"Why do they [write] for their money? Why do they [work] for short pay? They ain't getting nowhere and they're losing their share. They must have gone crazy back there." — Michael Burton (paraphrased)
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. The National Basketball Association, which I discover each year at this time, is fun. My way of watching may be a bit unconventional. For great stretches of time, I pay little attention because I am writing, editing, laying out and dickering with photos. I can get lost …
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By MONTE DUTTON It took nine innings to settle the rivalry at Ed Prescott Field (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Many years ago, a colleague asked me to read his column and “see what you think.” I didn’t think much of it. The author expressed his view that playoffs ought to be held for the …
By MONTE DUTTON Coleman Coker (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. It wasn’t a bad weekend. I found out who Nelly Korda is. By some miracle, the Boston Red Sox are 13-10. I’m trying to keep optimism at bay. It’s early. Talladega ended with a crash at the finish line. Who knew? I hoped Brad Keselowski …
Continue reading County Signs: Next … Red Devils visit Raiders
By MONTE DUTTON Bennett Edwards drove in six runs. (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Laurens accepted the key to Region 2-4A on Friday night, and Clinton has a locksmith on retainer. I was at Ed Prescott Field, even though the Raiders had already clinched the top seed but needed a victory over Wade Hampton to …
By MONTE DUTTON Coleman Coker (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Fun. You can’t beat fun. Another of my late sportswriting chums – I’ve been mourning Jim McLaurin lately – used to say that with a regularity that somehow didn’t undermine the humor. It was all in the timing. David Poole and I were alike in …
By MONTE DUTTON Luke Young (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Baseball is a funny game. Joe Garagiola named a book that. The first person who said it was probably in the first game. Garagiola gets credit because he wrote the book. Kids go to baseball games to play. They’ll take up any vacant space and …
Continue reading County Signs: Raiders, Red Devils jockeying for playoff position
By MONTE DUTTON Asher Goss fired a no-hitter. (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. The best thing about the baseball game at Ed Prescott Field on Wednesday night wasn’t the hot dogs. They’re good. Not as good as the ones at Whiteford’s Drive-In or Steamers. Slaw is an available condiment at those two spots, but hot …
By MONTE DUTTON Carson Glenn was perfect in relief. (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. This is how I’ve changed on social media. I let more go. For instance, just a minute ago, I read a post that expressed this view in the form of a question; “What grown man still eats peanut butter and jelly …
Continue reading County Signs: Red Devils quiet Cyclones, 3-1
By MONTE DUTTON Ryland Paxton (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. We had a partial eclipse. I knew something weird would happen, especially since it was my birthday. The approaching eclipse prevented my truck from starting in front of Sadler-Hughes Apothecary. Little Walt (Hughes) fetched his truck and jumped me off. I took it to Clinton …
By MONTE DUTTON (PC photo) Click here. Was Iowa’s upset of South Carolina in the national semifinals a year ago the first time I ever heard of Caitlin Clark? I certainly know all about her now. I’ve watched about 500 percent more women’s basketball this year, apparently mirroring the general public. This year I watched …
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