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Cleveland Indian's Grady Sizemore to Hit Second
It took Manny Acta two weeks to do what Eric Wedge couldn't in seven years(with the exception of a couple small, unflattering tryout periods), announce that center fielder Grady Sizemore will hit second behind Asdrubal Cabrera...
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What Baseball Means to Us This Time of Year
This piece won't have any statistics or references to Baseball Prospectus. It won't be long, analytical, or quite frankly, useful...
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Manny Acta: "Branyan Will Start at First Base"
36 hours into Manny Acta’s first spring training as manager of the Indians, and he’s already nestled himself a nice, warm place in the back corner of Cleveland’s media doghouse...
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First Baseman Russell Branyan Signed by Indians
The Indians and Russell Branyan agreed to a one-year deal on Friday morning, joining Cleveland to add stability at first base and left field...
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Zydrunas Illgauskas, Come Home: An Open Letter to Washington
Dear Washington, See, we have this center. And his name is Z. And he's been here a long time. And we weren't always good. But he stayed with us. And acted as a 7'3" cornerstone...
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Week Two NBA Eastern Conference Power Rankings
This was a very, very interesting second week of the NBA season. Boston obtained their first loss; the Nets failed to grab their first win. And, quite frankly, a win in the New York Metropolitan area might not occur again for quite some time...
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New York Yankees' Payroll Tainting Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball has done everything it can to drive its fans away. There was the strike in 1994, which, I suppose, was the only way to actually force people to stop watching baseball, as there was none to be played...
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Week 1 Eastern Conference Power Rankings
We're through a week of the season, but already strengths, weaknesses and major problems are being exposed. This year is going to be a fun one to follow (Records included up to 11/4/09)...
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2010 Cavalier Preview With Eastern Conference Predictions
It’s basketball time at the Q. And thank God. Not that I don’t love the Browns and Indians—but come on, Shaq plays in C-Town now...
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Know Doze: The Top 20 Really Deep Fantasy Football Sleepers of 2009
The "Sleeper." Ahh yes - every savvy fantasy owner's dreamy twelfth round pick with sixth round value that takes him to first round glory...
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Where Are Our Heroes? The Worst Side of MLB's Persistant Steroid Use
Where do the people stand now? Now that Manny Ramirez has joined Mark McGuire and Rafael Palmeiro and Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi and Roger Clemons and Alex Rodriguez and probably every other ...
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A Start to Cleveland's 2009 Season, Albeit a Late One
I can't help but feel this is utterly trivial. Why do we try? After 2008 and all that went into it, where is the motivation to keep going? The Rays went to the World Series...
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Let 'Em Stand
There’s a reason college sports are becoming more and more popular to the “average” fan, and it’s not the simple instinct to go with what’s new...