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MLB Bullets Has Been Fired From His Radio Gig
On this day in 1994, the Major League Baseball Players Association went on strike. I believe you know what happened after that.On his radio show on WGNU on Friday, former Cardinals first baseman Jack...
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Keeping Score: Benoit kept under wraps while game slips away
This is one of those opinions that can be hard to toss out there because it looks like 20/20 hindsight kicking into gear because the Tigers lost. It could also could be construed as a "Leyland sucks"...
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GAPPER Report: Rank thru 8-19-13
This is the point in the season where things start to get messy. Doing this the standard way is ugly, doing it with percentages is ugly. The short season players really mess with things this time of...
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Baby Bomber Recap 8/11/13: JR Murphy picks up two hits in RailRiders loss
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders:L 5-8 vs. Buffalo BisonsLF Corey Patterson 1-5, KC JR Murphy 2-4, BB, K - batting .211/.286/.289 over his last 10 gamesCF Melky Mesa 2-5, HR, 3 RBI, K - 12th...
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Video: Alfonso Soriano's 2,000th hit is a home run
Between his mega-contract and his past defensive issues, it's sometimes easy to forget that Alfonso Soriano has been a pretty impressive hitter for much of his career. He's in his 15th season, and back...
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Alex Rodriguez passes Stan Musial on RBI list
Alex Rodriguez hit his first home run of the season Sunday, a second-inning solo shot that accounted for the 1,951st RBI in his career, surpassing Stan Musial for sole possession of fifth place on the...
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Jose Abreu defects Cuba; should the Yankees pursue him?
Last night, slugging Cuban first baseman Jose Dariel Abreu reportedly defected from Cuba and is currently hiding somewhere in the Caribbean. The process to become an international free agent in another...
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Angels to activate Jason Vargas, option Tommy Hanson to Triple-A
The Los Angeles Angels will activate starting pitcher Jason Vargas from the 15-day disabled list prior to their game against the New York Yankees on Tuesday, according to MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez. The...
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Angels OF Mike Trout says PED users should face lifetime ban
Los Angeles Angels star outfielder Mike Trout spoke out against performance-enhancing drug users just hours before his team took the field against baseball's most infamous (alleged) PED culprit.More:...
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Chicago Cubs Minor League Wrap: August 12
The Daytona Cubs have a 3.5 game lead in the Florida State League North Division second-half standings and their chances of making the playoffs got a huge boost today when third baseman Kris Bryant and...
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The Smallest Sample Size 8/13/13: Darvish dominates
Yesterday featured some dazzling pitching performances from Yu Darvish, Mat Latos, Hiroki Kuroda, Cole Hamels, Andrew Albers and Chris Sale in which they carried their teams to victory. Meanwhile, the...
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Around the Bases: Yu Darvish falls short of no-hitter vs. Astros again,...
Rangers 2, Astros 1: For the second time this season, Yu Darvish flirted with a no-hitter against the poor Astros, and for the second time this season, he fell short. Darvish allowed a one-out solo...
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Tuesday Bird Droppings
Received a rather unpleasant wake up call in the form of a EAS alert regarding a Tornado Warning. That's a pleasant way to start the day. I was wondering why the cats weren't bugging me for their...
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Baby Bomber Recap 8/12/13: Rob Refsnyder tallies four hits in Tampa loss
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: OffDouble-A Trenton Thunder: OffHigh-A Tampa Yankees:L 4-5 vs. Daytona CubsDH Mason Williams 1-4, BB2B Rob Refsnyder 4-4, SB, HBP - batting .274 this seasonCF...
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Kenley Jansen channels Mariano Rivera
It would be shortsighted and irresponsible to call Kenley Jansen the next Mariano Rivera. After all, Rivera is the greatest closer ever, having dominated MLB hitters and shattered opponents’ bats with...
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Alex Rodriguez and his bizarre infatuation with walk-off homer helmets: A...
Alex Rodriguez has had a fantastic career in baseball. Alex Rodriguez has had an extremely controversial career in baseball. Alex Rodriguez might also be one of the weirdest personalities in baseball....
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An open letter to the Steinbrenners, re: Jose Abreu
To Harold and Henry Steinbrenner, owners and co-chairmen of the New York Yankees:Sup Stein-bros! How's it hangin'? Low and lazy, I'll bet...just like the Yankees' position in the AL East. Haha! I'm...
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Umpire David Rackley Blows Big Call, Angels Lose
Final Score in the Bronx:Angels Single Digit Yankees Double DigitsThe tarps came out on the field in the top of the eighth inning during a sudden cloudburst of a blowout game ...and then eventually the...
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Yankees 14, Angels 7: Soriano and the offense crush LA
The Yankees tied a season high with 14 runs to bury the Angels in a sloppy, soggy game at the Stadium, 14-7.CC Sabathia started off well...for the first two batters, anyway. In fact, he even had a...
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Roto Roundup: Jose Fernandez, Prince Fielder, C.C. Sabathia and Others
Minor League Ball: Organization Top 20 Prospects in ReviewMinor League Ball's John Sickels is in the middle of reviewing all of his preseason Top 20 Prospects and you can find all of them in the link...
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