It’s only natural that Alan, the broadminded hero of Doctorow’s fresh, unconventional SF novel, is willing to help everybody he meets. After all, he’s the product of a mixed marriage (his father is a mountain and his mother is a washing machine), so he knows how much being an outcast can hurt. Alan tries desperately [...]
Archive of entries posted on 3rd August 2009
Next year? Well, maybe the year after that …
So last week was a hard week to be an Indians fan. First, on Monday, they traded Ryan Garko to the Giants. Then it was Ben Francisco and Cy Young winner Cliff Lee being sent to Philadelphia. Cleveland is the first team to trade incumbent Cy Youngs in consecutive seasons, according to STATS LLC. How’s [...]
