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Let's Go to the Videotape: The Ankiel Meltdown
The Mets' rather quiet offseason has reached the spare parts phase, and one thing they still lack (that they can afford, anyway) is a lefty bat off the bench. As such, within the last few days, rumors have rumbled that they may have interest in outfielder Rick Ankiel. Not a bad option as a lefty...
Tony LaRussa Retires
In what was widely expected to be a 9AM presser to announce a contract extension, Tony LaRussa has instead announced he is retiring after 16 seasons and 3 World Series victories with the St. Louis Cardinals. While this is clearly a surprise to the baseball world, Larussa certainly leaves at the top...
The Evil of Two Lessers
I'm a person who avidly watches postseason baseball regardless of the participants, and yet the prospect of a Rangers-Cardinals World Series has filled me with a great feeling of meh. I preferred a Brewers-Tigers matchup, for reasons that escape me now that it's no longer possible. Perhaps because...
Braves Graph of the Day: Bobby Cox Is Worth 1000 Words
I know we're all disappointed about what happened last night (or rather, what didn't happen). Let's just try to keep in mind that today is a day of celebration, and that we're still in the driver's seat. In that vein, I present to you this graph. I know a graph can't really sum up Bobby Cox's...
Braves Stats of the Day: The Greatness of Bobby Cox
I figured I'd get Bobby Cox Weekend started off a little early with some fun comparisons between Bobby and his most successful contemporaries. Below, I look at the six active managers other than Bobby (counting Lou Piniella as "active") with at least 1,000 wins, and see what they'd have to do to...
Which Manager Does The Strangest Things? - The Thursday Funnies
Greetings from Pittsburgh, where I spent the night Wednesday on the way to DC. Off to Washington sometime around the time this posts -- and there will be Cubs baseball again tonight! Click on image to open a larger version in a new browser window. Depending on the size of your display and...
The Sunday Funnies
This is part 4 -- the grand finale! Note, again, this is a large image which will open in a new browser window. Depending on the size of your display and browser, it may require some scrolling. If you find it to be too large, click here for a smaller version.
The Holiday Funnies
Part 3. Note, again, this is a large image which will open in a new browser window. Depending on the size of your display and browser, it may require some scrolling. If you find it to be too large, click here for a smaller version.
The Washington Nationals Find A New Way To Lose. St. Louis Cardinals 9 Washington Nationals 4.
9 Runs, 8 Hits, 11 Walks, 4 Wild Pitches and 1 Balk... Washington Nationals' starter Daniel Cabrera may have pitched his way out of the DC starting rotation tonight, while at the same time showing everyone exactly why pitching coaches have drooled over him since the first time a scout saw him...
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