Hank Kalet

Baseball doesn’t get better

Whatever happens, today’s game, with Johan Santana and Ricky Nolasco locked up in a 2-0 duel is a throwback, a classic, like watching Gooden and Valenzuela or Seaver and Carlton.

Johan! (redux)

Ron Darling on Johan Santana: “This is the most fun I’ve had watching a starting pitchers since I used to chart No. 16, Dwight Gooden.” Yes.

Johan!

The line so far:

7 innings, 96 pitches, two hits, no runs, three walks and six strikeouts.

Why am I watching?

I have the Mets game on and it is 2-0 with Johan Santana pitching a gem — two hits, two outs in the seventh, earning his money so far.

Debating the debate

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Broken Cord: An Anthology of Writing on Alzheimer’s and Dementia

We are looking to raise seed money for an anthology of writing on Alzheimer’s and dementia. The anthology will be the first project from a new small press. All proceeds will go to research and care groups. Contributors who donate $20 or more will get copies of the anthology and a mention on the acknowledgements page. Writers, we are looking for poems, fiction, and essays on dementia and Alzheimer’s. They can be from any perspective — care-givers, family, the person with dementia.

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