Author: Ben Raskin
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Mr. Padre
My God! His poor family. This was the first thought I had when I heard that Tony Gwynn died. Dead at 54. Too young by any stretch of the imagination but certainly way too young for my idol and hero for thirty years. Tony Gwynn is gone and the world is worse for it. Following…
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Blog Writing by Campfire
I’m alone at Casa de BeaverGoat on a rare Tuesday night. Erin and her mother are off watching Emma Lou Harris as I try to avoid trouble and be a good guy. Being a good guy at the house alone means not drinking too much and making sure our two dogs, Shelly and Pops, get…
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Trib Sports Radio (it’s a podcast!)
Jesus, take the wheel. That was what I was thinking when I first heard a podcast. Driving down Little Cottonwood Canyon with my friend Phil Nielsen, Erin and I white knuckled as Phil took turns at speed while screwing around with his iPod. He was trying to explain to me that I should be listening…
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Hibernate-Unabridged and Unformated
Not that this book will ever see the light of day but if anyone is interested in my final product as I try to shop it around, here it is. It’s dedicated to my mother, Kathy. She was the one who encouraged me to move to Salt Lake City over 14 years ago. I never…
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