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Wait ’til Next Year
The drouth was over. It ended the only way it could. A rebarbative, plague-infected, player celebrated along with the still-healthy ones. After six games. Some fans were inside a gleaming hitherto-unused, untested (no pun in this “get-tested” era) stadium: the … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Kaline, Amed Rosario, analytics, Aroldis Chapman, Atlanta Braves, Babe Ruth, batting average, Bob Gibson, Boston Red Sox, Buffalo Bisons, Chicago Black Sox scandal, Cricket, designated hitter, doubleheader, exit velocity, Florida Marlins, Globe Life Field, Hal Chase, home run, Horace Clarke, Hot Stove League, Houston Astros, ICC, Joe Morgan, Justin Turner, launch angle, Literature, live-ball era, lively ball, Los Angeles Dodgers, Lou Brock, Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball Players Association, Mark Twain, Mendoza Line, Miami Marlins, minor leagues, National League, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Ronald Reagan, Sabermetrics, Sahlen Field, Spring Training, Steve Cohen, strikeout (K), Subway Series, Summer Olympics, Theo Epstein, Tom Seaver, Tony Clark, Toronto Blue Jays, Whitey Ford, World Series
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Ozzie, No Harriet
Colorful manager Ozzie Guillen of the Chicago White Sox, who captured a rare World Series for the franchise in 2005, will not return in 2012. In fact, I do not think he will be finishing out the 2011 season with … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago White Sox, Florida Marlins, Ozzie Guillen, World Series
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Joe Girardi’s Knucklehead Move
The season’s underway and I already get to vent because the Yankees lost their first game that they should have won, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory as it were. Sure, we’re only five games into the campaign. If … Continue reading
The Florida Marlins Will Take the National League Wild Card
Mike Stanton: huge upside I conclude my predictions with possibly the most challenging of all: NL Wild Card. It could be the Reds, the Braves, the Cardinals, the Padres, the Giants, or any of the clubs I have forecast as … Continue reading
Plenty of Brotherly Love Except for the Rest of the National League
The Philadelphia Phillies are in a class by themselves, and in 2011 should win their second World Series in four seasons. I (Evander) start with the starters: Cliff Lee and Cole Hamels are the southpaws. Lee has proved himself one … Continue reading
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Tagged Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chase Utley, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels, Domonic Brown, Florida Marlins, Howie Rose, Jimmy Rollins, Joe Blanton, Major League Baseball, National League, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Roy "Doc" Halliday, Ryan Howard
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Predicting Other than the World Cup
Ladies and Gentlemen, and All Ships at Sea. (And hold your breath all fans of Right Off the Bat.) I just sent Tipsy in Toluca Lake my 2011 predictions. Of course, “predicting” is ridiculous. Some highly touted free agent in … Continue reading
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