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A Big Day for Catchers Underscores a Developing Trend in the Game

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, CBA, MLB, Rumors, Yankees, tagged , , , , , , on February 28, 2012 | 3 Comments »

Yesterday, catchers stepped out from behind the plate and into the headlines. Early in the afternoon, word of Jason Varitek’s pending, but inevitable, retirement surfaced. Then, news came that the Royals had agreed to a five-year deal with 21-year old backstop Salvador Perez. Finally, the day concluded with a report stating the Cardinals and Yadier […]

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Catch-22: Yadier Molina’s Bat Once Again Puts the Cardinals on the Defensive

Posted in Baseball, Hot Stove, Mets, MLB, Red Sox, Rumors, Spring Training, Yankees, tagged , on February 22, 2012 | 2 Comments »

A St. Louis Cardinals’ All Star is entering the final year of his contract and has given the team until the end of the spring to negotiate an extension. Talk about déjà vu all over again. Granted, Yadier Molina doesn’t come close to the stature of Albert Pujols, but during his seven years with the Cardinals, […]

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Rage Against the Machine; Anger Toward Pujols Familiar Territory for Arod

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Business and Finance, Hot Stove, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on December 9, 2011 | 4 Comments »

Albert Pujols’ decision to take his talents to Southern California has inspired great joy among Angels’ fans and, not surprisingly, a considerable amount of vitriol from those who root for the Cardinals. Phony, trader, liar, mercenary, and fraud have all been used on twitter and talk radio to describe Pujols because he opted for a […]

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A Memorable Night to Forget: Historic Game Six Was a Different Tale for Two Cities

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Post Season, World Series, Yankees, tagged , , , on October 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Last night’s epic game six was so compelling, that tonight’s game seven almost seems anti-climatic. As is sometimes the case when the World Series goes the distance, it is the sixth game that proves to be the most memorable (see 1975, 1985, 1986, and 2002 for a handful of examples). So, before settling in to […]

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Good Things Come to Those Wait? Rangers Seeking to Get Off World Series Schneid

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, World Series, Yankees, tagged , on October 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Last year’s World Series matchup ensured that a long championship drought would be broken. The Giants entered the 2010 Fall Classic without a title in 56 seasons, while the Rangers had never won a World Series. The two teams’ combined 105 years chasing the trophy ranked as the third longest of all time, but after the […]

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Déjà Vu All Over Again; Craig’s Pinch Hitting Heroics Make Double Impact

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Red Sox, World Series, Yankees, tagged , , , on October 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Allen Craig, who spent most of the season being a utility-type bench player, has become a central figure in the 2011 World Series. In game 1, with David Freese on third and Nick Punto on first, he came off the bench to face Alexi Ogando and drove home the go-ahead run with a single to […]

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Pujols Flies the Coup, but Media’s Reaction Is Foul

Posted in Baseball, Media, World Series, tagged , , on October 21, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Albert Pujols, one of the greatest players in the history of the game and most revered figures in the city of St. Louis, is a coward who lacks leadership skills, at least according to the headline writers at Yahoo! Sports. Judging by the solemn photo of Pujols, crouching low after allowing a relay throw to […]

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