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Friday, May 10, 2013

Harper’s: Lucas Mann on hope and change in a minor-league-baseball city

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posted 2 weeks ago by Neutral Milk Dotel (Dan Lee) to books, minor leagues | 4 comment(s)

There are thousands of young men on minor-league baseball rosters working toward a spot in the majors. Most of them won’t make it. With this in mind, essayist Lucas Mann spent the 2010 season in Clinton, Iowa, watching the city’s Class A team, the LumberKings. In his new book, Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere (Pantheon), Mann writes about becoming intimate with the players, the fans, and the town, and explores the themes of nostalgia, failure, and hope.

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1. The elusive Robert Denby posted on October 16, 2011 at 08:59 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Sound Garden

I guess there's no 'Rock bands of Seattle' section in the Style Guide.

2. Matt Welch posted on October 17, 2011 at 01:56 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

"We Jam Econo" is pretty great.

3. Infinite Joost (Voxter)

posted on October 17, 2011 at 01:59 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

If he loves soccer so much, why doesn't he marry it?

4. Esoteric throws a 'hard slider' posted on October 17, 2011 at 01:59 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Everyone talks about Double Nickels On The Dime, and indeed it's a magnificent album (though it does peter out a bit near the end), but it's worth pointing out that early Minutemen is quite underrated. The Bean Spill EP is great ("If Reagan Played Disco" gets the hype, but "Afternoons" is the keeper), but so is Buzz And Howl Under The Influence Of Heat.

5. Andere Richtingen

posted on October 17, 2011 at 03:44 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

The Bean Spill EP is great ("If Reagan Played Disco" gets the hype, but "Afternoons" is the keeper), but so is Buzz And Howl Under The Influence Of Heat.

I guess I don't really consider this early, but peak. I mean, we're talking about two years between Bean Spill and Double Nickels on the Dime. And don't forget What Makes a Man Start Fires?

6. Sebastian

posted on October 17, 2011 at 07:36 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

My favorite is World Football Daily

I did not know that this was still going on. Turns out they got rid off the guy who blamed Liverpool fans for dying in Sheffield back in the day. Oh well, even without him it can’t be worth 50 dollars a year.

7. CaseyKeirnan posted on October 23, 2011 at 05:50 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Well, he will be on this show on Friday (10/28) at around 10AM PT, you can listen for free at www.WorldFootballDaily.com

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