Category Archives: Baseball

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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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

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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

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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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Paul’s Totally Accurate, Infallible 2014 Baseball Predictions, National League Edition

It must be spring, and it must be time for the baseball season. How do I know? Well, the atmosphere is rife with all the usual signs of springtime and the onset of Opening Day baseball. Cadbury eggs are starting … Continue reading

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