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Rainbows and unicorns..
While nobody has asked him about his coaching philosophy or where he stands on the use of 21st century metrics, I think most baseball wonks would consider Madison Mallards manager, Donnie Scott, a caveman given his creds. Of the sixteen coaching staffs in the Northwoods League (and I checked them all), Scott is the only…
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Welcome to your nine inning vacation..
On Sunday, I traveled to Madison Wisconsin for my first baseball game. Having never been to Madison before, I had hoped to scope out the scene, but scheduling dictated I grab a wonderful pregame brunch. Note to travelers visiting state capitals, not much is open on Sundays. I was curious about the past tenants of…
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Hey hey no doubt about it…
You know the rest of this ditty and yes, I’m being snarky. I was unable to post before the game because I had to work. I was going to post that the Cubs had to whomp on the hapless, over loved Reds this week (including today). Even as they headed into the bottom of the…
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What haven’t you done for me lately..
Since the trade deadline passed without so much as a real ace being traded, I’ve heard the usual coverage (CYA) that individual teams didn’t buy because nobody really was selling at the price anyone wanted to pay. Whether you’re buying that crap or not, what I do know is that the media and fans are…
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R.I.P Ryno!
Cub fans and the larger baseball world are mourning the passing of HOF second baseman, Ryne Sandberg. Someone suggested that he held out long enough so that the recent HOF’ers would have their day. Whether that’s true or not, it speaks to the respect he had for the game. Rather than highlighting his career stats…
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Cooperstown 2020 edition
In less than an hour Dave Parker, Dick Allen, Billy Wagner, Ichiro and C.C Sabathia will be inducted into the Baseball HOF. Unfortunately, Parker and Allen aren’t able to attend. It’s too bad that they’re not able to bask in the fans’ appreciation for them. For those with summer things on their platters today, you…
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The floodgates have not opened
A friend hoped that the trade of Josh Naylor to Seattle would sate my desire for the trading to begin. It’s more that I’m tired of all the artless chatter about who is going where and for whom. Until teams pull the trigger, it’s all just blather. I’m not surprised that there’s only been one…
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What they’re not saying
Over the years I’ve learned that fewer baseball insiders have any real information and that most of what they pass off as news is pure speculation on their part. It may be that GM’s are using the media the way player agents used the media to create demand when there really wasn’t any. As a…
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Caution, what seems obvious will be screwed up by baseball
Depending when you are reading this, the Cubs have either the best or third best record in all of baseball. Offense hasn’t been the problem this season except when an inferior offensive team comes to town. Laugh with me. As a Cub fans, I’m tired of hearing two things this year, one being their home…
I'd rather be sitting in a ballpark. 