Sports 4 Dorks

He may not be a true DH, but Manny Ramirez played that role for 87 games in 2001. Over the course of the season, he struck out 147 times.

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Who throws the best pitch in baseball?

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Something about this month seems to get some of the very biggest stars packed off in trades. Hall of Famers Carlton and Carew are dealt here, along with more recent heavyweights named Clemens, Griffey, A-Rod and Santana.

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Eight individuals have been selected for induction to the Red Sox Hall of Fame. The ceremony will be held on November 7th at the Marriott Copley Hotel in Boston.
Here’s a quick breakdown of the honorees:
Mike Greenwell: He was my second favorite Red Sox when I was growing up, coming in just a hair behind Wade […]

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I may be well some way behind the times on this but after Curt Schilling blogged the season last year at 38pitches.com it seems that more of his contemporatries are starting their own blogs. The latest is Phil Hughes who’s blogging here.
The rate of posting is quite impressive—it will be interesting to see […]

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If you haven’t been over to Hammond Stadium for Minnesota Twins spring training, you’ll find some new trappings aside from the new seats and lights. Shade has been added over the SRO and Drink Rail area, and the stadium as had some bling-bling added:

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Where is everyone? Has anyone seen the Sox April schedule? Pretty brutal. We’ve all heard the Yankee whining about the Japan trip in 2004. So, I won’t add to that. Thankfully they are playing a AAA team. So that trip and the ensuing two game set in Oakland should yield 3 wins. But […]

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I already touched on Zach Randolph’s pooptastic game against the Raptor’s in Worst of the Weekend, but this video - provided by Basketbawful reader Charles - is the dollop of creamy turd pudding on top of the crap cake that Z-Bo served up last night:
Worst. Possession. Ever. Let me recap it for you:
1. Randolph, a […]

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On Friday…
Kevin Martin: Trading Mike Bibby to the Atlanta Hawks was supposed to be a sign that the Maloof brothers are ready to build their King-dom around Kevin Martin. But based on Martin’s 1-for-8, 1-rebound, 2-assist night against the Charlotte Bobcats, they might want to investigate some alternative architectural designs.
DeSagana Diop: When the Jason Kidd […]

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One thing to keep in mind before watching this video: the Pistons got away with some pretty good hits on the Suns right before Shaq fouled Amir Johnson. The referees weren’t blowing the whistles. That’s your mini-set-up.

Jeff Van Gundy — as well as Fan House blogger Brett Edwards — think the refs should have called […]

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