Dan-you're beginning to bore us
To Dan Shaughnessy: Dan, I have to say you're really getting boring. The crushing Pats loss on Sunday gave you an excuse to go over classic Boston folds-again. Naturally, you start at Fenway: "When it comes to mind-bending, catastrophic calamities, the Red Sox are the gold standard. They produce more agita than The Sopranos. No team does colossal flops like the local nine...
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4 days ago
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4 days ago
Discuss
Illitch Brings the Dolans Back Into the Spotlight
There are plenty of old bits in Cleveland sports. How could the NFL not force the financially strapped Art Modell to sell, or what if LeBron hadn’t been coddled the way he was, or why didn’t Sandy Alomar go out to the mound and yell at Jose Mesa when he was shaking him off in game seven of the ’97 World Series, or Joel Skinner’s stop sign starting the chain of events which...
Via Waiting For Next Year
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11 days ago
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11 days ago
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2013 will be…………
The Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2013 is one of the most anticipated classes in recent history. In fact, it could be the most anticipated class of all time.
The players on the ballot for the first time in 2013 include; Craig Biggio, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Roberto Hernandez, Kenny Lofton, Jose Mesa, Mike Piazza, Curt Schilling, Sammy Sosa and David Wells. Holdovers from...
Via 85% Sports
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24 days ago
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24 days ago
The Mets Dream Team and the Need for a Nickname Renaissance
I’ve got a thing for nicknames. They’re fun. They add a little spice to life. So, it’s not surprising that I dig it when athletes have pseudonyms too. We’re not talking about plays on people’s real names like “Rhino” for Sandberg. Even Joe Table (for the Tribe’s former closer Jose Mesa), which we love, doesn’t hit on our nickname...
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante
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December 22, 2011
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December 22, 2011
The Mets Dream Team and the Need for a Nickname Renaissance
I've got a thing for nicknames. They're fun. They add a little spice to life. So, it's not surprising that I dig it when athletes have pseudonyms too. We're not talking about plays on people's real names like "Rhino" for Sandberg. Even Joe Table (for the Tribe's former closer Jose Mesa), which we love, doesn't hit on our nickname criteria. Unfortunately...
Via Legend of Cecilio Guante
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December 22, 2011
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December 22, 2011
John Kasich remembers Jose Mesa’s World Series winning save, and the time Craig Ehlo blocked Michael Jordan’s shot …
It’s not like we’d expect just any Steelers fan to be able to refrain from repeatedly blurting alarmingly sociopathic utterances, but a guy who manages to get himself elected governor of Ohio?
"We have located the DERP."
From the Columbus Dispatch via Plunderbund, here’s Kasich rallying the troops, who’ve been falling behind in their efforts...
Via Cleveland Frowns
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November 04, 2011
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November 04, 2011
2011 Texas Rangers = 1995 Cleveland Indians
The baseball season is now over. The St. Louis Cardinals are the World Champions. The Texas Rangers are not. On paper, the Rangers looked like the better team. Their offense was second to none in the Major Leagues. Up and down the Texas lineup were guys that hit for average and power. They had speed and on-base guys at the top, and run producers all the way down. Their bullpen offered...
Via Waiting For Next Year
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November 01, 2011
2011 Texas Rangers = 1995 Cleveland Indians
The baseball season is now over. The St. Louis Cardinals are the World Champions. The Texas Rangers are not. On paper, the Rangers looked like the better team. Their offense was second to none in the Major Leagues. Up and down the Texas lineup were guys that hit for average and power. They had speed and on-base guys at the top, and run producers all the way down. Their bullpen offered...
Via Waiting For Next Year
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November 01, 2011
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November 01, 2011
10,000 days since the Sutcliffe-Carter trade
Ten thousand days ago (a “day-versary” I like to call it), one of the most interesting trades of the 1980s occurred.
On June 13, 1984, Cub general manager Dallas Green packaged some prospects to the Cleveland Indians for a proven veteran. Both sides got what they wanted out of the trade as the Cubs landed starting pitcher Rick Sutcliffe, and the Indians nabbed a young Joe...
Via The Hardball Times
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October 31, 2011
A few words about this World Series
My entire life is full of great World Series memories. When I was eight, my parents went out the night of Game 6 of the 1993 World Series. We had a babysitter over, who's job was to get me into bed by whatever time my parents had prescribed, but when they got home, they found me on the couch, glued to the TV set watching the Blue Jays and Phillies. The babysitter gave a hopeless...
Via WHYGAVS?
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October 28, 2011
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October 28, 2011
A few words about this World Series
My entire life is full of great World Series memories. When I was eight, my parents went out the night of Game 6 of the 1993 World Series. We had a babysitter over, who's job was to get me into bed by whatever time my parents had prescribed, but when they got home, they found me on the couch, glued to the TV set watching the Blue Jays and Cardinals. The babysitter gave a hopeless...
Via Where Is Andy Van Slyke
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October 28, 2011
15,000 days ago: The last game in baseball’s first stadium
15,000 days ago, baseball’s first real stadium hosted its last game.
In Philadelphia, it was first known as Shibe Park, and opened in 1909 as a state-of-the-art concrete facility that could host tens of thousands. It was miles apart from the rickety wooden places that previously held most clubs.
The Philadelphia A’s played there from its opening until they left for Kansas...
Via The Hardball Times
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October 26, 2011
Greatest Bullpen of All Time? Revisited.
About half way trough the season it was obvious the Indians' Bullpen was going to be something special. At the time I wrote an article called Greatest Bullpen of all Time? The results were inconclusive so I figured I would revisit the topic again now that the season is over, comparing the final results of the 2011 season to every other Indians Bullpen of the past 68 years (as...
Via Burning River Baseball
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October 11, 2011
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October 11, 2011
Random Athlete Of The Day- Kazuhiro Sasaki
The closer Kazuhiro Sasaki is from Sendai City, Japan and played college baseball at Tohoku Fukushi University. He ended up being the 7th overall pick of the 1989 draft in the Nippon Professional Baseball League. He played for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales and the Yokohama BayStars from 1990-1999 and 2004-2005. Sasaki dominated with his dropping split-fingered fastball, followed by...
Via Taking Bad Schotz
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October 06, 2011
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October 06, 2011
Season Recap by Position: Relief Pitchers
Day 1: Catchers
Day 2: Starting Pitchers
Day 3: Relief Pitchers
Day 4: Outfielders
Day 5: Infielders
Day 6: Management
In the third installment of our six-part recap series, we take a closer look at how the Reds' bullpen performed this season.
"I was brought into situations God couldn't get out of, and I got out of them." -Hall of Fame Reliever Goose...
Via Redlegs Review
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October 03, 2011
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October 03, 2011
Cordero now all-time Dominican saves leader
Reds closer Francisco Cordero reached a significant milestone in Friday night's 4-1 win over the Rockies, as he earned his 322nd career save. It made him the all-time saves leader among pitchers from the Dominican Republic, giving him one more than his friend, Jose Mesa.
Via reds.com
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September 10, 2011
Quotes & Notes: Cordero, Baker, and More
Dusty Baker about Homer Bailey's performance: "That's hard to do in this ballpark, because usually breaking balls don't work as well. You hold this team to one run here, and you've done a heck of a thing." Francisco Cordero after passing Jose Mesa for 13th on the all-time saves list: "We are good friends. He's a great guy, and I'm sure he'...
Via Redlegs Review
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September 10, 2011
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September 10, 2011
Reds Take the First Game in Denver
A few costly errors, which led to a four run sixth inning, and a masterful 7 2/3 innings of one run ball from Homer Bailey (8-7) led Cincinnati (71-73) to a 4-1 series opening win over Colorado (67-77) Friday night.Let's recap the action with the good, the bad, and some notables on the affair:The Good-Francisco Cordero picked up his 32nd save of the season, and career number...
Via Redlegs Review
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September 10, 2011
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September 10, 2011
Cordero climbing up all-time saves list
Next stop for Reds closer Francisco Cordero on his climb up the all-time saves list is his idol and mentor, Jose Mesa.
Via reds.com
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August 28, 2011
Woe Is Miami
Patrick Dorsey, presumably no relation to Ken, penned an excellent ESPN Page 2 column on Monday which detailed the sheer hell that comes with being a Miami sports fan.
But Patrick didn’t quite go far enough when he said that Miami is on its way to becoming America’s Most Miserable Sports City. How short your memory must be. They’re already there, brother.
Perhaps...
Via Rumors and Rants
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August 23, 2011
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August 23, 2011
The BP Wayback Machine: Beautiful Theories and Ugly Facts by Dan Fox
While looking toward the future with our comprehensive slate of current content, we'd also like to recognize our rich past by drawing upon our extensive (and mostly free) online archive of work dating back to 1997. In an effort to highlight the best of what's gone before, we'll be bringing you a weekly blast from BP's past, introducing or re-introducing you to some...
Via Baseball Prospectus
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August 04, 2011
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August 04, 2011
The Top 10 Least Popular Philadelphia Phillies Players Since 2000
Philly fans have a reputation for booing anyone who doesn’t hit .300 with 40 home runs every year, and while that’s maybe a slight exaggeration, you do have to play well to earn your wings in Philly. Philly is a blue-collar city, so you also have to play your hardest. You don’t give it one hundred percent, you have no chance. Just ask Todd Pinkston.
Guys who just...
Via Philly Buster
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July 14, 2011
Phillies Prospect Trivia Challenge
The history of baseball is one of the main drawing points to the greatness of a sport that dates back to the 19th century. Baseball trivia helps drive discussion and interest. Fans and players alike all value the past as much as the present, if not more so.
Have you ever wondered how your Phillies knowledge might stack up against the players themselves? I know I have. But I also...
Via Phillies Nation
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July 14, 2011
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July 14, 2011
Pitching Staff a Victim of Playstation Numbers
Watching Jose Veras closing out the ninth inning in yesterday’s game gave me an all too familiar feeling. It was the same feeling I got at times when Matt Capps was on the mound. It was the same feeling that I got when Mike Williams was the closer for the Pirates. Jose Mesa, Salomon Torres, [...]
Via Pirates Prospects
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June 17, 2011
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June 17, 2011
ESPN manages to kick Cleveland again, includes C-bus and Cincinnati too this time
What is it about ESPN? You don't have to be an aguished Clevelander to wonder why the hell ESPN feels the need to rub salt in the wound any time they can regarding painful Cleveland Sports moments. Not a Cavs playoff game passed by without showing The Shot repeatedly. No elimination game could happen without mentioning John Elway or Jose Mesa. But today is ridiculous.
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Via Cleveland Sports Torture
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May 30, 2011
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