Tim Marchman says that the Subway Series this year "is no battle for honor between two hardened champions, but a pair of bums fighting over a ham sandwich in an alley." There are, however, considerably more pathetic rivalry series. Such as the Mariners/Padres, which is...
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There is a bit of a brouhaha in Cincinnati over some recent comments by Ken Griffey Jr., to the effect that he thinks he was lied to by Cincinnati management..
I'm guessing Moises Alou isn't the oldest player ever to steal home (Carew? Cobb?), but I suspect he may have the oldest back and knees...I continue to regret the fact.
Fascinating...From August through the following July, there is a steady decline in the likelihood that a child born in the United States will become a major leaguer. Meanwhile, among players born outside the 50 states, there are some hints of a pattern but nothing significant...
Went to my first baseball game of the season last night, so today is an appropriate time to discuss the prospects of my beloved Reds. All projections via Baseball Prospectus.
NL EAST: 1. NY 2. ATL 3. PHI. 4. WAS 5. FLA This is how I would have picked them this weekend, and although I could revise it given the.
Mark Hendrickson, Opening Day starter.
With two each in the final eleven, the Mackin America Conference and the All-LGM Conference have both done well:RNK ENTRY, OWNER TOTAL PCT1 Mackin 1, J. Mackin 1060 99.92 Client.
AL EAST: 1.NYY 2.BOS (WILDCARD) 3. TOR 4. TB. NOT CLOSE TO 4th. BAL There's obviously not much to choose between the top two, of course; Yankees have the better.
I don't know how I feel about these mid-week international openings, but it's pretty cool to get up and have Baseball That Counts on.
The Tournament isn't over yet, but the early start to the season means that it's time for Baseball Challenge. It's a long, hard slog, with meager repayment for mountains of.
A bit late to the party, but this was St. Derek's response upon learning of the 449th different system of evaluating shortstop fielding prowess to characterize him as a terrible.