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Sun, April 20, 2008

Climbing the Ladder with the American League 4/20/2008

by Matt Sisson

As temperature’s rise, so do the Red Sox

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Climbing the Ladder with the National League 4/20/2008

by Scott Powers

Mets take 5 straight, lead East

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Yawkey’s Other Red Sox

by Bob Hector

Silverton, Oregon’s Red Sox have not been forgotten by the citizens of this “blue jean, no-tie” town nestled in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains.

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Sat, April 19, 2008

Baseball’s Best Runners-Up: 1942 Dodgers

by Justin Murphy

Dem Bums indeed.

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Today’s Phillies More Wade’s Than Gillick’s Handiwork

by Brian Joseph

Maybe the Phillies’ fans owe Ed Wade an apology.

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Fri, April 18, 2008

What’s in a Name?

by KJOK

Professional baseball teams have had some really wild, wacky, humorous and unusual names.

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Before Jackie: Baseball’s First African-American

by Brendan Macgranachan

While baseball honors Jackie Robinson and his breaking of the color line in 1947, let’s take a moment to celebrate Moses Fleetwood Walker.

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Thu, April 17, 2008

Strong Pitching Has Cardinals in First Place (For Now)

by Richard Stroud

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Wed, April 16, 2008

Sunday at Shea: A Wright Moment and a Wrong Turn

by Joe Williams

The author is a lifelong New York Mets fan. In celebration of 45 years of baseball at Shea Stadium and it being the Stadium’s last season, Joe purchased two season tickets to the Sunday games at Shea.

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Seamheads Radio

by Matt Sisson

Matt Sisson Interviews David Laurila from Baseball Prospectus

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The Sabermetric Soapbox: Unite for History!

by Matt Mitchell

How a self-serving interest is inhibiting an advancement of baseball research.

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Tue, April 15, 2008

This Week in Baseball: 1928

by Mike Lynch

This is part of a weekly series in which I describe what was happening in Major League Baseball each week of a randomly chosen year. This week’s article chronicles the goings on during the week of April 8-14, 1928.

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Baseball History — As Seen From The Shadows of Cooperstown: Part VI

by Gene Carney

In the sixth of a 10-part series, the author takes an in-depth look at Major League Baseball history from 1951 to 1960.

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Mon, April 14, 2008

Roto Choronicles - National League, Week 2

by Wayne Lin

Week two is in the record books and here are some shockers and surprises:

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Return of the Franchise

by Justin Murphy

A closer look at Francisco Liriano’s first start back.

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Diamond Rundown - Edition Two

by Brian Joseph

Facts, figures and other tidbits from the second week of the ’08 major league baseball season.

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Roto Chronicles: American League – April 14

by Michael Taylor

Be aware that there will be saves available in the free-agent pool eventually…” Jason Grey, ESPN.com

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Sun, April 13, 2008

Climbing the Ladder with the American League 4/13/2008

by Matt Sisson

The Ups and Downs of the Early Season…

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Climbing the Ladder with the National League 4/13/2008

by Scott Powers

Sophomores set tone for D’backs

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Sat, April 12, 2008

How A Baseball Simmer Challenged History

by Brian Joseph

Robert Bofors’ study of caught stealing estimates during the Deadball era proves to be illuminating. 

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The Worst of Baseball Prospectus

by Matt DiFilippo

Sometimes BP’s snarky writers are a little off on their assessments.

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Fri, April 11, 2008

A Major League Rivalry

by Josh Deitch

A look at the first meeting between the Bronx Bombers and Red Sox Nation with Rick Vaughn, Lou Brown, Roger Dorn, and the rest of the Cleveland Indians

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Jet Lag: Fact or Fiction?

by Brendan Macgranachan

Is jet lag to blame for Boston’s slow start?

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