The Grandstander
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Book Review: "Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure"
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In June of 1953, a recently retired executive and his wife got in their brand new car, just the two of them, and embarked on a road trip th...
A New Tool, or Is It Toy?
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This edition of The Grandstander is being sent for no other purpose than to compose a post via my early birthday present, an iPad2. It is a...
Monday, August 29, 2011
Selected Short Subjects - Irene, Steelers, Pirates, John Grisham, Bob Pompeani, and Harry Truman
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The big story of the weekend was, of course, Hurricane Irene and what it would do along the eastern seaboard of the USA. Having family membe...
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
On the Pirates and Brewers
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I am sure it is not unprecedented in baseball history for one team to have such a mastery over another as the Brewers have had over the Pira...
To Absent Friends - Jerry Leiber
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The Post-Gazette obit page reports today of the recent death of Jerry Leiber at the age of 78. The name of Jerry Leiber may not ring any bel...
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Base Ball As It Was in the 1860's
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This afternoon, five members of the Pittsburgh SABR Chapter, Alan Steinberg, Fred and Susan Shugars, and Bob and Marilyn Sproule, attended V...
Friday, August 19, 2011
Lots of Thoughts Today....
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Alone in the house, it's raining outside, the Beatles playing on the iPod. Sounds like it's time to clean out the Mental In-Box........
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