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Bronx Banter: Movin On
October 27, 2008 by
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In November of '02, I started Bronx Banter on Blogspot. The next year I took it to All-Baseball.com, and for the past four seasons, I've been with the crew at Baseball Toaster. Its been a great run and a true honor to blog alongside the talent here. Now, Bronx Banter is moving...
Bronx Banter: Last Chance for Romance?
October 26, 2008 by
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After three games, the aggregate score of the World Series is dead even at 10-10, but if the Rays don't win tonight, this thing could be over, as Cole Hamels would pitch for the title tomorrow. Given that this has the potential to be the most exciting World Series since 2001, it...
Bronx Banter: Beauty
October 26, 2008 by
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Threegames in, and this has been a fun, competitive World Serious.The Rays were down 4-1,came back to tie the game, but the Phils pulled it out with a cheap hit in the bottom of the ninth.
Bronx Banter: Relic
October 25, 2008 by
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All of the baseball cards that I use to illustrate my posts are from my personal collection, which includes every regular-issue Topps set dating back to 1979. The first complete set I ever owned was the 1987 set. It remains one of may favorites both because of its nostalgic significance...
Bronx Banter: Mo Money, Mo Problems
October 24, 2008 by
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Over at the Voice, Neil DeMause is live-blogging the Kucinich Hearings. It ain't pretty, but Neil is doing a crack job. Here is part one and part two (still in progress...).
Bronx Banter: Chops
October 24, 2008 by
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JR Moehringer won a Pulitzer in 1999 for this article.
Bronx Banter: Total Heaviosity
October 24, 2008 by
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I haven't been drawn to Charlie Kaufman's movies (Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), at least the ones he's written. So I can't say that I'm falling over myself to see his directorial debut, Synecdoche, New York. However, I do admire the...
Bronx Banter: Onions
October 24, 2008 by
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Yeah, it took some moxie on the part of Joe Maddon to stick with David Price, who wound up getting thefinal seven outs for the Rays last night (he also got a key break with a non-call in the ninth). And onions to Price for bending but not breaking.
Bronx Banter: Return Serve
October 23, 2008 by
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The Phillies were supposed to win Game 1 last night behind Cole Hamels, and they did. The Rays are supposed to win Game 2 tonight behind James Shields to salvage a split at home. Result pending. My preview is up on SI.com.
Bronx Banter: Even Fruit I Like Room Temperature
October 23, 2008 by
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Did you ever suck the jelly out of a jelly donut and then fill it with chocolate-swirl ice cream?
Bronx Banter: Grace Under Pressure
October 23, 2008 by
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Cole Hamels, Ryan Madson, and Brad Lidge made like Stravinsky last night andcomposed a big win for the Phillies.
Bronx Banter: Taking Stock
October 22, 2008 by
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It's strangely fitting that the Phillies and Rays are meeting in the latter's first World Series. When then-Devil Rays general manager Chuck LaMar was assembling what would be the inaugural Rays roster in late 1997, he decided to build his team around pitching and defense...
Bronx Banter: Throw Strikes
April 26, 2008 by
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You can't win if you don't score. Last night the Yankees got ten men on base, but couldn't push any of them across against the underwhelming duo of lefty Brian Burres and righty Jim Johnson. The Yanks have scored just two runs in two games in Baltimore, but the story last...
Bronx Banter: Home Run Derby
April 26, 2008 by
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Eight of the ten runs scored in last night's game in Cleveland were driven in by home runs. The two that weren't were scored by the Indians and amounted to the difference in their 6-4 victory over the Yankees. The first of those runs came in the bottom of the first after Cleveland...
Bronx Banter: So You Wanna Be Startin' Something?
April 25, 2008 by
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Hank Dog is on the scene. He wants Joba Chamberlain to start.
Bronx Banter: Must See ABs
April 25, 2008 by
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The Yankees aren't nearly as fun to watch when Alex Rodriguez isn't playing. Least for me they're not. His at bats are Must See TV. I don't know if the same can be said for anyone else in the lineup. Not that I don't enjoy watching the other guys hit, but if I didn...
Bronx Banter: Moosada
April 25, 2008 by
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Mike Mussina and Javy Vazquez were both sharp last night. The Yanks squeezed out a run early with a soft two-out rally in the second that was started by two-out walks to Robinson Cano and Jason Giambi and extended by infield singles by Morgan Ensberg, who lined a shot off Vazquez&...
Bronx Banter: Black Cat Bone
April 24, 2008 by
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Chien-Ming Wang teetered on the brink of disaster throughout his six innings against the White Sox last night, but somehow allowed only three runs, so in the end -- after the Yankee offense poked its head out and didnt see its shadow -- New York won 9-5. The Yanks are now one game...
Bronx Banter: Ready
April 22, 2008 by
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In an ideal tuneup for Opening Day, the Yankees beat the Marlins in a well-pitched ballgame by a 4-2 score. The decisive blow came with the Yanks trailing 2-1 in the ninth inning and facing Florida closer Kevin Gregg. Shelley Duncan struck out to start the inning, but Greg Porter walked...
Bronx Banter: Clown Town
April 21, 2008 by
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Yesterday was just embarrassing. Home plate umpire Chad Fairchild should have been embarrassed for ejecting Heath Phillips for a wild up and in pitch that lightly brushed Evan Longoria's jersey and loaded the bases with the Yankees already trailing 2-0 in the first inning. Crew...
Bronx Banter: Good and Gettin' Better
April 21, 2008 by
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Exactly one year ago, Emily and I got married together in the Bahamas. After the ceremony, right when I had her on the five yard line, Alex Rodriguez hit a game-winning grand slam at Yankee Stadium. Today, another gorgeous spring affair in New York, we are headed off to a hotel in...
Bronx Banter: Rays Redux: Woe Is We Edition
April 20, 2008 by
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The Yankees wrapped up four-game split with the Rays just a week ago, but the Rays have undergone a lot of changes since then, most of them injury-related. Matt Garza didn't pitch in the Bronx and wasn't scheduled to pitch in the brief two-game set against the Yankees that...
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