Category Archives: Baseball
“Is This Heaven?” “No, It’s Arbitration!”
It’s January 20, and you know what that means…it’s arbitration time in Major League Baseball! I always wondered what in the world arbitration was that seemed to be such a large part of MLB, so last semester, I wrote a … Continue reading
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Busy Week for the Braves…
I have to say, this is an ugly picture. I mean, ugly! It just ain’t right, man, it just ain’t right! Nothing against Boston, of course, or their caps, which I think are pretty nice-looking, but a “B” looks so … Continue reading
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Tribute to the Mad Dog
Last week, it was announced that Greg Maddux, one of the greatest pitchers the game of baseball has ever seen, would announce his retirement today, and he did just that this afternoon. Maddux finished with some seriously nasty numbers, with … Continue reading
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I Know It’s Jumping the Gun at this Point…
But I just can’t help but think of a 2010 rotation that looks like this: Jake Peavey AJ Burnett Tim Hudson Javier Vazquez Jair Jurrgens This year’s ace is in the 5 hole. Wishful thinking at this point, but how … Continue reading
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Braves in Action, Finally…
Is it possible?? Can it really be true that the Atlanta National League Baseball Club actually made an offseason transaction? Looks like it. After over a month of teases with Jake Peavey (and I actually spelled it right this time, … Continue reading
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I Love the Fall, But…
I love this time of year. The weather is finally starting to get cooler outside, football is really hitting its stride, the holiday season is right around the corner, and opening day of duck season was last Saturday. But, as … Continue reading
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Amazin’ Phils! and, Don’t Mess with the World Series!
Congratulations to the Philadelphia Phillies, their coaches, fans, and those that only became fans last week, and who will jump off the bandwagon after the Phils’ first losing streak of the 2009 season, for winning their first World Series in … Continue reading
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Please Pass the Peavy
I’m a fan of the Atlanta Braves. I’ve been a fan about as long as I was old enough to understand what baseabll is. I remember watching Dale Murphy. I remember the amazing worst-to-first run in 1990. I remember Maddux, … Continue reading
So Long, Skip.
I have been a Braves fan as long as I can remember. Growing up, before the days of ESPN, FSN, and regional 24-7 sports networks, there was the Braves on TBS. The Braves were on, the Braves played baseball, and … Continue reading
What a Difference a Day (or Two) Makes…
Playoffs? Playoffs?? Don’t talk to me about PLAYOFFS! Everything I wrote the other day about the Braves? Fuggetaboutit! The Braves were going to have to add some key players, as well as maintain what good they had going, if they … Continue reading
