This is probably going to be the final post for the week, both Weller and I are headed to Chattanooga for Thanksgiving, plus there’s not a whole lot going on right now.
All I would like to do is point out that I went a perfect 6/6 while predicting the postseason baseball awards. It’s rare that [...]
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Some of you may have seen this already, but I just thought it was hysterical.
Back in 1998 the entire country was mesmerized by Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, myself included. I loved the home run chase as much as anyone. I was partial to McGwire because he was a part of the hometown St. Louis [...]
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After last week’s time off, I’m back with today’s Friday 5. Since baseball season just ended and I’m not ready for it to be over, I’m dedicating today’s list to switch hitters.
During my brief and generally forgettable baseball career, I toyed with the idea of switch hitting. It lasted for a practice before I got [...]
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As I watched the Yankees close out one of the most ant-climatic Major League Baseball playoffs in recent history, I was reminded of all the reasons why I despise the Yankees. When I was younger, I hated the Yankees. I mean HATED them. Luis Gonzalez’s bloop hit in the 2001 World Series is still one [...]
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I know the baseball playoffs have been largely ignored around here but it’s tough when you don’t have any rooting interest whatsoever. Rest assured, I have been watching the majority of the games and, well honestly, it hasn’t been very exciting.
Three of the four Divisional Series ended in sweeps and both League Championship Series have [...]
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This past weekend my fiancee and I went up to a wedding in Rockford, Illinois. I convinced her to take a small detour through Iowa to see the Field of Dreams from the 1989 film starring Kevin Costner and James Earl Jones. It was also #2 on my Top 5 List of baseball movies. Needless [...]
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With tonight’s thrilling regular season finale, baseball will move into the postseason. That means that I have all the information to hand out some awards. I’m only going to do the MVP Awards, Cy Youngs, and Rookies of the Year. They’ve already handed out Comeback Players of the Year (Aaron Hill in the AL and [...]
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Word came down yesterday that the longtime Atlanta Braves manager, Bobby Cox, would retire following the 2010 season. As a lifelong Braves fan, I have always dreaded this day. Similar to the Tennessee Volunteers and Phil Fulmer, Bobby Cox is really the only Braves manager I have known. My manager will step down next year. [...]
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Yesterday the my Atlanta Braves inked their first round pick, Mike Minor, to a contract that contained a $2.42 million signing bonus. This is the largest bonus ever given out to a Brave, besting Jeff Francoeur’s $2.2 million in 2002. This got me thinking, which is generally a bad thing.
I can’t claim to have ever [...]
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As you may have noticed, I have been missing since last Thursday. I’ve been up in Boston trying to find a job. Lucky me, huh?
Hope you’ve been enjoying Weller’s links in my absence.
I realize that Matt Holliday, Freddy Sanchez, and Cliff Lee have now all found new teams but that’s not what I want to [...]
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