AltWeeklies Wire
America's Best Sportswriter Goes Deepnew
Forget the title. Labels are deceiving. Smith is not a sportswriter. He's a storyteller, a translator of human emotions.
Charleston City Paper |
John Strubel |
10-09-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
The Case of the Golden Thong, and Other Baseball Superstitionsnew
According to George Gmelch, cultural anthropologist and author of the article "Baseball Magic," superstitious behaviors among ballplayers fall into two major categories -- rituals and taboos. Nomar Garciaparra's famed batting gyrations, that's a ritual. When he jumps over the base line to take his position in the infield, that is a taboo.
Charleston City Paper |
John Strubel |
08-06-2008 |
Sports
