Category Archives: Baseball

St. Louis at Game Time

Shouldn’t you wait until you’ve locked up Pujols long term before doing this? As a Card fan, I like Mo, I guess. He’s done a good job of getting Tony the guys he needs to contend (although I still think … Continue reading

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Filling Out the Ballot: AL All-Stars

Well, I promised an AL All-Star review last week, but things have been crazy busy and I’m just now at a point where I can post again. Good thing, too; you now have approximately 24 hours to fill out your … Continue reading

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Filling Out the Ballot: NL All-Stars

Every year, I sort of take it upon myself to help my intrepid readers with that most important summertime ritual: filling out your MLB All-Star ballots. What right do you have to tell us who to vote for? you might … Continue reading

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Strasburg Mania

Last night something strange happened. Baseball in the nation’s capitol was relevant. Well, sort of. Stephen Strasburg, the much-ballyhooed precocious fireballer the Nationals drafted with the first overall pick in the 2009 amateur draft, made his major league debut last … Continue reading

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MLB Thoughts: May 14, 2010

With the new LP from The National spinning, here’s my MLB rundown for this week: Trey Hillman is the first managing casualty of the new season, having been dismissed yesterday in favor of former Brewer manager Ned Yost. Ironically, it … Continue reading

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Things I Want to Remember, Vol. 7

Last night before bed, Joshua and I sat down to watch a little Sunday night baseball. During the commercial, he turns to me and says, “Daddy? Do you think Albert Pujols could come over to our house sometime and play … Continue reading

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MLB Thoughts: April 30, 2010

I was on the road last Friday, so I missed my usual MLB review. That meant no commentary on the previous week, including the Cardinals / Mets 20 inning marathon game. Here’s all I’m going to say about that game: … Continue reading

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MLB Thoughts – April 16, 2010

For whatever it’s worth, I think it’s very cool that Major League Baseball has developed Jackie Robinson Day. I don’t want to wax poetic, but Robinson was more than a great ballplayer; he was a great American. Robinson is one … Continue reading

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Things I’m Loving

I realized it’s been two years since I’ve done one of these ubiquitous “Things I Love” posts; so until the creative juices start flowing again, this is what you get. The MLB At Bat 2010 app for iPhone. Ever since … Continue reading

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MLB Thoughts – April 9, 2010

I’m going to try something new here; a Friday column focused solely on the week that was in Major League Baseball. Here are my reflections on Opening Week 2010. I’ll start with my St. Louis Cardinals, who leave Cincinnati with … Continue reading

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