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Gone Fishin’: Blue Jays’ Big Trade Has Risk

For the first time in over a decade, the Toronto Blue Jays grabbed major sports headlines both north and south of the Border with a blockbuster trade with the Miami Marlins...
Did Zito Revive His Career with his Performance in Game 1 of the World Series?

Pablo Sandoval was the story of Game 1 of the World Series, becoming only the fourth player in history to hit three homeruns in a single WS game, as the San...
Should the Blue Jays have allowed John Farrell to Go to the Red Sox?

After months of speculation, baseball’s worst-kept rumor finally came true as John Farrell has left Toronto to become the new manager of the Boston Red Sox. The Jays received infielder Mike...
Is MLB’s Playoff System Broken?

Turn up the hearing aid Bud, not everyone in Major League Baseball is enamored with the new playoff format which debuted this year. Just ask the Atlanta Braves or Texas Rangers...
The Umpires Got it Right, Atlanta Fans Got it Wrong

In a game where the rulebook meaning of “ordinary effort” was drawn into question, it was the less than ordinary defensive effort by the Atlanta Braves that cost them the N.L....
A.L. Wild Card Preview: Rangers vs. Orioles

After 162 regular season games, the baseball post-season is finally here! In the A.L. Wild Card game, the Texas Rangers face the Baltimore Orioles in Arlington. The Rangers are reeling, having...
Adam Greenberg: Feel-Good Story or Publicity Stunt?

Seven years after his only Major League at-bat ended in tragedy, Miami Marlin Adam Greenberg recorded his first official at-bat in the Big Leagues when he struck out on three pitches...
Nine Things I Learned from the 2012 Miami Marlins

In sports as in cinema, even the worst debacles can be portals of discovery. For example, the epically awful 1996 summer blockbuster Twister taught us the following notable lessons: Tornadoes can...
Why It’s Time to Relocate the Tampa Bay Rays

Major League Baseball is dead in Tampa Bay. If you don’t believe me, check out Tampa’s attendance figures this year, or the past fourteen years for that matter. On September 23...
Escobar Suspended for Three Games

“I didn’t do it to offend anybody…I was surprised.” The Toronto Blue Jays suspended shortstop Yunel Escobar for three games today as a result of his display of a homophobic slur...
Escobar Incident is a Black Eye for Baseball

Earlier today it was revealed that Yunel Escobar played the full nine innings in Toronto’s 3-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Saturday with eye black that displayed Spanish wording...
Living Vicariously Through the Baltimore Orioles

Like many Blue Jays fans, September has, for me, become the month each year when dreams of a successful season are crushed and when the harsh realities of fall begin to...
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Red Sox and Dodgers Close to Making Blockbuster Trade

The Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in the process of completing the biggest trade of the baseball season. Boston is reported to be sending Adrian Gonzalez, Carl...
Former Big Leaguers Grinding it Out in Independent Baseball

After hearing yesterday that 50-year-old Roger Clemens is making a comeback in the independent Atlantic League on a team which features several former Major Leaguers, I was intrigued about what other...
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It’s Time for a Permanent, Real Grass Baseball Field in Rogers Centre

The era of the multipurpose stadium is over. After watching the Jays play yet another season on the ragged-looking turf of the Rogers Centre, the thought of installing natural grass seems...
The King’s Gem and Melky’s Shame: The beautiful and ugly sides of Baseball

It is ironic that on the same day, August 15, Major League Baseball produced two major stories which fundamentally epitomize the current state of baseball. I am, of course, referring to...
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No Love Lost: Why Boston Needs to Fire Valentine

In December 2011, when the Boston Red Sox hired the replacement for the manager that had guided them to their first two World Series Championships in 86 years, Terry Francona, they...
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Countdown to MLB Trade Deadline, Part 2: Players on the Market

In part 2 of our series leading-up to the MLB Trade Deadline, we take a look at a few of the players who may be changing their address on July 31. ...
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Countdown to MLB Trade Deadline Part 1: The Deals Already Done

As the MLB non-waiver trade deadline is just two days away, I will be doing a three-part series on the lead up to the big day. Today, we are going to...
Amazing A’s: How Beane Created the Newest Cast of Moneyball Heroes

“Moneyball” GM Billy Beane once again has the Oakland Athletics (54-45) right in the thick of the playoff hunt. And in case you thought the A’s have simply been lucky, their...