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'''Barry Svrluga''' is |
'''Barry Svrluga''' is a sports columnist for ''[[The Washington Post]]'', WashingtonPost.com, and is a frequent contributor on The Tony Kornheiser Show. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Barry Svrluga graduated from [[Duke University]] and has written for a number of newspapers, from [[The Leader (Corning)]] in Corning, New York, to [[The Portland Press Herald]] in Maine to [[The News & Observer]] in Raleigh, North Carolina, before joining ''The Washington Post''.<ref>[https://povichcenter.umd.edu/still-no-cheering-press-box/chapter/Barry-Svrluga/intro.html "About Barry Svrluga"] ''Still No Cheering in the Press Box'', retrieved 16 Feb 2022</ref> |
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He was previously the beat reporter for the [[Washington Nationals]] and later covered the [[Washington Redskins]]. |
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He was previously the national baseball writer at the Post. Earlier in his career he was the first beat reporter for the [[Washington Nationals]] upon the return of baseball to Washington, DC. He wrote a book, National Pastime, about the Nationals' first season in DC. He later covered the [[Washington Redskins]] and he has been a regular member of the Post's Olympic coverage team. |
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While on the Nationals beat, he blogged at the Nationals Journal. |
While on the Nationals beat, he blogged at the Nationals Journal. |
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The blog dissects and analyzes all things Nationals several times daily. |
The blog dissects and analyzes all things Nationals several times daily. |
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As beat writer, Svrluga was present the night [[Barry Bonds]] hit |
As beat writer, Svrluga was present the night [[Barry Bonds]] hit his 756th [[home run]] and wrote the companion piece from the perspective of Nationals starting pitcher [[Mike Bacsik (left-handed pitcher)|Mike Bacsik]] to ''Washington Post'' reporter Dave Sheinin's account of the record breaking home run.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/08/AR2007080800120.html "Pitcher of Record"] ''The Washington Post'', 8 August 2007</ref> |
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He is a four-time winner of the D.C. Sportswriter of the Year Award. |
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Svrluga attended [[Duke University]]. |
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== Works == |
== Works == |
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*''National Pastime: Sports, Politics and the Return of Baseball to Washington, D.C.'', Doubleday, 2006, {{ISBN|9780385517850}} |
*''National Pastime: Sports, Politics and the Return of Baseball to Washington, D.C.'', Doubleday, 2006, {{ISBN|9780385517850}} |
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*{{cite book|author=Barry Svrluga|title=The Grind: Inside Baseball's Endless Season|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1YEVBgAAQBAJ|date=7 July 2015|publisher=Penguin Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-698-40803-6}}<ref>{{cite news|last1=Leitch|first1=Will|title=Not Over Till It’s Over|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/not-over-till-its-over-1437160865|accessdate=6 August 2015|work=Wall Street Journal}}</ref> |
*{{cite book|author=Barry Svrluga|title=The Grind: Inside Baseball's Endless Season|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1YEVBgAAQBAJ|date=7 July 2015|publisher=Penguin Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-698-40803-6}}<ref>{{cite news|last1=Leitch|first1=Will|title=Not Over Till It’s Over|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/not-over-till-its-over-1437160865|accessdate=6 August 2015|work=Wall Street Journal}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* [http://www.curledup.com/intbarry.htm An Interview with Barry] |
* [http://www.curledup.com/intbarry.htm An Interview with Barry] |
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* [https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2006-07-17-national-pastime-excerpt_x.htm An excerpt from National Pastime] |
* [https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2006-07-17-national-pastime-excerpt_x.htm An excerpt from National Pastime] |
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Latest revision as of 17:24, 27 January 2024
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| Education | Duke University |
| Genre | Non-Fiction, Sports |
Barry Svrluga is a sports columnist for The Washington Post, WashingtonPost.com, and is a frequent contributor on The Tony Kornheiser Show.
Life
[edit]Barry Svrluga graduated from Duke University and has written for a number of newspapers, from The Leader (Corning) in Corning, New York, to The Portland Press Herald in Maine to The News & Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina, before joining The Washington Post.[1]
He was previously the national baseball writer at the Post. Earlier in his career he was the first beat reporter for the Washington Nationals upon the return of baseball to Washington, DC. He wrote a book, National Pastime, about the Nationals' first season in DC. He later covered the Washington Redskins and he has been a regular member of the Post's Olympic coverage team. While on the Nationals beat, he blogged at the Nationals Journal. The blog dissects and analyzes all things Nationals several times daily.
As beat writer, Svrluga was present the night Barry Bonds hit his 756th home run and wrote the companion piece from the perspective of Nationals starting pitcher Mike Bacsik to Washington Post reporter Dave Sheinin's account of the record breaking home run.[2]
He is a four-time winner of the D.C. Sportswriter of the Year Award.
Works
[edit]- National Pastime: Sports, Politics and the Return of Baseball to Washington, D.C., Doubleday, 2006, ISBN 9780385517850
- Barry Svrluga (7 July 2015). The Grind: Inside Baseball's Endless Season. Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-698-40803-6.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "About Barry Svrluga" Still No Cheering in the Press Box, retrieved 16 Feb 2022
- ^ "Pitcher of Record" The Washington Post, 8 August 2007
- ^ Leitch, Will. "Not Over Till It's Over". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
External links
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 BARRY SVRLUGA ON BASEBALL’S ‘ENDLESS SEASON’, Newseum, July 18, 2015 |
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