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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...
NL Wild Card Race: After “The Trade” Dust has Settled

Well, here we are…. September. If you’re reading this, you obviously like baseball, and if you like baseball, you should be excited. If you’re not excited, get excited, because there are...
Handicapping the MLB MVP Races

Last week we posted some predictions as to who we thought would be the top pitcher at the end of the year. Well now is the time for us to make...
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The Cy Young Candidates

It’s that time of the year when the season is closing out, the dominant players in the league have emerged and everyone is making their predictions as to who will be...
Inside the American League’s Wild Card Races

As August’s end draws near, the battle for the opportunity to play in the playoffs intensifies significantly. In a league with a 162 game schedule, “must win” games can add some...
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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...
Inside the National League’s Wildcard Race

As August’s end draws near, the battle for the opportunity to play in the playoffs intensifies significantly. In a league with a 162 game schedule, “must win” games can add some...
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...
What to do With Bobby Valentine?

Bobby Valentine has been a baseball mainstay as a player, a coach, and a manager fairly consistently since 1969. Bobby’s career as a player was never too outstanding. Mired by injury, he...
The Top Athletes Never to Have Won the Big One – Part Two

Earlier I posted Part one of the list, featuring numbers 10 through 6, but now it’s time to get to the nitty-gritty (is that still a word?) If you missed them...
Top 10 Athletes NEVER to Have Won the Big One! Part One

We all have our list of players who have outstanding ability, but became lost due to playing for mediocre teams. While this is in no way a complete list, I am...
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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...
What Happened to Ricky Romero?

Ricky Romero’s outing on Wednesday against the red hot Oakland Athletics was not the sort of performance you would expect from the ace of an American League team. By the middle of...
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Yankees do it again, add Ichiro

The Seattle Mariners have traded Ichiro Suzuki to the New York Yankees. As Max Warner argued here on May 13th, trading Ichiro is the right move for the Seattle Mariners and...
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Jays Acquire Three Pitchers from Astros in Happ-less Attempt to Save Season

In what can only be called the most underwhelming trade of the baseball season, the Toronto Blue Jays today acquired the services of three pitchers from the Houston Astros in exchange...