But not before I post one final, epic, monster-sized (so large I had to alter my database structure to accomodate it) Catfish Stew blog entry on Wednesday, my 43rd birthday. Yes, I am retiring from baseball blogging, as well. Mark Donohue (Bad Altitude, Western Homes), Big Western Flavor.Ken Arneson (Catfish Stew), Ken Arneson's blog.Scott Long (The Juice Blog), Scott Long's Blog.Bob Timmermann (The Griddle), LA Observed.Phil Bencomo (Cub Town), The Baseball Chronicle.Ember Nickel (Humbug), Lipogram Scorecard.Josh Wilker (Cardboard Gods), Cardboard Gods.
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My goal in starting the Catfish Stew blog was not, like so many other baseball blogs, to second-guess The Management, but to express what it feels like to be an Oakland A's fan.
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I have never been able to tame it or capture it. It has been my nemesis since the genesis of this blog. No great and enduring volume can ever be written on the flea, though many there be that have tried it. To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme.