The Big Inning

The first • the ninth • the extra • the big • the single best inning of a day of baseball

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⚾️ Baseball fans ⚾️

This is a preview of my debut book, an oral history of the '68 World Series. I traveled the country for a year to meet the remaining players, chatting for hours in their homes.

The entire book consists of their words & stories.

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@michaelschwab13 @AsteriskTour I’m not trolling anyone, that implies a “prank” or some deceitfulness. I’m just tweeting astros happenings.

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@michaelschwab13 @ColumbusTrey @AstrosCounty @dkdeberry @jbvdeberry @cjll933 @erniebreakfast @HouCounterplot Except I 100% don’t want anyone to get hurt.

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@htownrocketsgal @adamclanton @AsteriskTour Very easy to pick up the phone and talk, have me on the air, or meet in person.

If he refuses then idk what to say but it’s beyond embarrassing.

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@adamclanton @astros I said we could talk on the phone, man to man.

You’ve declined. If your followers have any integrity, they’ll see that I’m being open here and you’re turning down the offer.

That’s the definition of cowardly. Insulting me from a keyboard while refusing to talk for real

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@adamclanton @AsteriskTour Your producers have my number, or Asia at the studio does.

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@adamclanton @AsteriskTour Call me on the phone if you’re a man. Tell me what your problem is and we can settle in.

—Brendan

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@adamclanton @AsteriskTour Brendan here. I have no interest in promoting my book, and it’s quite an excellent book.

You’re a coward for calling me out online and refusing to talk man to man over the phone. Forget about radio. Chat like men over the phone.

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@michaelschwab13 @AsteriskTour My comment there doesn’t mean “screw them! Hit them!” — it means, there was a pattern of HBPs where it seems inevitable and then it suddenly stopped. So it’s like.... there’s gotta be one soon, no?

I’m not wishing for injury at all.

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@michaelschwab13 @AsteriskTour Michael, see the DM I sent you. This is the 2020 Astros Shame Tour (other account).

[Sammy Roth @Sammy_Roth]

Very proud of my college classmate @big_inning for spreading the shame on the Astros. He’s also got a book on the 1968 World Series! https://t.co/nCWN8Y7iZo

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@Aaron__Burch Could send some fiction (but not baseball related!)

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Well this blew up lol

Just gained 70,000 followers in the last two days 😳

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Just started a novelty account to post clips, screenshots of all the Astros hecklers etc during the 2020 season, give a follow?

@AsteriskTour

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@Aaron__Burch No time honestly!!! This is consuming me lol

I would love to otherwise

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@big_inning Woah 100k now, nicely done my man! 👍

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Well this blew up lol

Just gained 70,000 followers in the last two days 😳

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@htownj18 @stalinfanaccc I am very real, and very much have never bought a follower :)

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@suzyevans I will be coming back to the blog! Haven’t had the time of late!!

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Just started a novelty account to post clips, screenshots of all the Astros hecklers etc during the 2020 season, give a follow?

@AsteriskTour

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@TylerKepner I remember this piece when you wrote it, really fantastic.

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Just learned that he passed... may Mr. Naragon rest in peace. He coached the bullpen for the '68 Tigers, and was a catcher on the great '54 Indians team.

Interviewed him at his home in 2017, a really lovely man!

[City of Barberton @cityofbarberton]

The City of Barberton would like send our thoughts and condolences to the Naragon family. Hal Naragon will always be a Barberton legend.