American League
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1.7K1Atlanta Braves Acquire Scott Downs
The Atlanta Braves have addressed their one true need this deadline season by announcing the acquisition of Los Angeles Angels reliever Scott...
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5.9KEx-Teammate Grienke Has Harsh Words For Ryan Braun, The Person
In sport today, there seems to be an understanding that competitive edge can sometimes come from performance enhancing drugs, and the edge...
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1.6KGarza to the Rangers, Cubs Win Big On This One
As I sit to write this post, I’ve learned that Ryan Braun has been suspended for the rest of the season. I’ve...
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1.2KHarvey-Lee, Kershaw- Zimmerman Duel, The Red Hot Rays, and Pirates and Reds,NL Central Hopefulls, Clash: Running Diary 7/21
There are a ton of great games this afternoon during the 1-2 eastern or, more appropriately for me at this point, 12-1...
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1.6KFive Mediocre Starters Who Would Make Great Closers
Before I start this post, which I have been excited about for a while now, I have to give credit for its...
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1.3KThe 2013 Baseball Surprises that Shouldn’t have been all that Surprising
Each year, casual fans read some bleacher report article from some misinformed “baseball” writer proclaiming the biggest surprises of the early season....
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2.1K2Michael Cuddyer Really This Good? Slugging Percentage Plus June Update
The simplest form of baseball statistics is batting average. It’s been around since they invented the game. But since Bill James and...
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1.3KFun With Box Scores: Two Marathon Games!
Yesterday, the Rangers and Blue Jays played 18 innings before the Jays were able to walk off with a 4-3 win in...
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1.5KIt’s Time Chris Davis Becomes A Household Name
It’s time to learn the Baltimore Orioles’ first baseman’s name. It’s Chris Davis and he is really good. For years, Chris...
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1.2KVictory Field: A Photo Essay (Or: Indianapolis Indians 3 – Pawtucket Red Sox 2)
Since I didn’t have Tim McGraw tickets, I wasn’t particularly interested in the Pacers, and there’s not that much to do in...
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1.6K1PNC Park: A Photo Essay (Or: Pirates 5 – Tigers 3)
Tonight was my second trip to PNC Park in Pittsburgh and I have to say, it did nothing to tarnish its designation...
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1.7KOn Special Tactics in Interleague Play
Happy Memorial Day! Thanks to all the service men and women oversees fighting so that I can spend my memorial day watching...