The week was bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-N-A-N-A-N-A-N-A-N-A-N-A-N-A-N-A-S. First, climate change deniers got a punch in the mouth from H-Cane Sandy, taking the Eastern seaboard apart like a fat kid sitting on a Lego village. Then, the ole U-S-A went to the polls, where they kicked women-hating Cons to the curb (see ya, Todd Akin and Richard...
Read more →We are deeply saddened by the loss of Pascual Perez, the late Expos pitcher who was murdered this morning in the Dominican Republic. Perez was one-of-a-kind, a personality if ever there was one. He threw an eephus, he shot imaginary bullets at strikeout victims, and he sprinted like a madman from the mound when...
Read more →This is the Roundup. You know what happens. Innerwebs. Linkage. You love it. But what of the world of late? What of heartbreak and chaos? What of love and debauchery? What of hope and ice cream? What of those weird Brad Pitt Chanel No. 5 commercials? You’ll have to excuse our existential crisis. For,...
Read more →Another week has passed, and as the memory of summer fades into fall, and winter makes promises in the distance, the Barn is where you’ll stay warm. Don’t forget about our MLB Playoff Giveaway. We’re giving away copies of Chad Harbach’s The Art of Fielding. To enter, simply like us on Facebook, follow us on...
Read more →Well, today is opening night in the NHL. Only problem is, well, two excessively greedy sides are embroiled in a battle to split an unseemly amount of money somehow earned by a deeply flawed sport that sucks at the teat of the Canadian fan. I feel so dirty and used. This must be what...
Read more →This week, we here at The Barnstormer are moved to consider the passage of time. Seasons change. Summer has become fall, baseball’s regular season has given way to playoffs, the NFL is one quarter through its campaign, basketball looms on the horizon, and still nobody’s playing hockey, at least not where they’re supposed to....
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