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"I feel like it's the f--king 80s again"
Last night I was sitting at the bar of a local restaurant, waiting to pick up the gf and hang out with her. I wasn't paying attention to the TV set and was instead fiddling around with my cell phone....
Thinking About My Lack of Thoughts Regarding the Eric Wedge Firing
If you haven't heard by now, the Cleveland Indians announced today that manager Eric Wedge and his coaching staff will not being returning next season. It's been another disappointing season for...
Pitcher Purgatory
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Why Didn't Anyone Tell Me that Jamey Carroll is So Awesome?
Did you know that in just over 250 plate appearances this season that Jamey Carroll is at 1.9 WAR (Wins Above Replacement) this season? For perspective, with the way FanGraphs does it, we'd expect a l...
A Trade To Be Fully Analyzed Later: Mark DeRosa, Chris Perez, and Mr. X
<!-- BEGIN WIDGET --> Mark DeRosa #7 / Left Field / St. Louis Cardinals Height: 6-1 Weight: 205 Bats: R Throws: R Born: Feb 02, 1975 <!-- END WIDGET --> Well, the f...
Contract Retrospective: Travis Hafner's 2007 Extension
'This item is sold out or not available for shipping.'Indeed. Probably my favorite regular feature at John Sickels' excellent Minor League Ball blog is "Prospect Retrospective," in which...
If your world is crumbling around you and the earth shakes, do you feel it?
Only a month into the season, the Cleveland Indians have already been forced to dramatically reconfigure themselves because of a noxious mixture of injury and incompetence. The moves have all been wel...
View from Peoria (with Shapiro and Antonetti)
So I wander up to the ticket window at Peoria for today's game at about 11:30 and ask for something behind home plate. She says she can get me 2nd row. I say, "sounds good." Little did...
Pitcher Profile: Carl Pavano
<!-- BEGIN WIDGET --> Carl Pavano #0 / Pitcher / Cleveland Indians Height: 6-5 Weight: 240 Bats: R Throws: R Born: Jan 08, 1976 <!-- END WIDGET --> L...
Browns' GM and Coaching Speculation Continues
Pioli? McKay? Mangini? Ferentz? Shanahan? McDaniels? Schottenheimer? Hell, you could even throw Crennel's name into the mix -- the rumors have been circulating the world of mass media all day today in...
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