Draft Day Follies; No Bash for Bonds; Not Just a Blue Devil Problem; Tennis hits the Hub; The NFL Draft and More with Charlie Pierce; Stepping Up: The Story of Curt Flood

As Barry Bonds gets closer to hitting his record-breaking home run, another chase involving the Giants slugger is underway. Bill poetically covered both angles in rhyming fashion.

Bill reviews Alex Belth’s “Stepping Up: The Story of Curt Flood and His Fight For Baseball Players’ Rights,” a book about ballplayer Curt Flood’s career and his determination to change the rules of baseball.

The Race for the Larry O’Brien Trophy; Hurricanes U.; Tris Speaker; Rim to Rim; The NBA Playoffs and More with Charlie Pierce; Paragliding in the Alps

Bill reflects on Fenway Park’s opening day festivities, changing the tune of a seventh inning classic, and Cheney’s patriotic first pitch.

Bill reviews Andrew Zimbalist’s “In the Best Interests of Baseball? The Revolutionary Reign of Bud Selig,” a book covering the past accomplishments and future plans of Major League Baseball’s ninth commissioner Bud Selig.

Facing off at the NHL Playoffs; The Predators are Preying; DNA from the Blue Devils; “In the Best Interest of Baseball?”; A Marathon Philosophy; Durham’s Next Move and More with Charlie Pierce; Diving into Aircraft Territory

During our conversation about In The Best Interests of Baseball? Andrew Zimbalist remarked that the book’s subtitle, “The Revolutionary Reign of Bud Selig,” was, in part, ironic.

Tuesday marked the day for several Major League Baseball teams to celebrate their “home openers,” some of the attendant pomp and noise set Bill to thinking…

First Pitches, Hits and Homers of the Season; Still Swinging; Luck Kicks Off a New Season; Women’s Basketball Dribbles into Beantown; An Alaskan Hoop Adventure; An Alaskan Adventure Continues; Women’s Basketball Triumphs and More with Charlie Pierce; Curling Celebrities