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Why the Marlins Deal Makes Sense and Who is Really to Blame
Now that the dust has settled (sort of) on the mega-deal which sent half of the Marlins team to Toronto in return for Yunel Escobar, Henderson Alvarez and a few other guys, I'm going to tell you why I...
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Posey and Cabrera Win MVP Awards
Buster Posey and Miguel Cabrera earned MVP honors last night, officially wrapping up the MLB awards season. Here are some notes from the announcement:National League- 27 of 32 first place votes went to...
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Indians All-Time Team v.2012
Today, we're taking a look at the Indians All-Time team. In addition to our normal annual review, as part of our roster re-vamping, we had to add an infielder and two starting pitchers this year....
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Knowing Our Roll - December 2012
It has been a while since I've done one of these but there is some great stuff out there on the Baseball Blogosphere right now and a lot we haven't talked about. Be sure to take a look at our...
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Cardinals All-Time Team v.2012
Last year's inaugural version of the Cardinals All-Time team can be seen here. In addition to our normal annual review process, we had to add an infielder, a fourth outfielder and two starting...
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My Take on the 2013 Hall of Fame Voting
This is the year we've been waiting for, who will we forgive and will we forgive. Every baseball fan knows this is the year Bonds, Clemens and Sosa are on the ballot for the first time. As are...
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2013 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot - BBA
As members of the BBA, we're eligible to cast an unofficial Hall of Fame vote. While our vote has no bearing on the actual Baseball Hall of Fame elections (which will be announced on January 9th at 2...
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BBA Hall of Fame Results - Bagwell in a Class of His Own
Yesterday, the Baseball Bloggers Alliance announced member blog Hall of Fame voting results which serves as the official recommendation of the BBA. The rules for selection are the same as the Baseball...
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Knowing Our Roll - The Reaction to HOF Judgment Day
Disinterested in the Hall of Fame vote, Bonds retreated to Hawaii. Yesterday was a sad day for baseball. Regardless whether you agree with the Writers' collective stance and the results, it's...
View ArticleHall of Fame: Flaws and Trends
No matter what side of the PED morality issue you stand by, I doubt any true baseball enthusiast wanted to see no inductees to the Hall of Fame this year. Yet, no live former players will grace the...
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Royals All-Time Team v.2012
Today, we're taking a look at the Royals All-Time team, version 2012. As part of our roster re-vamping, we had to add an infielder and two starting pitchers to last year's team (which can be seen...
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Stan Musial - The Man Dead at 92
When word broke that Stan Musial had died yesterday, I was speechless. By now, you've heard the accolades; three MVP's, three World Series titles, first ballot Hall of Famer, never struck out more...
View ArticleStan Musial - ESPN Piece (William Nack)
There's an awesome piece written by William Nack posted on ESPN titiled, "Stan Musial Certainly was 'The Man'.Nack chronicles Stan Musial from A to Z; from his upbringing in Donora, PA to his...
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Cubs All-Time Team v.2012
Today, we're taking a look at the Cubs All-Time team, version 2012.Last year's inaugural team can be seen here.In addition to our normal review (listening to our reader comments, updating lists to...
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East Coast Balco - Breaking the Miami Based PED Scandal
There's a very disheartening story in the Miami New Times which links a handful of current major leaguers with Miami ties to anabolic steroids and performance enhancing drugs as recent as last season....
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Tigers All-Time Team v.2012
Today, we're taking a look at the Tigers All-Time team, version 2012.Last year's inaugural team can be seen here.I would consider the Tigers All-Time team a very strong team compared to other All-Time...
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Civil War Baseball Found
Today's post serves as a great example of the special bond that exists between the game and our National History. Earlier this week, Slate Magazine published the picture you see of a baseball that was...
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Pirates All-Time Team v.2012
Today, we're taking a look at the Pirates All-Time team, version 2012. Last year's inaugural team can be seen here. In addition to our normal review, we had to add an infielder, an outfielder and two...
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Twins All-Time Team v.2012
Today we're taking a look at the Twins All-Time team, version 2012.Last year's inaugural squad can be seen here. As mentioned before, the Twins' roots go back to the Washington Senators; one of the...
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Reds All-Time Team v.2012
Today we're looking at the Reds All-Timers, version 2012. You can see last year's team here.In addition to our normal review of current players and checking for changes and omissions (based on reader...
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