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Maple Street Press Belts One Onto Lansdowne Street

by Mike Lynch

My buddy Matt Aber wondered aloud in his recent review of Maple Street Press’ Phillies 2010 Annual if these are the franchise’s “Golden Days,” which made me wonder if these aren’t also the Red Sox’ “Golden Days.”  Perhaps, although it’s going to be tough to top the 16-year stretch from 1903-1918... Read more of this article

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How to Get Your Phillies Phix

by Matt Aber

Hardcore Phillies Phan? Looking to take your Phandom to a new level? Want to be the Phillies Guru at work? If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions then the Maple Street Press 2010 Phillies Annual is a must have. The kind people at MSP provided me with a complimentary copy of their publication and at first I assumed it would be just... Read more of this article

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Garcia Makes a Statement

by Daniel Shoptaw

Even though the Cardinals lost to the Nationals yesterday, they were able to take something away from it.  Jaime Garcia isn’t interested in Memphis. Garcia struck out seven batters in three innings, allowing no runs and just one hit and a walk.  Of  course, you adjust that for competition, since the Nationals aren’t known for a dominating... Read more of this article

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Live From Spring Training ‘10: Red Sox Vs. Astros

by Bill Gilbert

On a perfect day for baseball, the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros showcased their ace pitchers before a capacity crowd in Kissimmee.  Roy Oswalt and Jon Lester each worked the first four innings with Oswalt departing with a 1-0 lead for the win.  Oswalt focused on locating his fastball while Lester mixed in more off speed and breaking pitches. ... Read more of this article

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Fresh squeezes from the Grapefruit League

by Dan Schlossberg

Making baseball predictions public is always a bad idea. Somebody always gets hot, or gets hurt, and players can stumble into hot streaks or slumps — some of them lasting a full season. Media types who predicted the Washington Nationals to revive in 2010 were greeted this spring with 11 consecutive exhibition game defeats. That’s right,... Read more of this article

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Steiner Sports Steps To Plate With Original Babe Ruth Bat

by Mike Lynch

Ultimate “Bambino” Collectible Now Available in Yankees Legends Auction; One of Fewer than 20 Known to Exist NEW YORK, March 16, 2010 — An original, near-pristine, and extremely rare autographed Babe Ruth model bat is now available as part of the “Yankees Legends Auction” at Steiner Sports (www.steinersports.com).  The brown bat,... Read more of this article

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Mariners and the Hall of Fame

by Paul Lowenberg

Cooperstown and the Seattle Mariners don’t often appear in the same sentence. Only four players who have worn the Mariners’ uniform since the franchise began in 1977 have made it to the Hall of Fame –Gaylord Perry, Rickey Henderson, Goose Gossage and manager Dick Williams. None spent any significant part of their career in the Pacific Northwest,... Read more of this article

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Dealing With the “Rumor”

by Daniel Shoptaw

I guess not surprisingly, the biggest thing coming out of Cardinals camp yesterday was a Seinfeldian discussion about nothing. Look, no one took that “trade rumor” involving Albert Pujols and Ryan Howard the least bit seriously.  No one thought that it might happen, that the teams really had talked about it, etc.  I think most everyone... Read more of this article

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Great What-If Matchups

by Gabriel Schechter

One of most baseball historians’ favorite things to speculate about is how certain players would have done if their careers had happened in different times and places and against different opponents. How spectacular would Ozzie Smith have been on a dirt infield with a small glove instead of on Astroturf? Suppose Ted Williams had been traded for... Read more of this article

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Estadio de La Planicie más de 40 años después (La Planicie Stadium more than 40 years later)

by Alfonso L. Tusa C.

Pedro observaba inquieto la forma como el niño repetía el lanzamiento y la pelota pasaba  muy lejos de la mascota del catcher. A cada lanzamiento el señor bajaba un escalón en la tribuna. Desde el dugout se oían los gritos de los compañeros de equipo. “Sal de ahí Juan. Eres malo como pitcher”. Un viento levantó varios papeles que subieron... Read more of this article

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