Comments on: Weekend doll blogging: boys of Indian summer edition http://www.historiann.com/2008/10/25/weekend-doll-blogging-boys-of-indian-summer-edition/ History and sexual politics, 1492 to the present Mon, 20 May 2013 17:15:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Indyanna http://www.historiann.com/2008/10/25/weekend-doll-blogging-boys-of-indian-summer-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-108061 Indyanna Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:01:01 +0000 http://www.historiann.com/?p=1580#comment-108061 An anthropology or ethnography of modern baseball players would be a vry interesting thing if it didn't get sidetracked or derailed by... among other things, the latent baseball fandom of a lot of academics--including I must confess myself. Sport history (the singular was totemic, not accidental) began to be huge back in the '70s (talk about weird hair on baseballers), along with a lot of other New Histories. But forty pages into the typical tome there would be that inevitable chapter on "deadball dynasties," and that would be all ze wrote. The ethnography would fly out the window and the stats would start raining down. And then it would be Casey bar the door... An anthropology or ethnography of modern baseball players would be a vry interesting thing if it didn’t get sidetracked or derailed by… among other things, the latent baseball fandom of a lot of academics–including I must confess myself. Sport history (the singular was totemic, not accidental) began to be huge back in the ’70s (talk about weird hair on baseballers), along with a lot of other New Histories. But forty pages into the typical tome there would be that inevitable chapter on “deadball dynasties,” and that would be all ze wrote. The ethnography would fly out the window and the stats would start raining down. And then it would be Casey bar the door…

]]> By: Historiann http://www.historiann.com/2008/10/25/weekend-doll-blogging-boys-of-indian-summer-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-106329 Historiann Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:04:37 +0000 http://www.historiann.com/?p=1580#comment-106329 Hi Steveeboy--sorry, I thought it was dumb hair on the Phillies. I think the facial hair and magic amulets are good luck charms and superstitions, meant to channel greater spiritual power and bring on victory. (Too bad they didn't decide to make rain coats their good-luck charms!) Hi Steveeboy–sorry, I thought it was dumb hair on the Phillies. I think the facial hair and magic amulets are good luck charms and superstitions, meant to channel greater spiritual power and bring on victory. (Too bad they didn’t decide to make rain coats their good-luck charms!)

]]> By: steveeboy http://www.historiann.com/2008/10/25/weekend-doll-blogging-boys-of-indian-summer-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-106327 steveeboy Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:02:10 +0000 http://www.historiann.com/?p=1580#comment-106327 hey, those dumb-ass haircuts are on the RAYS not the Fightin' Phils! On the other hand, what's up with all the dumb facial hair and all the weird necklaces--on both teams?!?!?! hey,

those dumb-ass haircuts are on the RAYS not the Fightin’ Phils!

On the other hand, what’s up with all the dumb facial hair and all the weird necklaces–on both teams?!?!?!

]]> By: Feminist Law Professors » Blog Archive » Dolls No Longer On The Market http://www.historiann.com/2008/10/25/weekend-doll-blogging-boys-of-indian-summer-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-105509 Feminist Law Professors » Blog Archive » Dolls No Longer On The Market Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:32:25 +0000 http://www.historiann.com/?p=1580#comment-105509 [...] ETA: More doll blogging here. [...] [...] ETA: More doll blogging here. [...]

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