All posts tagged "main"
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6.2K1New York MetsDissecting Aaron Loup’s Impressive Streak
Relief pitchers in 2021 have to face at least three batters when they come into a game. In an effort to speed...
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7.3K3ReviewsMLB’s ‘Salary Floor’ Proposal is a Scam
by Jon Rimmer With the collective bargaining agreement between MLB and the MLBPA set to expire in December, MLB started off/ kind...
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5.8KArizona DiamondbacksThrowing a Debut No-Hitter in the Statcast Era
Last week, Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Tyler Gilbert threw a no-hitter in his first major league start, joining Theodore Breitenstein, Bumpus Jones, and...
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5.7K1NL CentralAge is but a Number to Adam Wainwright
At age 39, Adam Wainwright is no spring chicken. He was drafted by the Braves in 2000 and traded to the Cardinals...
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5.6K1ArchivesThere’s a Power Outage in Queens
Less than 6 miles from Home Plate at Citifield is the Con Edison plant for Queens. At the beginning of the summer...
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5.6K1ArchivesTo Stream, or Not to Stream: Unaffiliated Baseball and Streaming Services
I like to consider myself one of the most ardent supporters of the unaffiliated baseball world. I spend a considerable amount of...
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6.7K2Houston AstrosRIP to the Bigger Than Life J.R. Richard
J.R. Richard was bigger than life to my 8-year-old self in 1979. I wasn’t an Astros fan, but I was a National...
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5.1K1AL WestThe Marlins and Mariners Had Two Very Different Trade Deadlines, and Both Made Sense
At the trade deadline, the Seattle Mariners were just a game out of the second wild card spot in the American League...
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5.2K1Archives
A Primer on Iowa Baseball
If you build it… and heavily promote it, nationally televise it, run countless ads leading up to it, and turn an otherwise...
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6.3K1Hot StoveKumar Rocker will be Just Fine, Scott Boras Never Loses
MLB’s deadline for signing draft picks ended this past Sunday. Just like that, a number of prospects are headed to different farms,...
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5.2KRoster of the MonthThe 2021 All-Trade Deadline Roster
Late Wednesday evening, a magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean just south of Alaska. Tsunami warnings rang out across the coast....
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8.0K2Minnesota TwinsTampa Bay Rays: In With the Old, Out With the Old
On back-to-back days last week, the Tampa Bay Rays acquired the third-oldest active player in baseball, Nelson Cruz, and traded away the...