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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas..
Even when you’re old enough to not believe in Santa, there’s still an element of surprise on Christmas morning. After hearing the Cubs reacquired Jeimer Candelario in a trade with the Nationals, I hit the league site in search of other trades. The cost for the switch-hitting corner infielder was two minor leaguers of such…
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4,437 fans showed up to a game, but only 6 of us knew what was going on..
The crowd heading into Neuroscience Group Field at Grand Chute, Wisconsin aka Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, Wisconsin. After a little bad luck and a sense of ennui, I finally made it back to a minor league game Sunday afternoon. It was an absolutely gorgeous day at the ballpark and we were treated to a…
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Finally, a crazy trade..
I think most of us are sighing with relief. The Rangers went out and traded for Max Scherzer, the recipient of the 21st century Jack Morris award. I’d reference The Six shooter, Have Gun Will Travel or The Magnificent Seven, but that would be piling on. Even the most skeptical Mets fan couldn’t have seen…
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All bagels are not created equally..
I’ve decided to hold off on my post about today’s exciting minor league game I attended although I’m still upset by the pathetic bagel I got at Panera in Appleton. I went there specifically because I know what I’m getting. Which brings me to the Orioles-Yankees game I’m sort of watching on ESPN. Aren’t they…
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The unpredictability of trades…
Because we’re only days away from the official trade deadline, the importance of deals made at or right before are conflated. It’s a matter of proximity or recency bias. Historically, teams have made significant in-season moves months before the deadline that have had greater impact on pennant races (and beyond). Some trades have to be…
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A gold watch perhaps?
Ordinarily, it’s hard to get too worked up when a player announces his retirement from the game when he’s played for more than a few teams. It’s often harder to care when that player never played for your team. I think most sports fans appreciate when a player plays for one team his entire career-regardless…
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Who is the hottest team in the NL right now?
Which if any NL team will reach 60 wins before the Braves hit 70? Related to the trade deadline, which of the following will eventually reach the .500 mark, the Mets, Guardians, Tigers, Cubs or Mets?
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The significance of the National
It seems like only yesterday that Scott Rolen and Fred McGriff were inducted into the Hall of Fame. Later this week McGriff will be able to add HOF ’23 to his signature at the 43rd National Sports Collectors Convention-simply known as the National. Anyone who wants to dig into the history of the National and…
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Three lefties and a funeral
Initially, I was going to include Reds first baseman, Joey Votto in the discussion but released the highs of his 2023 resurgence may be nothing more than a mirage. Instead, I want to focus on two former NL MYP’s whose fortunes had taken a turn for the worse in recent years. Since back in the…
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Pat’s call to the Hall..
Later today Pat Hughes will enter Baseball’s Hall of Fame as the 2023 Ford C Frick winner. It’s a big day for baseball fans everywhere, but especially in Chicago and Milwaukee. Although he is a native Californian, he took to Milwaukee and Chicago like a native. Younger Cub fans have only known Pat as their…
