Charley Walters — former Major Leaguer and all-star at the St. Paul Pioneer Press — was kind enough to make note of “Chief Bender’s Burden” in his Sunday column. Keep reading well past commentary on Joe Mauer’s employment status.
This post was added on Monday, June 01, 2009 by Tom Swift at 13:44 and is filed under Rough Drafts.
"You get to decide what has meaning and what doesn't. You get to decide what to worship."
-David Foster Wallace
Chief Bender's Burden won the 2009 Seymour Medal, which recognizes the year's best work of baseball history.
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