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Twelve and Counting

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:37:10 GMT

By Allen Barra God may work in mysterious ways, but to fans of the University of Alabama Crimson Tide he is sometimes pretty obvious.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Eli Manning's Giant Payday Delivers Mediocrity: Commentary by Allen Barra

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:56:11 GMT

Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- It’s a contract worthy of the best passer in the National Football League. The problem is that Eli Manning isn’t the best. He isn’t even close, no matter what yardstick you measure him by. The money makes you wonder.
Source: Bloomberg.com

Reviewing the reviewers

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:42:14 GMT

A review of LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger’s book “Shooting Stars” in the Nov. 1 Outlook section should have disclosed that a book by the reviewer, Allen Barra, had been reviewed by Bissinger in another publication.
Source: Regret the Error

The First Down, Ever

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:55:30 GMT

By Allen Barra On a bright Nov. 6 morning 140 years ago, a "jerky little train," as someone later described it, left Princeton, N.J. , at 9 bound for New Brunswick, about 20 miles to the north.
Source: Wall Street Journal

Jockbeat: Allen Barra's World Series Notes

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:42:18 GMT

-- Did Johnny Damon's dash to third base in the ninth inning of last night's game take away Brad Lidge's slider and thus force him to throw the fastball at Alex Rodriguez which turned the game around?
Source: Village Voice

Player's Strike Costs Some the Hall of Fame

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:26:12 GMT

Allen Barra captures much of the misguided motivation behind the 1994-1995 Major League Baseball strike ("Baseball's Costliest Walk," Leisure & Arts, Oct. 28).
Source: Wall Street Journal

Jockbeat: Allen Barra Sizes Up the Yankees and Phillies

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:46:34 GMT

First off, we'd like to thank the New York tabloids for getting the Phillies all worked up.
Source: Village Voice

Allen Barra Remembers Soupy Sales

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:38:07 GMT

As Roy Edroso pointed out the other day, most children's programming in the New York area during the early and mid-1960s was dreck.
Source: Village Voice

Twelve and Counting: The National Championships of Alabama Football

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:28:55 GMT