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Kent Hrbek preventing a runner from touching first? He very well may have done this to a Card during the 87 series, but I remember him throwing Ron Gant away from the base during the 91 series. They even commemorated the act with a bobblehead last year...

In most postseason games, Smoltz was the one doing the ass kicking. But as I grow older I have learned to appreciate seeing a cunning old man edge out a young stud in sports. A lot of sports writers consider the 91 series to be one of the best ever, being on the losing side of it makes it hard...

I was at Turner Field Friday night to watch the Braves retire the number 29 in honor of John Smoltz. I was fortunate enough to live about 30 miles outside of town growing up; my dad took me to a lot of games started by Maddux, Glavine, and Smoltz. It will be a bittersweet moment when Chipper's...

A colleague brought Ham on Rye to work because he thought it would interest me. As soon as his grandmother told Hank and his parents she would "bury them all!" I knew I was going to buy the book. After that the list is as follows: 1. Post Office 2. Women 3. Pulp (by far the weakest of the...

Thanks for the welcome and your dedication to small press. I have read about a number of your projects and am consistently impressed with the final product. When funds permit, I have to do business with you. I also covet a number of items you have listed in the for sale section.

I have been a Bukowski fan for about six years, ever since a friend of mine at work introduced me to Ham on Rye. In many ways, it felt like the book was written for me. While I have relied on this site for information for a number of years and occasionally lurked on this forum, I am just know...