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Road Rage
It’s hard enough playing a long turn on the road without having to be in a dogfight for a division title. Consider the Minnesota Twins: They’re on a fourteen-game trip right now, part of a skien in which they’ll have played 24 of 30 out of town with the American League Central on the line.
So […]
Well, That Was Fast . . .
The total time was two minutes and fifteen seconds.
Instant replay got its first Show play Wednesday—and Alex Rodriguez was the instigator. He launched a huge ninth-inning bomb off Tampa Bay closer Troy Percival that bounded off a catwalk behind the left field foul pole, prompting Rays catcher Dioner Navarro to protest after third base umpire […]
Off the Cliff: Yet Another MLB Source Index
The percentage of Cleveland Indians wins for which 20-game winner Cliff Lee is responsible through his 20th win: 30.
The number of 2008 starts in which Lee has walked two batters or more: 1.
The number of 2008 3-0 counts Lee has pitched: 5.
The number of times in 2008 Lee has pitched with the bases loaded: 4.
The […]
Beginnings
Is it me, or has anyone else noticed what hasn’t happened since replay, to even its modest extent for now, entered into major league usage:
The sun has arisen every morning since.
The sky has not fallen.
Hell has not frozen over. (Well, in fairness, that happened in October 2004.)
Mushroom clouds have not exploded over any known territories […]
September Songs: Another MLB Source Index
Chris Carpenter’s lifetime September earned run average against the six teams his St. Louis Cardinals will face the rest of the regular season: 2.59.
Dan Haren’s lifetime September earned run average, period: 4.27, on a 7-12 record.
Adam Dunn’s September song: .219 BA/497 at-bats/20 home runs.
David Wright’s September song: .324 BA/.549 SLG.
Albert Pujols’s September/October song: .343/.602 SLG.
Troy […]
Rare, Medium, or Well Done?
Eddie Guardado may have his mileage but chopped liver he ain’t. But everyone’s having a blast with the Texas Rangers swapping Guardado to the Minnesota Twins (where Everyday Eddie first forged his none-too-shabby reputation in the first place) in, ahem, a rather meaty deal for a minor league pitcher named Mark Hamburger.
No, I would not […]
Meet the Mess, Better than Babe, and Other Endearing Old Charms: An MLB Source Index
There are questions far more important to the nation’s health than whether Barack Obama and John McCain will confirm H.L. Mencken’s dictum that democracy is that form of government whereby the common people know what they want and deserve to get it, good and hard.
To those questions, the answers follow:
Number of games the New York […]
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