Moneyball” so let’s give Mr. Thorburn a round of applause [...]
Posted by Brian Joseph on Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 5:27 am
Filed under 20 Questions, Brian Joseph, Doug Thorburn · Tagged Barry Bonds, Baseball Cards, Baseball Memorabilia, Baseball Writer, Bill Simmons, Billy Beane, Cole Hamels, Diehard Fan, Doug Thorburn, Gary Huckabay, Insightful Rants, Jim Callis, Joe Sheehan, Justin Upton, Left Hander, Mark Mcgwire, Oakland Athletics, Peter Gammons, Philadelphia Eagles, Questions Series, Rickey Henderson, Rob Neyer, Tim Lincecum
Whenever there is internal discussion about David Golebiewski, I always just bang on the keyboard to refer to him in my IMs or e-mails. (Kind of like this — Gaogeovnaodvofjlksi) And those I’m talking to know who I’m talking about. Now that David knows he’s being talked about behind his back (all good stuff, of [...]
Posted by Brian Joseph on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 8:56 pm
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BDD’s Craig Brown is a Royals fan. We’re sorry. Here’s his response to our 20 questions…
(You can also find Craig’s excellent work at Royals Authority.)
How did you begin writing for Baseball Daily Digest?
Joe thought I was scooping him with all my great Royals dirt, so he brought me on as a writer. Sorry, that’s [...]
Posted by Brian Joseph on Monday, March 1, 2010 at 12:48 am
Filed under 20 Questions, Brian Joseph, Craig Brown · Tagged Allegiances, Alum, Autographed Baseballs, Basebal, Baseball Cards, Baseball Memorabilia, Baseball Musings, Baseball Reference, Baseball Writer, Craig Brown, Facial Hair, Favorite Team, Hanley Ramirez, Josh Wilker, Misery Loves Company, Miss Baseball, Ticket Stubs, Trade Rumors, University Of Kansas, World Series Games
As our “20 Questions” with BDD writers continues, one thing is for sure… no two BDD writers were built alike. Eric Polsky is no different. Another BP Idol find, Eric’s passion for the game is evident in his answers given and readers can look forward to his legal background providing insight on anything related to [...]
Posted by Brian Joseph on Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 12:20 am
Filed under 20 Questions, Brian Joseph, Eric Polsky · Tagged Baseball Cards, Baseball Memorabilia, Baseball Writer, Baseballs, Beer Pong, Bill Simmons, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cody Ross, Dan Uggla, Florida Marlins, Frank Thomas, Gary Sheffield, Legal Background, Mets Fan, Mets Fans, New York Mets, Place In My Heart, Polsky, Rare Players, Rookie Card
Since hardly anyone knows about our writers at BDD, we decided to do this series and David Wade gladly agreed to participate. Once you read through his honest responses, our guess is you’ll stop back to read what Mr. Wade has to offer. Then you’ll also probably get why his introduction started with “Since hardly [...]
Posted by Brian Joseph on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 3:35 am
Filed under 20 Questions, Brian Joseph, David Wade, Main Page · Tagged Alan Trammell, Autographed Baseball, Baseball America, Baseball Memorabilia, Baseball Prospectus, Baseball Writer, Brethren, Central Kentucky, Chicago Cubs, Daily Herald, David Wade, Detroit Tigers, Don Gullett, Favorite Team, Great Memories, Heartbreak, Honest Responses, Jackie Robinson, Justin Verlander, Mcgwire, Memor, S David, Sosa, Statistical Analysis, Steroid Use In Baseball, Whim, Willingness
BDD’s Isaac Thorn considers himself a simple man… that joke writes itself, doesn’t it? Actually, Mr. Thorn is a datacaster for MLB.com and while he already has a “job in baseball”, the guy still wants to “earn a living writing about baseball.” The nerve! Terms of the deal were undisclosed but Isaac is signed to [...]
Posted by Brian Joseph on Friday, February 26, 2010 at 1:38 am
Filed under 20 Questions, Brian Joseph, Isaac Thorn · Tagged Baseball Memorabilia, Baseball Prospectus, Baseball Writer, Bowman, Bullpen Mound, Darryl Strawberry, Expos Game, Favorite Team, Honorable Mention, John Franco, John Thorn, Jon Heyman, Lenny Harris, Nolan Ryan, Olympic Stadium, Peanuts And Cracker Jack, Simple Man, Sweet Card, Todd Hundley, Writing Contest
During his life, Jeff Lubbers admits that he’s developed allegiances toward the Nationals, Giants and Athletics. Add that in to the fact that he’s a lifelong Tiger fan and ‘09 was a rough rooting year for Jeff. The only way things could have been rougher is if that was Tiger Woods instead of the Detroit [...]
Posted by Brian Joseph on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 5:47 am
Filed under 20 Questions, Brian Joseph, Jeff Lubbers · Tagged Advanced Statistics, Alan Trammell, Baseball Memorabilia, Baseball Prospectus, Baseball World, Baseball Writer, Curtis Granderson, Daily Basis, Detroit Newspapers, Detroit Tigers, Dunns, Fangraphs, Jack Morris, Oakland Athletics, Questio, Sabr Member, San Francisco Giants, Tiger Fan, Tiger Stadium, Washington Nationals
Michael Street has been bringing some great content to BDD in his time here. It’s no wonder he’s caught on at Heater and The Hardball Times thanks to his solid work at Baseball Daily Digest. Our latest featured writer gives his responses to 20 Questions…
How did you begin writing for Baseball Daily Digest?
I answered Joe’s [...]
Posted by Brian Joseph on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 12:18 am
Filed under 20 Questions, Brian Joseph, Michael Street · Tagged Allegiances, Asian Invasion, Baseball Writer, Baseball Writers, Brewers, Diamondbacks, Doors, Fantasy Baseball, Favorite Team, Hardball Times, Ichiro Suzuki, Japanese Player, Last Decade, Mariner, Mcquown, Novelists, Npb, Position Players, Reds, Ring Lardner, Sluggers, Tazawa, Weird One, Yanks
Zach Sanders adds to the perception that if you like the numbers side of baseball and write about baseball mostly on the Internet, you must be a Mariners fan. (Did they have Laptop Day at the old Kingdome or something?) You can find @zvsanders all over the ‘net, too: here, FanGraphs and MLB Notebook all [...]
Posted by Brian Joseph on Monday, February 22, 2010 at 1:33 pm
Filed under 20 Questions, Brian Joseph, Zach Sanders · Tagged Baseball Cards, Baseball Memorabilia, Baseball Prospectus, Baseball Writer, Bobble Heads, Braves, Dave Allen, Extra Innings, Favorite Team, Greenhouse, Greg Maddux, Honorable Mention, Jamie Moyer, Jay Buhner, Kingdome, Long Walks On The Beach, MLB, Mlb Notebook, Natural Choice, Pacific Northwest, Paul Sorrento, Position Player, Randy Johnson, Red Sox, Ryan Franklin, Safeco, Safeco Field, Smart Teams, Whole Life