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Giants-Pirates Wild Card Rundown
If the 2010 Giants were “Torture”, then the 2014 Giants are “Vomiting In My Mouth a Little”. The Giants just finished a thoroughly frustrating roller coaster ride of a season where they combined stretches of utter dominance with weeks where … Continue reading
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A’s-Royals Wild Card Rundown
A funny thing about the A’s: despite all the losing in the second half of the season, they still finished the year sporting baseball’s best Pythagorean Record, at 99-63. Unfortunately, a lot of that insane run differential was racked up when … Continue reading
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Tagged baseball, jon lester, kansas city royals, oakland a's
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Big Donkey To The Rescue
Way back in the year 2001, Adam Dunn was one of the more hyped prospects to show up on the major league scene. A star quarterback in high school, Dunn looked to have a promising future in college football at … Continue reading
The Amazin’ Trades of Frank Cashen
Monday saw the passing of Frank Cashen, the architect of the 1986 Mets World Championship team, and the colorful Mets teams that only once won fewer than 90 games between 1984 and 1990. The teams Cashen built were some of … Continue reading
Stop the Tim Lincecum Roller Coaster Ride, I Want to Get Off
On May 28th, Tim Lincecum pitched five no-hit innings against the Chicago Cubs, earning the victory in an eventual Giants win. Why was he only allowed to go five innings, you might ask, with a shot at a feat that … Continue reading
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