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As beat writer, Svrluga was present the night [[Barry Bonds]] hit is 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> |
As beat writer, Svrluga was present the night [[Barry Bonds]] hit is 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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Svrluga attended [[Duke University]]. He is a four-time D.C. Sportswriter of the Year Award–winner |
Svrluga attended [[Duke University]]. He is a four-time D.C. Sportswriter of the Year Award–winner. |
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== Works == |
== Works == |
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Revision as of 21:17, 26 October 2021
Barry Svrluga | |
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| Nationality | American |
| 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
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 is 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.[1]
Svrluga attended Duke University. He is a four-time D.C. Sportswriter of the Year Award–winner.
Works
- 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.[2]
References
- ^ "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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