Tag: Andrew McCutchen

Why the Number of African American Baseball Players is Declining

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By Jordan Campbell – Last Word On Baseball Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier on April 15, 1947. Many thought that would never happen, and many fought to keep it from happening. To share the same professional field with a white man was a pipe dream for many young blacks in America. Then came Jackie. […] READ MORE

NL Wild Card Game Unlike Any Game

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Most of us can agree that there is no bigger game in baseball than an October game with only one agenda: WIN OR GO HOME. There have been unbelievable October elimination moments in MLB history, from Bucky Harris’s ground ball that hit a pebble and hopped through third baseman Fred Lindstrom’s legs to give the […] READ MORE

Maddon, Cubs Want the Top NL Wild Card

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Whatever expectations Theo Epstein and Joe Maddon had before the 2015 season began, their current mission is clear. The Chicago Cubs want the top NL Wild Card. Joe Maddon played the fatherly good cop up until the trade deadline. On July 31 the Cubs were eight games over .500. In August Maddon buried the accelerator […] READ MORE

Pirates Have Chance To Rewrite History With Aramis Ramirez

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For each and every Pittsburgh Pirates fan, they all had a defining moment when it comes to the infamous franchise record 20 straight losing seasons. Throughout the stretch there was no shortage of options to choose from. Personally, rock-bottom was the trading of Jason Kendall to the Oakland Atheltics. In a purely money saving move, […] READ MORE