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A Baseball Fan’s Guide to the Presidential Election
Let’s be honest here: America loves sports way more than politics. If we fans read The Atlantic and The Economist half as...
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Derek Jeter Makes History, Again (Joins Craig Biggio?)
Derek Jeter has reached a point in his career at which most athletes never find themselves. He’s played so well for so...
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The Orioles Are The Real Deal And Playoff Bound
A few months ago, I wrote a scathing post about the Baltimore Orioles, who had just started the season stronger than anyone could have...
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Fast Reaction: Felix Hernandez Throws Perfect Game
Felix Hernandez plays for the Seattle Mariners. From a pitching perspective, that just about necessitates perfection. Hernandez leads the world in the unofficial stat...
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Fast Reaction: Melky Cabrera’s 50 Game Suspension
For many of us, Melky Cabrera’s last two seasons seemed too good to be true. Maybe they were. Today, the MLB announced...
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The Brent Morel Experiment: Replacing Baseball’s Worst Players
Baseball’s superstars are what make the game fun. They are oft credited with a team’s successes, and just as soon blamed for...
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Johnny Pesky: 1919-2012-Forever
Not many guys with 17 career home runs get canonized the way Johnny Pesky did. Then again, not many guys intertwine their...
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Hugh Daily and the Strikeout Record
Baseball records are often qualified by era. Dead-ball, live-ball, and steroid are the three we’ve come to know. The live-ball is simple,...
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Annals of Fandom, Ultimate Jersey Rules: When And How To Rep Your Favorite Players
There are few things more precious to young fans than a jersey bearing their favorite player’s name. Everybody has those memories (or...
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Baseball’s Best Vice Presidents: Roger Maris, Sammy Sosa, and Don Drysdale
On Saturday, soon to be Republican Presidential nominee Mittens Romney announced Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan as his Vice-Presidential running mate. That got...