"Then came the Billy Beane era, which is basically what it would be like if a large corporate entity did a karaoke version of Moby-Dick (the whale is either winning a World Series or capitalism or both, Billy Beane is Ahab, there is no Ishmael). Maybe it’s more Raymond Carver."

Pitchrs & Poets’ own Pete Beatty [aka me] on the Green Collar Oakland Athletics at The Classical. (via pitchersandpoets)

I could see myself getting really into baseball if I saw the sport through Pete’s eyes.

(via nocoastoffense)