

Paul Swydan
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@Swydan
Owner/operator @silunicornacton. Curator @bostondotcom Book Club. Past: Writer/editor @fangraphs, @hardball_times, @BostonGlobe, many others. He/him.








Left-hander Madison Bumgarner has been designated for assignment by the Arizona Diamondbacks, who will eat more than $34 million remaining on his contract, sources tell ESPN. Story, free and unlocked, at ESPN: espn.com/mlb/story/_/id…


BREAKING: The Oakland Athletics have zeroed in on Southern Nevada, signing a binding purchase agreement for land just west of the Strip where a major-league ballpark could be constructed. reviewjournal.com/sports/athleti…



I wish instead of all these airplane stories about crying babies, families needing to switch seats, etc, we talked about how actively painful airlines have made it to fly these days. But instead of blaming the corporations, people are just yelling at/shaming each other.


Top 5 CFB Mixtapes: 1. Peter Warrick 2. Reggie Bush 3. Tavon Austin 4. De’Anthony Thomas 5. Mike Vick Honorable Mention: Santana Moss


A couple of ratings/viewership notes from last night, with the Sox and Celtics going head to head. Celtics got a 7.33 rating (preliminary, final number likely to go up) on NBC Sports Boston. Sox got a 2.65 (again, preliminary) on NESN. Likely to rise a little.