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Rice, Dawson and My Retroactive Hall of Fame Predictions
January 13, 2009 by
Cub Reporter
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Rob invited us to pitch in with our Hall of Fame predictions on Sunday night, but I didn't have a chance to reply until now. Here goes:
I predict Ricky Henderson will receive somewhere around 511 votes, Jim Rice will finally get in the Hall with, oh, I'll say 76.4% of...
Frank Thomas Makes No Sacrifice
April 15, 2008 by
torontomike.com
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Frank Thomas is on the verge of history. Thomas will become the man with the most plate appearances without having a single stinking sacrifice hit if he gets to the plate four times tonight in Baltimore.
George Bell was another Jay who simply didn't bunt, as was Carlos Delgado...
Court Case Is Unlikely To Prevent Bonds From Playing In 2008 (via Bugs and Cranks)
January 24, 2008 by
Dirtlocker.com
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Dirtlocker points for: Barry Bonds, Danny Haren, Frank Thomas Barry Bonds pleaded not guilty to charges of perjury and obstruction of justice on Friday in U.S. District Court in San Francisco. On his website he wrote 'I will be vindicated because I am innocent.'
His legal...
How to Hit a Baseball: (Head)ing Where?
October 07, 2009 by
Cobra Brigade
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In simplest terms I'm just going to tell you to not have any head movement while you hit. Yes, your eyes will move, but not your head. If your head starts moving up and down or side to side then it's going to throw off your perception of where the ball is and where the ball...
Ron On The Rocks? Washington, Rangers Drop Heartbreaker In Boston
Has Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington run out of time and opportunities in Arlington?
Top 10 active OPS (On base plus slugging percentage)
March 07, 2009 by
Scores Report
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Those of you gearing up for your fantasy baseball drafts might pay attention to OPS a little more than most folks. That is ?on base plus slugging percentage,? measuring a player?s offensive worth more than almost any other statistic. Here is a list of the Top 10 active OPS leaders, minus ...
Guys we Need to be Clean
February 24, 2009 by
Not Qualified To Comment
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Yesterday at FanHouse's MLB section, there was a post about the 11 players that we need to be clean. It was a good list, and a great idea for a post, so I thought I'd look a little closer here. We've largely ignored the whole steroids debate here, since you're getting...
A's Looking For DH?
September 08, 2008 by
Eli's MLB Rumors
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According to the Contra Costa Times, the Athletics have two priorities this off season: Find replacements for Mark Ellis and Frank Thomas, and add a low cost pitcher for the bottom of the rotation. Knowing Beane, he isn't likely to pursue a top of the line free agent, mostly because...
AL & NL East News From Spring Training - 3/17
March 29, 2008 by
Sox & Dawgs
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In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, SOX & Dawgs will be going green.
The Red Sox will give Hideki Okajima a lighter workload this season.
Braves OF Jeff Francoeur is day-to-day after being beaned in the face with a pitch.
Frank Thomas is focused on starting strong for the...
Steve Lyons Is Not "En Fuego"
24 days ago by
SportzAssassin's Blog
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DETROIT -- Fox baseball broadcaster Steve Lyons has been fired for making a racially insensitive comment directed at colleague Lou Piniella's Hispanic heritage on the air during Game 3 of the American League Championship Series.
The network confirmed...
2008 Toronto Blue Jays Fantasy Team Preview
March 05, 2008 by
Fantasy Sports Experience
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We continue our fantasy baseball team previews, taking a look at what 2008 holds for the Toronto Blue Jays, highlighting key offseason moves, projected starters, players to draft/avoid and sleepers.
Top 10 active MLB games without a World Series appearance
February 21, 2009 by
Scores Report
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As we try to turn away from steroid implications and indictments and all of the black clouds surrounding Major League Baseball, we can?t forget that there are games to be played. Yes, the 2009 season is almost upon us. And with Ken Griffey Jr. signing with the Seattle Mariners this past week, ...
Phil Rogers just ain’t smart
February 07, 2009 by
Another Cubs Blog
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Phil Rogers is just not a good writer for someone who gets paid to write. He
Big Papi Set To Make History
September 09, 2009 by
Fenway West
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With one more home run David Ortiz will set the record for the most home runs by a designated hitter. When he went deep last night he tied Frank Thomas for the record with 269 homers while being a designated hitter. Ortiz did not know about it until he was told after the game. Watch...
Hall of Fame...The New Requirements
February 19, 2008 by
rawsportsblog.com
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Not long ago Frank Thomas was invited to speak with George Mitchell and his investigators on the steroid problem in baseball. Thomas realized afterward that he was the only one that talked with Mitchell, of course a disappointed Thomas made his opinion known. While I don't always...
AccuScore: MLB Waiver Wire Wonders
April 25, 2008 by
AccuScore.com
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Adding a player from the waiver wire isn't about chasing the best deals available. It is important to know what your team needs before you go free agent shopping. The question is, do you know what your team actually needs? AccuScore fantasy expert Tim Williams shows you a three...
Oakland Athletics off Season Report
December 11, 2008 by
Baseball Reflections
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Season Wrap Up
It seems that general manager Billy Beane has no problem finding pitching for his team and even when he trades away his best pitchers, he always has some waiting in the wings. The problem for Beane is finding proven hitting that can produce on a daily basis without...
The Tribe Report takes on the Toronto Blue Jays: An interview from the A.L. battlefield
The Toronto Blue Jays are a good baseball team. Don't take my word for it, just look at the facts. In 2005, the Blue Jays went 80-82, and finished third in the division. In 2006, the Jays improved to 87-75, and finished 2nd to the Yankees, ahead of the Red Sox. It seemed as though...
Star players still missing from rosters
April 17, 2009 by
Tireball.com
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It’s hard to believe that regular season baseball has been played for two weeks and we haven’t heard the names Frank Catalanotto, Pedro Martinez, Geoff Jenkins, Ray Durham, Richie Sexson, Wily Mo Pena, Dave Roberts, Jim Edmonds, or Frank Thomas.
Only three players listed...
Around The Web: Spring Is Near
February 13, 2009 by
Memories Of Kevin Malone
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Dodger Thoughts: Jon Weisman has put out his Spring Training guide. I'm gonna barf if Troncoso doesn't make the team but they keep Mota and Vargas. :o True Blue LA: Eric Stephen has his own Spring Training guide as well. They are similar, but Eric links my site like eleventy...
Frank Thomas Re-Signs with the A's, How Do You Like Me Now?
April 25, 2008 by
Baseball Mastermind
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Thomas will step in as the A's full-time DH replacing the Jack Cust/Ryan Sweeney platoon they had been using.
The new A's lineup will look something like this:
C- Kurt Suzuki
1B - Daric Barton/Mike Sweeney
2B - Mark Ellis
3B - Jack Hannahan/Donnie Murphy
SS - Bobby...
Bloody Sox Laundry - 9/9/09
September 09, 2009 by
Over The Monster
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Coincidence that 9/9/09 is Baseball Day?
View full size photo uploaded September 8, 2009
Happy Baseball Day!!!
@MLB
Less than 2 hours till Baseball Day - 9/9/9 - and the best debate ever by a whole fan base. Watch...
Has the pain of the 1994 strike decreased over time?
August 12, 2009 by
Big League Stew
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As Jonah Keri reminds us, today marks the 15th anniversary of the day the players went on strike, an event that led to the first cancellation of the World Series since 1904 and killed dreams in Cleveland, the Bronx, the South Side and, most regrettably, Montreal. Oddly, there aren...
Alabama Crimson Tide Football: More Rose Bowl History?
Actually, the Parade of Roses is older than the football game that bears its name. In 1890, some 12 years before the first football game there, local citizens held a parade with horse drawn carriages adorned with local flowers to the grounds were contests were held such as foot races...
Now About That Franchise Hit Record...
September 09, 2009 by
Faith and Fear
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There's a lot of talk going around about all-time franchise records for hits. I assume this has something to do with the eternal appreciation fans and media have for true legends of the game. Given that the subject is in the air, I thought it would be fun (my kind of fun, at any...
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