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The Hardball Times :: Ten best World Series Game Sixes ever

January 4th, 2008 · No Comments

It turns out a lot of your finest Game Sixes occur when the team that’s down three game to two wins. Makes sense if you think about it.

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The Hardball Times :: This annotated week in baseball history: Dec. 30-Jan. 5, 1963

January 4th, 2008 · No Comments

On Jan. 2, 1963, David Cone and Edgar Martinez were born. The pair were connected in Game Five of the 1995 ALDS, which was not only a great game, but helped shape baseball for the next decade.

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The Hardball Times :: Exorcising the ghosts of 2007…

January 4th, 2008 · No Comments

…and looking ahead to 2008!

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The Yankees Republic :: BIDEN FOR PRESIDENT

January 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Dear Baseball Fan, I ask you to excuse this brief, one-time digression from baseball coverage. (The site will return to discussing baseball exclusively on January 11, 2008, when I have the honor of appearing for the day as a guest blogger on Peter Abraham’s renown LoHud Blog site: http://yankees.lhblogs.com/. An unabridged version of the […]

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Fish@Bat >> Blogging the Florida Marlins :: Marlins Stockpiling Infielders

January 4th, 2008 · No Comments

We’re back after a nice holiday break and we lead off with the news that the Marlins are not done adding players.
With Jose Castillo on board, the Fish are close to adding Jorge Cantu to the mix. Cantu has had some good and some bad in his brief MLB career:
Cantu broke […]

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I am a Milwaukee Brewers Fan. :: Getting Fired Up for ‘08

January 4th, 2008 · No Comments

I’m starting to get real fired up about the Brew in ‘08. I know a lot of people have voiced their concerns regarding the Crew’s “lack of big moves”, but I’m not worried. I like the moves the Brewers made and didn’t make. Brewer fans have […]

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The Fantasy Man :: The Fantasy Man’s New Set of OBP Draft Tools - PART 1

January 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Every fantasy league is different, but many leagues count OBP (On Base Pecentage) as a category. Even when OBP plays a major part, most fantasy managers overlook it. The reason we overlook OBP is because there is a lack of useful OBP draft tools available on the internet. This will be the first attempt at […]

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Dirty Watah :: Happy New Year!

January 4th, 2008 · No Comments

There’s nothing better than bringing in a New Year when the Red Sox are reigning World Series champions and the Patriots haven’t lost since last January. Since the hot stove has been about as cold as Jackson Hole, Wyoming in the past month, I thought I’d supply a couple Sox-related anecdotes:
1. I went to a […]

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Welcome to Phillyville :: In some alternative universe…

January 4th, 2008 · No Comments


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Pending Pinstripes :: Nuggets beat Spurs, angels receive wings, litters of kittens born nationwide

January 4th, 2008 · No Comments

The Denver Nuggets beat the San Antonio Spurs.
Wait. It gets better.
The Denver Nuggets beat the San Antonio Spurs with a tremendous defensive effort.
It gets even better.
The Denver Nuggets beat the San Antonio Spurs despite only 17 points from Carmelo Anthony, mainly because Melo hauled in nine boards, dished out six assists, only turned the ball […]

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