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The Injury Bug Already Devastating
April 16, 2009 by
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By Gary Armida
As the 2009 season is closing in on the end of week number two there are already some very good storylines. The Seattle Mariners, fueled by a revamped team and the return of Ken Griffey have jumped out to a three game lead in the American League West. The St. Louis Cardinals...
CHD: Heath Bell Wants More Attention on His Crappy Team
April 15, 2009 by
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By Billy Campione
The San Diego Padres have been a disgrace to baseball for a over a year now, and should be doing everything they can to keep themselves under the radar until new ownership can restore stability, better talent evaluation, and greater revenue to the franchise. No one...
Don’t Give Up On Wang
April 15, 2009 by
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By Gary Armida
The numbers are truly ugly. In two starts, Chien-Ming Wang has thrown just 4.2 innings. He’s given up 15 hits, 15 earned runs, 6 walks, and has just one strikeout. Of course, as is the want in New York, there are cries that Chien-Ming Wang is “done”...
Honoring Number 42
April 14, 2009 by
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By Gary Armida
Today marks the 62nd anniversary of Jackie Robinson taking the field to play first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers. That fateful day forever changed Baseball and the world forever as the color barrier in Major League Baseball was officially dead when Robinson played his...
Fungos: A Crazy Monday in Baseball
April 14, 2009 by
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By Gary Armida
If one follows Major League Baseball closely, he will know that there is usually a plethora of news both on and off the field. It is why the sport has a hold on our consciousness every day, no matter the season. Monday April 13, 2009 was a strange day in Baseball. The Baseball [...]
Help is on the Way for the Orioles
April 13, 2009 by
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By Gary Armida
When the Orioles took two out of three games from both the Yankees and Rays to open the 2009 season, it highlighted just how improved they really are. While they don’t have a chance at competing for a playoff berth this season, they are one or two years away from...
No Need To Panic…Yet
April 13, 2009 by
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By Gary Armida
Keep repeating this to yourself Cleveland: “It’s only the first week. It’s only the first week.” The Cleveland Indians, seemingly a popular pick to win the Central Division, had about as ugly an opening week as a team could. In their first five...
Pitching Perspectives with Rick Peterson: Conditioning for the Amateur Pitcher
April 09, 2009 by
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By Gary Armida
Bridging the Gap Between Potential and Peak Performance
“60 percent of the amateur pitchers surveyed complained of chronic elbow pain”, states Rick Peterson. Coach Peterson is describing the results of a recent survey given to a group of amateur pitchers...
Be Careful What You Wish For
April 09, 2009 by
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By Gary Armida
Often, fans are led to believe certain things about players on their hometown teams. The power of the print media, online media, and talk radio is quite influential with fans. Often, what starts out as one man’s rant turns into popular opinion. Last season, one...
SABR: Paying Tribute to the History of Baseball
April 08, 2009 by
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With the proliferation of the famed “Moneyball” approach in Oakland and the subsequent success of Theo Epstein and Bill James in Boston, many have been accused as dehumanizing Baseball by simply crunching numbers. Not surprisingly, each side of this perceived argument is...
You Can’t Judge Anything on the First Day, But…
April 07, 2009 by
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By Gary Armida
It is foolish to judge a team by the first game of a 162 game season. To put it in proper perspective, if your hometown team won yesterday, they “only” have to repeat that process 90 more times in the next six months to have a chance at getting into the playoffs...
The 2009 Predictions that Mean Nothing
April 06, 2009 by
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By Gary Armida
The 2009 season will kick off Sunday night as the defending World Series Champion Phillies take on the division rival Atlanta Braves. The opener will mark the final link to the 2008 season as the World Series banner will be unveiled, giving fans one final chance to revel...
Final Roster Decisions
April 06, 2009 by
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By Gary Armida
With Opening Day finally upon us, the true Baseball fan can now find solace in the beauty and complexity of the game of Baseball. The news shifts to where it belongs-on the field. Baseball is back and today marks the one day where all 30 teams, even the Nationals, have...
The GM’s Office with Jim Duquette: Last Days of Spring Training
April 01, 2009 by
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By Gary Armida
During the final days of Spring Training, teams are forced to make crucial decisions while trimming the roster to 25 players. Organizations must balance out their long-term needs, both financially and competitively, against their short-term goal of competing for a playoff...
Sheffield Released and Other Spring Decisions
March 31, 2009 by
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By Gary Armida
As the longest Spring Training in Baseball history finally nears the end, teams are putting the finishing touches on the 25 man roster that will “head north” to begin the 2009 season. Some of those finishing touches are merely who wins the 25th spot on the...
Girardi Seems to Have Learned from 2008
March 31, 2009 by
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By Gary Armida
Perhaps no other manager entered last season with more pressure than Joe Girardi. In his first year at the helm of the New York Yankees, Girardi was faced with the daunting task of replacing the beloved icon, Joe Torre who had led the Yankees to four World Series titles...
Cardinals Poised for Upset over Cubs for Central Crown?
March 29, 2009 by
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By Gary Armida
It has been widely assumed that the Chicago Cubs are going to cruise to a repeat division title and make amends for their quick playoff exit in 2008. Many will point to the acquisition of Milton Bradley as the last remaining piece to a Cubs’ run to end their supposed...
Rays Make Right Choice for David Price
March 26, 2009 by
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In all, the off season was as good as it gets for a young, developing team on a small budget. Those good feelings seemed tarnished a bit on Wednesday when the Rays announced that 23 year old phenom, David Price was sent to triple-A to begin the season. News of Price’s demotion...
2009 Mets: Maine and Ollie P. Must Lead the Way
March 25, 2009 by
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By Gary Armida
Over the past two seasons, the New York Mets have squandered division leads to the Phillies in the final month of September. In 2007, it was purely poor play during crunch time that doomed the Mets. 2008, however, was a completely different circumstance. The 2008 Mets...
38 Pitches His Way Out of Cooperstown
March 24, 2009 by
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By Billy Campione
I need to tread carefully here. There is a very good chance that many Red Sox fans are trolling the net looking to assault someone who demeans the career of the man who brought glory to Beantown, Curt Schilling. Of course, there is always a chance that Curt himself...
Schilling: The Definition of a Hall of Famer
March 24, 2009 by
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By Gary Armida
The retirement of Curt Schilling has set off the classic debate of Hall of Fame worthiness. Many are quick to point to the negatives of his career. The 20 year veteran’s career is quite interesting as it did take him four and a half years to become a full-time...
Talking Injuries with Will Carroll of Baseball Prospectus
March 23, 2009 by
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By Gary Armida
The Hot Stove season may well be remembered for teams’ sudden fondness of financial responsibility. Spring Training, meanwhile, may be remembered for one negative term, injury. For some reason, this spring seems to bring more news about injuries or players returning...
The GM’s Office with Jim Duquette: An Introduction to Scouting Pitchers
March 22, 2009 by
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By Gary Armida
For fans, the Baseball role hardest to identify with is that of the General Manager. A fan sees the players, coaches, and managers everyday; they get to hear their thoughts on SportsCenter or post game press conferences. But, a team’s General Manager is not heard...
Writer Ben Casselman to join FCP Live on March 22nd
March 20, 2009 by
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By Gary Armida
This week, Mr. Ben Casselman of the Wall Street Journal joins FCP Live to discuss the impact of the current economy on the openings of Citi Field and the new Yankee Stadium. Mr. Casselman is a well respected journalist who will give valuable information regarding all...
2009 Mariners: Hey, You Never Know!
March 20, 2009 by
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By Gary Armida
The Seattle Mariners were so bad last season that they were actually in competition with the Washington Nationals for the worst record in baseball. The Mariners won just one game more than the Nats as they finished with a record of 61 wins and 101 losses. Many predicted...
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