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Josef Alton Olson

Josef Alton Olson

THE PROBLEM WITH JUDGING ROBINSON CANÓ

On May 1st I started my own construction business and on the 8th James Paxton threw a no-hitter in Toronto, Canada. Things were good. On…

May 20, 2018

THE PROBLEM WITH JUDGING ROBINSON CANÓ

May 20, 2018

Josef Alton Olson

BOTTOM OF THE 5TH: THE WORST INNING OF MY LIFE

Okay, so maybe not the worst, but the bottom of the 5th was bad. Felix Hernandez was throwing goose eggs and had already given up four runs…

Apr 5, 2018

BOTTOM OF THE 5TH: THE WORST INNING OF MY LIFE

Apr 5, 2018

Josef Alton Olson

THE BILDUNGSROMAN OF MIKE ZUNINO: A STORY OF FANDOM, METAPHORS, AND QUESTIONING CLICHES

June 19th 2017 was the day I started believing that Mike Zunino’s improvement was irrevocable. Granted, he had been on a streak, but I’d…

Mar 26, 2018

THE BILDUNGSROMAN OF MIKE ZUNINO: A STORY OF FANDOM, METAPHORS, AND QUESTIONING CLICHES

Mar 26, 2018

Josef Alton Olson

THE RETURN OF THE TRIDENT: THE TRUE LEGEND OF A MADE-UP CURSE

The Seattle Mariners’ 2017 necromancy of the inverted trident logo has opened a Pandora’s Box of pain and terror.

Mar 14, 2018

THE RETURN OF THE TRIDENT: THE TRUE LEGEND OF A MADE-UP CURSE

Mar 14, 2018

Josef Alton Olson

SORRY, NO SHORTCUTS: EVALUATING SPRING TRAINING BASEBALL BY EYE AND EAR

Every Spring Training I’m reminded that pre-season statistics don’t correlate with regular season performance. Spring Training is a time…

Mar 12, 2018

SORRY, NO SHORTCUTS: EVALUATING SPRING TRAINING BASEBALL BY EYE AND EAR

Mar 12, 2018

Josef Alton Olson

THERE’S NO NOSTALGIA LIKE MARINERS NOSTALGIA: WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE ICHIRO SIGNING

Although the Mariners brass swears up and down that the procurement of Ichiro Suzuki was solely a pragmatic decision, the move reeks of…

Mar 8, 2018

THERE’S NO NOSTALGIA LIKE MARINERS NOSTALGIA: WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE ICHIRO SIGNING

Mar 8, 2018

Josef Alton Olson

TENSION WITHIN SPACE

About twice a season my fiancé, Liz agrees to join me at the ballpark. The agreement doesn’t come easily and without its caveats; usually…

Mar 1, 2018

TENSION WITHIN SPACE

Mar 1, 2018

Josef Alton Olson

YOU CAN SMELL PEORIA FROM SEATTLE AND IT SMELLS LIKE HOTDOG WATER AND COWHIDE

Like gently boiled hotdogs the boys of summer are slowly being brought up to temperature before smothered in a uniform and splattered with…

Feb 22, 2018

YOU CAN SMELL PEORIA FROM SEATTLE AND IT SMELLS LIKE HOTDOG WATER AND COWHIDE

Feb 22, 2018

Josef Alton Olson

My cat died today, but the Seattle Mariners are alive, for now

I’m a Mariners fan, and you could say that whenever I go to a game — usually with my friend Mark, or dad — I’m reminded of the film Harold…

Feb 20, 2018

My cat died today, but the Seattle Mariners are alive, for now

Feb 20, 2018

Josef Alton Olson

THE ELUSIVE SALMON

Across my little apartment is the city locks. The locks see every boat coming in, or going out to sea. Though there are a lot of boats…

Feb 1, 2018

THE ELUSIVE SALMON

Feb 1, 2018

Josef Alton Olson

Josef Alton Olson

I write essays to escape the world and fiction, to engage with it. I also do the baseball. https://joebaseball.blog ; www.inktostone.com

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