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7.2KArizona DiamondbacksOn the Dodgers’ NL West Dominance
The Los Angeles Dodgers have captured their seventh straight National League West title. Most prognosticators had the Dodgers going to the playoffs...
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2.5KAll Star GameArizona Fall League 2019: Players to Watch (Part 1)
The Arizona Fall League has become a renowned proving ground for baseballs’s future elite. Last year, the AFL was a veritable circus,...
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2.0KPodcastsPodcast: Injuries Affect the Playoff Race and Front Office Turnover
Christian Yelich, Javier Baez, Jose Ramirez, and Shohei Ohtani are among the stars that are out for the rest of the season/playoffs...
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4.1K1AL EastDave Dombrowski and the End of Big-Budget Baseball
In today’s “what have you done for me lately” professional sports environment, coaches and executives are being fired at a higher rate...
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3.8KLos Angeles DodgersPedro Baez and Joe Kelly: A Song of Ice and Fire
If you had told Dodger fans two or three years ago that in 2019 they would have more faith in Pedro Baez...
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7.6KAL WestThe Impending Free Agency of Gerrit Cole
In the winter of 2017, the reigning World Champion Houston Astros took a big risk in bringing over big righty Gerrit Cole...
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6.0K1ReviewsBALL FOUR: Perfect, Even 50 Years Later
For as long as I can remember, a large, hardcover, anniversary edition of Jim Bouton‘s BALL FOUR sat on the the bookshelf...
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2.6KPodcasts
Podcast: The Under-25 Draft
On this week’s Ducksnort Baseball Podcast, we catch up on the playoff chase, including a discussion on how the lack of close...
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5.3KLos Angeles DodgersIgnore the Home Runs, Clayton Kershaw is Just Fine
After battling through several injuries the past few seasons, Clayton Kershaw has put on an impressive performance in 2019. The 31-year-old southpaw...
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7.0K1ResearchFernando Rodney and Baseball’s 40-something Problem
Along with many great players in their mid-to-late-20s and early-30s, the 2019 season has featured a very impressive group of players 21...