Comments on: It’s like the Colbert Report, except with me and Joe Posnanski http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/03/22/posnan-qa/ Media, Baseball, Boston, the Red Sox, Music, Literature, and Mnookins Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:11:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: The Feeding the Monster Blog — In which the author discusses Boston, the Red Sox, the media, and very occasionally popular music. » This week: Happy endings with Joe Posnanski http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/03/22/posnan-qa/#comment-121613 The Feeding the Monster Blog — In which the author discusses Boston, the Red Sox, the media, and very occasionally popular music. » This week: Happy endings with Joe Posnanski Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:04:38 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/03/22/posnan-qa/#comment-121613 [...] July has been a slow month for me (at least on the FTM blog count); already, August looks to be a more satisfying time for those of you who need some more Mnookin in your mornings. Or evenings, as it were: this Wednesday night, I’ll be reading at New York’s Happy Ending Lounge as part of the Varsity Letters Reading Series. Best of all, I’ll be joined by two other writers: Sally Jenkins, author of “The Real All Americans: The Team that Changed a Game, a People, a Nation,” and the inimitable Joe Posnanski, author of the excellent Buck O’Neil biography, The Soul of Baseball. I first met Posnanski in August ‘05, when the Jose Lima and the Royals were routing Schilling and the Sox in KC’s Kaufman Stadium. I’m a big fan of his work — baseball fans would be well served by regularly reading his column in the KC Star — and his presence there guarantees a classy evening. The Happy Ending is at 302 Broome St between Forsyth and Eldridge; the reading starts at 8 pm, and books and booze will both be available for sale (although I’ll only sign books). [...] [...] July has been a slow month for me (at least on the FTM blog count); already, August looks to be a more satisfying time for those of you who need some more Mnookin in your mornings. Or evenings, as it were: this Wednesday night, I’ll be reading at New York’s Happy Ending Lounge as part of the Varsity Letters Reading Series. Best of all, I’ll be joined by two other writers: Sally Jenkins, author of “The Real All Americans: The Team that Changed a Game, a People, a Nation,” and the inimitable Joe Posnanski, author of the excellent Buck O’Neil biography, The Soul of Baseball. I first met Posnanski in August ‘05, when the Jose Lima and the Royals were routing Schilling and the Sox in KC’s Kaufman Stadium. I’m a big fan of his work — baseball fans would be well served by regularly reading his column in the KC Star — and his presence there guarantees a classy evening. The Happy Ending is at 302 Broome St between Forsyth and Eldridge; the reading starts at 8 pm, and books and booze will both be available for sale (although I’ll only sign books). [...]

]]> By: maineiac http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/03/22/posnan-qa/#comment-20561 maineiac Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:20:20 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/03/22/posnan-qa/#comment-20561 What a difference a day makes... How do you answer now Seth? Who is the best closer in the division? What a difference a day makes…

How do you answer now Seth?

Who is the best closer in the division?

]]> By: kml1258 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/03/22/posnan-qa/#comment-20061 kml1258 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:12:58 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/03/22/posnan-qa/#comment-20061 Trust me, Joe is good, but, we are in Kansas City(by the way, transplanted Massachusite, sorry for the arrogance.) I think Seth's correct that Joe is excellent and I can't wait to start actually reading the book. Whitlock makes everyone look good(ever seen him on "the Sports Reporters" in that mustard suit?) I figure if I'm really nice to Joe he'll get me tickets to opening day. Are you coming home for that Seth? By the way, again, Bryant's is not the best, Boardroom, Jackstack, LC's, are all better. I'm getting off point, but it's nice to see the Royals announce Alex Gordon will be there third baseman, but I've got to wonder, why not Billy Butler? .419 BA, 2 HR, 10 RBI 1.288 OPS in the spring. Dump Sweeney's ass to the Angels and Call this kid up to DH. All that said, "GO SOX!" Kevin Trust me, Joe is good, but, we are in Kansas City(by the way, transplanted Massachusite, sorry for the arrogance.) I think Seth’s correct that Joe is excellent and I can’t wait to start actually reading the book. Whitlock makes everyone look good(ever seen him on “the Sports Reporters” in that mustard suit?)

I figure if I’m really nice to Joe he’ll get me tickets to opening day. Are you coming home for that Seth? By the way, again, Bryant’s is not the best, Boardroom, Jackstack, LC’s, are all better.

I’m getting off point, but it’s nice to see the Royals announce Alex Gordon will be there third baseman, but I’ve got to wonder, why not Billy Butler? .419 BA, 2 HR, 10 RBI 1.288 OPS in the spring. Dump Sweeney’s ass to the Angels and Call this kid up to DH.

All that said, “GO SOX!”

Kevin

]]> By: pblanchard http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/03/22/posnan-qa/#comment-20012 pblanchard Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:17:03 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/03/22/posnan-qa/#comment-20012 Reading the Kansas City Star every day, Joe P is the best baseball writer in the country bar none. Bradford is close, but until you read some of Joe's articles and experience the emotion and feeling, you don't knwo what "good" really is. Or maybe Whitlock makes him look that much better, Nahhh. Reading the Kansas City Star every day, Joe P is the best baseball writer in the country bar none.

Bradford is close, but until you read some of Joe’s articles and experience the emotion and feeling, you don’t knwo what “good” really is.

Or maybe Whitlock makes him look that much better, Nahhh.

]]> By: Jack http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/03/22/posnan-qa/#comment-20000 Jack Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:01:40 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/03/22/posnan-qa/#comment-20000 Lucky for Curt Murray can't vote. The NYT won't let him. Lucky for Curt Murray can’t vote. The NYT won’t let him.

]]> By: MarshallDog http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/03/22/posnan-qa/#comment-19993 MarshallDog Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:52:56 +0000 http://www.sethmnookin.com/blog/2007/03/22/posnan-qa/#comment-19993 I have to disagree with your assertion that having a salary floor would improve the situation in baseball. I think it would make things much worse. Look at last years Marlins, for instance. If they had to spend to a certain number, they would have stocked their team with scrap-heap veterans instead of playing their hotshot youngsters. I don't have the article handy, but Peter Gammons detailed last year how important it is for low-income teams to strip completely down and go right to their minor leaguers, give them major league experience, and work their way to championship caliber together. It may seem unfair for one team to only spend $14 mil while others spend ten times that much, but it's the best way for a small market team to operate. As the players get mature, their salaries will get higher, and the team will be able to keep up with their escalating salaries for several years. I think that's a much better system, even if the disparity seems ridiculous. If you want to see what most lower-income teams would look like due to a salary floor, I say look at the Orioles. They're a good example of a team that adds creaky veterans at stupid salaries just to appear to be actively trying to win. Maybe the Giants are a better example... they have become a wasteland for aging players. I have to disagree with your assertion that having a salary floor would improve the situation in baseball. I think it would make things much worse. Look at last years Marlins, for instance. If they had to spend to a certain number, they would have stocked their team with scrap-heap veterans instead of playing their hotshot youngsters. I don’t have the article handy, but Peter Gammons detailed last year how important it is for low-income teams to strip completely down and go right to their minor leaguers, give them major league experience, and work their way to championship caliber together. It may seem unfair for one team to only spend $14 mil while others spend ten times that much, but it’s the best way for a small market team to operate. As the players get mature, their salaries will get higher, and the team will be able to keep up with their escalating salaries for several years. I think that’s a much better system, even if the disparity seems ridiculous. If you want to see what most lower-income teams would look like due to a salary floor, I say look at the Orioles. They’re a good example of a team that adds creaky veterans at stupid salaries just to appear to be actively trying to win. Maybe the Giants are a better example… they have become a wasteland for aging players.

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