Minda Haas

Every Friday* of the baseball offseason, I will highlight five photos I’ve taken in the past year. Hopefully this will help us all get through the harsh, cruel winter. *or late Saturday night, what of it? Last weekend, my UNO Mavericks swept Wisconsin. Both wins were huge, and made way for a critically important shift …

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Feb 17

When Websites aren’t quite ready to be published

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by Minda Haas

…things like this happen. This is the Lancaster (Neb.) County Assessor’s official site. And it has a MS Paint drawing of a stick figure where a stately portrait of the assessor is supposed to go. The world is a silly place. On the off-chance that it gets fixed, I’ve affixed a screenshot below. This reminds …

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Feb 14

Pitchers and Catchers and bears, oh my!

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by Minda Haas

(OK, there are actually no bears. Just a bunch of pitchers and catchers.) LOTS more after the jump!

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Feb 13

Blogger Shame: a random musing

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by Minda Haas

With every new semester (this is my tenth!) comes a whole new set of introductions to classmates. Hi, I’m Minda, and I’m a baseball nerd. ….or, that is what I would say if I wanted all my new classmates to never talk to me again. Instead, I almost never tell new acquaintances that I’m a …

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Feb 12

“Five” Foto “Friday”

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Five Foto Friday

by Minda Haas

Technically, it’s early Saturday morning. I know. It’s been a long day, so I’m not going to pick out just five photos from tonight’s UNO hockey win over Wisconsin. (HUGE win, by the way.) Here is a link to the set on Flickr, or you can watch it in slideshow form below:

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Feb 11

Link of the Day: Win Jonah Keri’s book!

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by Minda Haas

Do you like baseball? How about poetry? How about writing poetry to win a baseball book? If you do…TODAY IS YOUR LUCKY DAY! Go write a poem before 8 pm ET, tomorrow night (Friday). If yours is the best, you win a signed copy of Jonah Keri’s forthcoming book, The Extra 2%. If you do …

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Jan 31

Rob Neyer is this generation’s Bill James. Who will be the next generation’s Neyer?

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by Minda Haas

Talk about burying the lede. Tucked away at the very end of a fun column about the amazing Bo Jackson, is a note that Rob Neyer is leaving his 15-year-old spot at ESPN. Of course, it’s this end-note that has everyone all abuzz, which is kind of sad for fans of Bo Jackson discussions. Already, …

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Jan 28

Five Foto Friday: Colors!

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Five Foto Friday

by Minda Haas

Every Friday of the baseball offseason, I will highlight five photos I’ve taken in the past year. Hopefully this will help us all get through the harsh, cruel winter. Since winter is stupid and colorless, I decided to seek out some colorful summertime stuff for you this week. Hopefully that will be more pleasant than …

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Jan 26