03/28/2008
My friend Alex, his friend Pat, and a story about Jose Canseco
Jose Canseco and friend (not Alex, not Pat)
Trust me, this will all make sense in a minute.
1) I have this friend, Alex.
2) Alex loves baseball (and Emily).
3) Alex has a blog about the Yankees.
4) He wrote a very well received book about Curt Flood.
5) He knows a really good sportswriter named Pat Jordan.
6) Alex's friend Pat wanted to do a profile for Men's Journal on former slugger and 'roided up Oakland A's player Jose Canseco.
7) Jose is as dependable and stable as a rabid squirrel, and blows Jordan off repeatedly.
8) Jordan decides to make the best of a bizarre situation and writes an article about chasing Canseco around, places it in sports blog Deadspin.
9) Alex (remember Alex?), who's edited a collection of Pat Jordan's sportswriting, lets me know that Jordan's got a good new piece out.
10) I read it, I like it, I blog about it.
I told you it would all make sense.
Thank you.