Posts by Michael MacCambridge

April 2, 2014
Director’s Cut: ‘The Rabbit Hunter’ by Frank Deford

“I thought the best thing to do was not to call him up out of the blue, because he would not take the call, or slam down the phone or something like that,” Deford says. “So I wrote him a letter. I said something to the effect of, ‘Look, I know you’re pissed off at the magazine, but you and I have had nothing to do with each other. I promise you I’ll write a fair piece. I’ve never written anything negative about you before.’”
February 5, 2014
Director’s Cut: ‘Moscow Games,’ by George Plimpton

As the Sochi Games approach, a look at the journalist’s unusual reporting tour through the 1980 Olympics.
October 3, 2013
Director’s Cut: ‘Baseball Without Metaphor,’ by David Grann

The New York Times Magazine profiles one of baseball’s most controversial figures.
June 11, 2013
Director’s Cut: ‘Always Leave ‘Em Laughing,’ by Thomas Boswell

Revisiting the 1981 Inside Sports profile of one of baseball’s most legendary characters.
May 3, 2013
Director’s Cut: ‘The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved,’ by Hunter S. Thompson

Revisiting one of the Good Doctor’s greatest hits.
April 11, 2013
Director’s Cut: ‘The Man. Amen.’ by Charles P. Pierce

An annotated look at the illuminating GQ piece on a 21-year-old Tiger Woods.
January 16, 2013
Director’s Cut: ‘Down Great Purple Valleys,’ by John Lardner

A look at the bombastic and abbreviated life of Stanley Ketchel, from one of America’s greatest sportswriters.
January 16, 2013
Director’s Cut: ‘The Making of a Goon,’ by Johnette Howard

An annotated version of a classic story from The National.
October 17, 2012
Director’s Cut: ‘The Disciples of St. Darrell on a Wild Weekend,’ by Dan Jenkins

An annotated look at the Sports Illustrated writer’s famous portrait of Texas football fandom.
September 21, 2012
Director’s Cut: ‘Oh, No! Not Another Boring Interview With Steve Carlton,’ by Diane K. Shah

How one columnist turned the tables.

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