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Rough Times on Rocky Top

When fans are upset after a 35-3 victory, there may be issues on the home front. This has been the case around Rocky Top country since Saturday...

Written by Stephen Williams about about 1 year ago 83 reads 0 comments
Sans Fans: The Real American League All-Stars

(Part 1 of a two-part series) In a game where home field advantage for the World Series is determined, the players who have earned the right to represent their league should be starting the game...

Written by Stephen Williams about about 1 year ago 384 reads 0 comments
College Baseball Field of 64 Announced

The NCAA baseball field of 64 was announced on Monday and play will begin on Friday. The eight national seeds are: No. 1 Miami (47-8), No. 2 North Carolina (46-12), No. 3 Arizona St. (45-11), No...

Written by Stephen Williams about about 1 year ago 484 reads 2 comments
Atlanta Braves News: Bullpen About To Receive Huge Boost

The Atlanta Braves are about to make the best acquisition a team could make, and they won't have to give away any players to do it. Over the course of the next two weeks, the Braves bullpen is about to get a brand new look...

Written by Stephen Williams about about 1 year ago 582 reads 0 comments
Major League Baseball: 2005 Draft Class the Best Ever?

The 2005 Major League Baseball draft has not waited very long to leave its mark on the Major Leagues. Just pick players from the first round and you have yourself an all-star team...

Written by Stephen Williams about about 1 year ago 1,092 reads 0 comments
Tyler Smith Returning to School: Vols Serious Contender in '08-'09

Tyler Smith announced this morning that he will be returning to the University of Tennessee for his junior season. Smith had been considering entering the NBA draft, but decided that he would rather play one more season in Knoxville...

Written by Stephen Williams about about 1 year ago 1,130 reads 0 comments
Eric Gagne, Trevor Hoffman, Brad Lidge: Why Are Great Closers Having Trouble?

Recording the final three outs in a baseball game has become one of the hardest things for a pitcher to do.Just take a look at Eric Gagne...

Written by Stephen Williams about about 1 year ago 634 reads 0 comments
Atlanta Braves: Back on the Winning Track?

Just one week ago, the Atlanta Braves found themselves in a miserable place. They had just dropped two of three to the Florida Marlins to fall to 5-9, and to top it all off it looked as if Tom ...

Written by Stephen Williams about about 1 year ago 336 reads 0 comments
David Eckstein: Major League Baseball's Little Guy

Being Major League Baseball's smallest player is not an easy task, especially in the modern era, when the game is becoming more of a power hitter's game.At 5'7", Eckstein is the smallest player currently on a Major League roster...

Written by Stephen Williams about about 1 year ago 572 reads 3 comments
Los Angeles Dodgers: Hitting Woes Continue for Andruw Jones

Andruw Jones has never been mistaken for a player that hits for a high average. After all, he has only hit .300 or better once in his career (.303 in 2000)...

Written by Stephen Williams about about 1 year ago 424 reads 2 comments
Saturday's MLB Recaps

Chicago Cubs 13, Pittsburgh 1 Chicago scored in each of the first three innings to jump out to a seven run advantage. Derrek Lee stayed hot as he hit his league-leading seventh home run in the first off Tom Gorzelanny...

Written by Stephen Williams about about 1 year ago 284 reads 0 comments
Friday's MLB Recaps

Chicago Cubs 3, Pittsburgh 2 Rich Hill (1-0) picked up his first win of the year Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field. Hill allowed only one run on three hits through five innings of work...

Written by Stephen Williams about about 1 year ago 663 reads 1 comments
Braves-Dodgers: Chipper Jones Does It Again

Chipper Jones homered twice for the second straight night as the Atlanta Braves spoiled the homecoming of Andruw Jones with a 6-1 win.Jones, who leads the majors with a ...

Written by Stephen Williams about about 1 year ago 581 reads 0 comments
Chipper Jones: Braves' Man on a Mission

Chipper Jones came within a couple of points of his first batting title in 2007. He's using 2008 to prove it wasn't a fluke.Jones currently finds himself in a 10-game hitting streak, and has hit safely in every game but one...

Written by Stephen Williams about about 1 year ago 336 reads 1 comments

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Stephen Williams Article Archive

Rough Times on Rocky Top

Sans Fans: The Real American League All-Stars

College Baseball Field of 64 Announced

Atlanta Braves News: Bullpen About To Receive Huge Boost

Major League Baseball: 2005 Draft Class the Best Ever?

Tyler Smith Returning to School: Vols Serious Contender in '08-'09

Eric Gagne, Trevor Hoffman, Brad Lidge: Why Are Great Closers Having Trouble?

Atlanta Braves: Back on the Winning Track?

David Eckstein: Major League Baseball's Little Guy

Los Angeles Dodgers: Hitting Woes Continue for Andruw Jones

Saturday's MLB Recaps

Friday's MLB Recaps

Braves-Dodgers: Chipper Jones Does It Again

Chipper Jones: Braves' Man on a Mission

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