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National League Rookie Of The Year Breakdown: Wade Miley, Todd Frazier, Bryce Harper
The 2012 Rookie of the Year coverage has been all AL, all the time. We get it, Mike Trout mashes. But what...
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Pythagorean Wins vs. Actual Wins
Sorry for the delay in this week’s post, I was moving into a new house all weekend and didn’t get internet till...
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Stop Hating On Robinson Cano, Especially When You Have No Business Opining On His ‘Decision Making’
Last night, New York Yankees’ all-world second baseman, Robinson Cano, ranged to his left on a Chris Gimenez ground ball in the...
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Yankees’ Lead Cut To One, Mass Hysteria In New York!
Buildings are burning, cars are crashing, fire hydrants are spewing water 50 feet in the air. Bain is on the loose in...
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The Houston Astros Have a Really Good Shot at a Really Dubious Record
The Houston Astros are the worst team in baseball. Their record currently stands at 41-93, a distant last in the NL Central....
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The Blossoming of Edwin Encarnacion
The Toronto Blue Jays have long believed in Edwin Encarnacion. Before that, the Cincinatti Reds were big, big fans of the third-baseman-turned-first-baseman....
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Lettin’ The Kids Play: What To Watch For As MLB Rosters Expand (NL)
Ah, September. For a few teams at the top, it’s a month to iron out the kinks while lesser foes battle beneath....
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Zero To Hero: A Mea Culpa To The Red Sox’ Ben Cherrington
Growing up, my dad was full of life lessons. Here’s one he was especially fond of: “Any boy can tell you about other people’s...
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Top 10 Active Hall of Famers
Sometimes, when we watch a particular player, we instinctively understand that a transcendent talent is at work. We know that the guy standing on the field in...
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The Dodgers are Awesome
One of my favorite posts from Off The Bench was the Inaugural Who’s Awesome and Who’s Not Awesome. While subsequent iterations of the...