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BSB MLB Awards: Manager of the Year
The Manager of the Year awards were announced today, with Bud Black of the Padres winning in the NL, and Ron Gardenhire won the award in the AL for the first time. Gardenhire was the runner-up for the award in … Continue reading
Quick Pitch: Dreaming of a Three-Way Playoff
Right now it is a little after 6:00 in the east, and the Padres lead the Giants 4-1 in the 7th. The Braves and Phillies are scoreless in the 6th. When the weekend started, my dream scenario was a longshot, … Continue reading
Key Questions for Week after ANOTHER Division Title
On Monday night, as everyone knows, the Phils clinched their fourth consecutive NL East title. How impressive is that? How about this stat: the Phils have just become the third team in NL history to make 4 consecutive post-season appearances. Also, considering … Continue reading
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Tuesday’s Top Twelve: The Contenders
This is one of my favorite (and maybe the only) regular Top Twelves. About this time in the baseball season, it’s interesting to start thinking about (a) the races and (b) what teams are best suited for fall baseball, as … Continue reading
More Ridiculous Stats
There are a lot of them today… 1). Jamie Moyer won his 250th game the other night, making him the 44th pitcher to ever reach the mark–and just the 11th left-hander. That means that there have only been 10 left-handed pitchers … Continue reading
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What Would Freud Do?
Here is something that I thought might be interesting. You all know that psychological tactic of “word association,” where someone says a word and you just run off whatever first comes to your mind. Well, I think it might be interesting … Continue reading
