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The Red Sox and A’s will soon square off in the Far East to kick off the regular season. The rest of the teams get their start in a week or so and then we’ll be off. I’m a baseball fan, but I don’t think I’m enough of one to stay up until the…
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Have a post up on Baseball Digest Daily about my conversation with Royals’ starter Brian Bannister today. Read all about it there. I just wanted to restate my thanks for Brian for taking extra time out to talk to me for a bit. Also Brian says he’s going to be doing a semi-regular thing…
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The Cincinnati Reds have sent uber-prospect Jay Bruce down to the minor leagues to start the 2008 season. Response from the stat geek corner of the web has been swift:
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Well this bizarre version of Olympic qualifying reaches it’s conclusion tonight as two teams will earn their tickets to China and two teams will come up one step short. In the opener, Honduras will face Guatemala and the second game will pit the U.S. and Canada against one another. I don’t like winner take…
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Kenny Williams may occasionally take more grief from the stat geek community than warranted, but he’s gonna deserve what they’re about to say this time. Mere months after signing Juan Uribe to a one year $4.5 million deal, they have apparently placed him on waivers. No one with any sense is going to claim…
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Dave at Brock for Broglio interviewed me and it is now up at his site. Interestingly, soon after my interview was posted, Monster.com sent me an e-mail with tips on how to improve my interview IQ. Are they trying to tell me something?
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This is becoming truly bizarre. First a female streaker interrupts the U.S. vs. Honduras match last night (the U.S. won 1-0 to win their group). But that’s nothing compared to the shenanigans going on today. In the early game in the other group, Canada earned a very interesting 5-0 win over group leaders Guatemala.…
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With the U.S. ready to face Honduras today at 7pm ET (4pm VST) with first place in their group on the line, Olympic qualifying is in utter chaos. First, seven players defected from the Cuban National Team, leaving that squad completely crippled. Then, in a remarkable turn of events, Haiti defeated favored Canada 2-1…
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While you might read this as an incoherent screed on the fact that sports fans have decided to use the internet to voice their opinions, Bob Costas (whose baseball qualifications include being born in New York in the 1950s) does come up with a very insightful quote at the end: “It means I’m an…