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In Midst of PED Allegations, the Ortiz Magic Fades
It has come out that David Ortiz is on the list of 104 players from 2003 who have tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. He joins Manny Ramirez, Alex Rodriguez, and Sammy Sosa as the names that have been released...
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Perfection
It has long been a wish of mine to witness perfection. To see exaclty what a pitcher has to do to convince the baseball Gods he is worthy of being in the elite. I had hoped I would see this from start to finish...
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Roy Halladay Brings Back the Lost Art of the Complete Game
Roy Halladay is an animal. I have full confidence in the Blue Jays getting a win whenever Halladay toes the rubber. I’m not a Jays fan by any means, I’m just accustomed to Doc’s inability to get bounced from a baseball game...
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A Fan's Disgruntled Look At Some Annoyances in Sport
I’m sick of this. “This” encompasses many things, but none more so that the athlete who gives “The Point”. “The Point” occurs after many things...
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Red Sox Prospects Have Earned Call-Up
Clay Buchholz took a perfect game into the ninth inning of a AAA game on Monday, May 25th. He is 3-0 with a 1.30 ERA for the Pawtucket Red Sox. He also had 49 strikeouts in 48.1 innings pitched...
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Jon Lester Issues His Own “Gator Guarantee”
When the Florida Gators lost a heart-breaker to Mississippi during the 2008-09 regular season, quarterback Tim Tebow responded with what became known as the “Gator Guarantee”...
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Big Papi Legend Coming to a Close in the Worst Possible Way
“Sorry, guys, I don’t feel like talking right now,” Ortiz said. “Just put down ‘Papi stinks...
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Dear Yankees: 2004 Was Legitimate
In an article posted on the New York Yankees website regarding the 50 game suspension of Manny Ramirez, writer Anthony DiComo wrote: “The natural reaction of those in the Bronx is to wonder what might have been that October...
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In Wake of Ramirez Suspension, Players Have to Take Responsibility.
Manny Ramirez is out. One of this generation’s most prolific hitters from the right side has been suspended for 50 games. Ramirez’ agent, Scott Boras, said the positive test was triggered by a doctor-prescribed drug...
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Yankee Front Office to Blame for Poor Start
The Yankees’ bullpen and front office miscues are going to keep the Yankees from being respectable this season. After spending close to half a billion dollars on three players in the off-season, the Yankees did not put any focus into their bullpen..
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Youkilis Blast Beats Yankees
The Boston Red Sox had no right winning this game. The Red Sox and Jason “Canadian Bay-con” Bay jacked up Mariano Rivera (again) and Kevin Youkilis further demonstrated ...
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Sox Double Plays Severely Hurting Run Production
The Red Sox are getting doubled up more than an adult film star. The all time team record for team GIDP’s or “grounded into double plays”, is 174 set by the 1990 Boston Red Sox...
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Albert Pujols: Just How Good Is He?
Livan Hernandez was targeted for termination. In Thursday’s ballgame between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, Cardinals’ first baseman Albert Pujols went 3-for-4 with a walk and hit two home runs off Hernandez...
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Is Kansas City Royals' Pitching Their Ticket to Postseason?
Gil Meche is 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA and is in the midst of tossing a gem against the Cleveland Indians. The Royals are currently up, 2-1, in the bottom of the seventh...
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Yankee Stadium Is New NASA Launchpad
Call the bomb-squad. Yankee Stadium has been hit daily Apparently, right field at the new Ballpark in the Bronx is a home run tunnel. Buster Olney of ESPN has recently addressed this problem...
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Mother Nature Postpones Red Sox Fun
Rainouts suck. I went to the Red Sox game last night that wasn’t. Sitting in the outfield grandstands provided a dry atmosphere, and then came the booming voice of the public ...
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Masterson Excells in First Start of '09
Ha! I bet you all thought I was going to write “Masterson Masterfull” for the headline. No, even I’m not that corny...
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Washington Falls to 1-10; Could They Be Worst Ever?
The Washington Nationals lost again today. I know, surprising, right? There have been many examples of ineptitude in baseball over the game’s illustrious history. The 1962 Mets went 40-120...
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Lester Tosses Gem; BoSox win 4th Straight
Jon Lester woke up from his lethargic state of pitching and threw 7 innings of 4-hit ball with 9 strikeouts. The Red Sox edged the Orioles 2-1, and Takashi Saito made it interesting, but got his first save as a Red Sox...