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Aroldis Chapman’s Fantastic Pitch f/x

September 2, 2010 by Bobby Aguilera

The last time I tried to copy and paste a graph from Texas Leaguers Pitch f/x database, the information didn’t translate.  Let’s see if this works. Here is supposed to be the side angle of Aroldis Chapman pitches from his Major League debut two nights ago.  Notice the excellent tumbling, downward action of his offerings. On the next... Read more of this article

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Another Independent Player Gets to Major Leagues

September 2, 2010 by Bob Wirz

      It was not such usual candidates as Michael Ryan or Scott Richmond or John Lindsey or Randy Williams, but Independent Baseball has had one interesting promotion in the first couple of days since major league teams started taking advantage of the opportunity to expand rosters in September.  This ranks right up the excitement level with some... Read more of this article

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“It Didn’t Look Like They Wanted To Come Out And Beat Us”

September 2, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw

I think the title of this post says it all.  When a player on the opposing team questions the desire, there’s little else to say about the 2010 Cardinals. That was Geoff Blum’s quote to MLB.com after yesterday’s game.  ”It didn’t look like they wanted to come out and beat us at all.”  We talked about this some... Read more of this article

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Bottoming Out in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor

September 2, 2010 by Ted Leavengood

They should bottle Showalter’s elixir and sell it outside Camden Yarks.  The Baltimore Orioles are showing signs of life in response to their new manager’s tonic after flat-lining for more than half of the 2010 season. The Orioles’ record since Showalter stepped into the dugout is 17 – 10.  That is a .630 winning percentage... Read more of this article

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A ‘Strasburg Was Here’ Doubleheader

September 1, 2010 by Gerry Von Hendy

Game One Friday, August 27, 2010 Syracuse, N.Y. “The greatest powers of the physical environment slam into the resilient forces of life, and nothing much happens.” E.O. Wilson, The Diversity of Life              It’s the first day of the New York State Fair, and I’ve dropped my sister off for a concert by her favorite... Read more of this article

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Cardinals Keep Destroying Hope

September 1, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw

I wonder if any of his old friends in Cincinnati have called Adam Dunn and said thanks for the help. Since his home run on Saturday, the Cards have scored a total of two runs in 31 innings.  Since that moment, this team his hitting .152 against staffs that are on second-division teams.  Since that moment, they’ve lost three games in the standings... Read more of this article

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Is Robinson Cano Less Aggressive This Season?

August 31, 2010 by Jess K. Coleman

Robinson Cano’s career has been a battle of improvement. And, for the most part, it has been extremely positive. After nearly winning the batting title in 2006, and hitting .306 in 2007, things looked pretty good for Cano. But, once he hit .271 in 2008, the Yankees needed an answer. The answer was Cano’s aggressiveness. In 2008, he had just... Read more of this article

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Remember the Northwest League Seattle Rainiers, 1972-1976?

August 31, 2010 by Arne Christensen

A couple months ago I saw a comment on a post I’d done about the infamous Portland Mavericks. I came to learn that the commenter, Bruce Baskin, remembered the Mavs because he’d grown up cheering on the Seattle Rainiers, the Mavs’ counterpart in the Northwest League, playing from 1972 through 1976. Bruce acknowledged that “people... Read more of this article

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Atlantic League Player of Year Likely Out for Year

August 31, 2010 by Bob Wirz

      The Long Island Ducks could not stand much bad news as they cling to any hope of making the Atlantic League playoffs.       Then, it happened.       Last year’s league Player of the Year and the Ducks’ Mr. Everything since he landed on the scene in late 2006, the versatile Ray Navarrete injured his groin and most likely is gone... Read more of this article

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The Manny Delusion

August 31, 2010 by Andrew Tuttle

Congratulations to the Los Angeles Dodgers for only taking two years what it took the Boston Red Sox eight years to figure out: Manny Ramirez needs a shrink. I’m not saying this to make fun. The man needs some serious psychological help. He’s one of the worst head cases in baseball and whatever happened to him as a child that makes him the most... Read more of this article

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