Author Archives: bangpitcher
Travel
Here’s something I haven’t done in a while – launched myself on successive weeks halfway across a continent with a job to do and a limited amount of time in which to do it. Five cities, five teams in five … Continue reading
Europe
Two years ago today I woke up with one of the more painful hangovers in my life. Despite the sickness I had to haul myself 90 minutes across the state of Pennsylvania, book a London hotel, secure passage on a … Continue reading
Season
Opening Day. The third finest day of the year. Maybe the fourth finest on years when St. Patrick’s Day is an honest hoolie. I’ve only missed one Opening Day since 2005. In 2007 some gigantically evil bastard scheduled a massive … Continue reading
Traffic
What the hell is going on? Did the population of this area suddenly triple in the last sixty days? Used to be I could leave work at 5:30 and more or less coast all the way into Philadelphia where I … Continue reading
Gulf
Surely it is inarguable that the debate over a national mandate epitomizes the central ideological divide in the country today. In broad terms, there is one side that believes liberty can be subverted for the collective good because government often … Continue reading