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Bogus Claims About Increased Athlete Cardiac Arrest Due to COVID-19 Vaccine

In the wake of the scary events of January 2, 2023, when NFL player Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest before a national television…

5 min readJan 6, 2023

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Bogus Claims About Increased Athlete Cardiac Arrest Due to COVID-19 Vaccine

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Thomas O'Brien

A Victory Lap for the San Francisco Giants

Did you hear? The San Francisco Giants won the National League West this year. They beat out the Dodgers, who had won the nine previous NL…

5 min readOct 4, 2021

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A Victory Lap for the San Francisco Giants

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Thomas O'Brien

Abolish the Infield Fly Rule

The Infield Fly Rule was a reaction to players subverting the blank spaces of the rules to their advantage. It needs to go.

6 min readApr 1, 2021

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Abolish the Infield Fly Rule

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Thomas O'Brien

Kobe Bryant’s Death Struck at a Parent’s Worst Fear

One year ago, I learned the news of Kobe Bryant’s death, just minutes after the story first broke, in a text message from my friend Murph…

6 min readJan 26, 2021

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Thomas O'Brien

We Don’t Need Sports to Heal

I can barely stomach writing about baseball. The negotiations between the owners and players are exhausting. But I want to discuss…

3 min readJun 19, 2020

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We Don’t Need Sports to Heal

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Thomas O'Brien

In Defense of Barry Bonds

Over the last few months, writer Joe Posnanski has been counting down his Top 100 baseball players of all-time at The Athletic. Last week…

7 min readApr 17, 2020

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In Defense of Barry Bonds

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Willie Mays: The Greatest of All-Time

Over the last few months, writer Joe Posnanski has been counting down his Top 100 baseball players of all-time at The Athletic. This week…

6 min readApr 17, 2020

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Willie Mays: The Greatest of All-Time

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The Startup

Thanks, Boch

Bruce Bochy managed his last game for the San Francisco Giants last Sunday. I paid a mint to be there. My wife asked why it was so…

4 min readOct 9, 2019

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Thanks, Boch

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1–2–3 Sports

Why Are We Still Discussing This?

Last weekend, a 3-year old was struck by a foul line drive off the bat of Francisco Lindor of the Cleveland Indians. At this time, the…

8 min readJul 26, 2019

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Why Are We Still Discussing This?

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1–2–3 Sports

Week of July 12, 2019

Each week we read the internet, and bring you the best stories and why you should read them.

13 min readJul 17, 2019

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Week of July 12, 2019

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Thomas O'Brien

Thomas O'Brien

Thomas O’Brien is an attorney in San Francisco. When he’s not busy attending sporting events, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three young children.

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