42

By Shannon M. Houston at 3:40 PM on April 26, 2013

The entire life of Jackie Robinson is a rich subject for a film adaptation, not that this would be obvious after viewing 42, Brian Helgeland’s fourth feature film. The youngest of five, Robinson was born into a family of sharecroppers in 1919. As a youth, he was a gang member (briefly), an accomplished track runner, football, tennis and baseball player, as well as a military man. (He was a member of the 761st “Black Panthers” Tank Battalion.) Robinson often spoke out against racism and suffered as a result. Long before Rosa Parks sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Robinson was courtmartialed...  read more

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12 Songs That Should Be Walk-On Anthems For Closers

By Luke Winkie at 9:57 AM on April 4, 2012

Unfortunately due to baseball players' profoundly terrible taste, we rarely get wonderful moments like Trevor Hoffman’s walk-on. But we can dream, can’t we? Here, on Opening Day, are 12 songs that would make excellent pitching psalms.  read more

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MLB 2K12 Review (Multi-Platform)

By Drew Millard at 11:30 AM on March 20, 2012

Drew Millard explains why baseball games are basically RPGs for jocks....  read more

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Dean Ween to Host First Annual Charity Baseball Game

By John Barrett at 3:40 PM on September 7, 2011

Mickey Melchiondo—better known as Dean Ween, lead guitarist and co-founder of the bizarre psychedelic rock duo Ween—announced Sunday that he plans to host a special charity baseball game. More specifically, the game will benefit the American Cancer Society: All related proceeds and donations will go directly to the foundation. The game is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 2 at 1 p.m. and will take place at New Hope High School in Melchiondo’s hometown of New Hope, Pa. Deaner has made specific note that the game is “baseball, not softball” and that only one game will be played. In the short period...  read more

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21 Classic Summer Movies

By Caitlin Peterkin at 10:16 AM on June 21, 2011

Forget all the sweltering heat you may have felt before today. Now it’s officially summer and you can look forward to months of sun and surf, pools and popsicles, camp and cookouts. And classic summer movies! Slather on your sunscreen, freshen up your lemonade, and check out our list of 21 wonderful movies about summer, from the ’50s through the ’00s....  read more

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Baseball, Hotdogs & an Avett Brothers Show

By Josh Jackson at 5:55 PM on April 11, 2011

I’ve seen a lot of things at the Atlanta Braves’ stadiums, including more Braves games than I can count, from sparsely attended Astros games in the late ‘70s to the World Series, the last regular-season game at Fulton County and the first one at Turner Field. I was there for Hank Aaron’s record-breaking 715th homerun (though I was just a toddler). I saw the dress-rehearsal for 1996 Olympic Opening Ceremonies and heard Hall & Oates at the Paralympic Opening Ceremonies. But yesterday was something new....  read more

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The Baseball Podcast

By Culture Clubbers at 4:08 PM on March 31, 2011

This time on Signs of Life, it’s all about baseball. Click here to listen to 53 minutes of baseball and musical excellence....  read more

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Musician Fans of All 30 MLB Teams Talk Baseball

By Max Blau at 10:30 AM on March 31, 2011

Paste rounded up at least one musician for every ballclub—from The Decemberists (Cubs) to Rush (Blue Jays), Randy Newman (Dodgers) to The Hold Steady (Twins) in search of what draws these musicians to devote themselves to America's past time.  read more

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Comic Book & Graphic Novel Round-Up (3/30/11)

By Garrett Martin, Hillary Brown and Sean Edgar at 12:00 PM on March 30, 2011

Every Wednesday, Paste looks at some of the most intriguing comic books, graphic novels, graphic memoirs and other illustrated books....  read more

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The Baseball Project: Vol. 2: High and Inside

By Andy Whitman at 12:28 PM on March 4, 2011

All-Star Band Swings for the Fences We’re still deep in the throes of winter here in the Midwest. Spring seems like an impossible dream. But for the members of The Baseball Project—major-league sports nerds from better-known bands Young Fresh Fellows, Dream Syndicate, R.E.M., and Golden Smog—Opening Day is just around the corner. Their second album, Vol. 2: High and Inside, picks up right where Vol. 1 left off, firing power chords like fastballs, and tossing in a few musical changeups to keep listeners off balance....  read more

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