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Fri, July 04, 2008

Starting Fresh: The Expansion of 1998

by Brendan Macgranachan

In the final part of my six part series on major league expansion drafts, I examine the seventh expansion draft in major league history, the 1998 expansion draft for the newest members of Major League Baseball, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

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Fri, June 27, 2008

Starting Fresh: The Expansion of 1993

by Brendan Macgranachan

In part five of my six part series on major league expansion drafts, I examine the sixth expansion draft in major league history, the 1993 expansion draft for the newest members of the National League, the Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies.

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Fri, June 20, 2008

Starting Fresh: The Expansion of 1977

by Brendan Macgranachan

In part four of my six part series on major league expansion drafts, I examine the fifth expansion draft in major league history, the 1977 expansion draft for the newest members of the American League, the Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays.

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Fri, June 13, 2008

Starting Fresh: The Expansion of 1969

by Brendan Macgranachan

In part three of my six part series on major league expansion drafts, I examine the third and fourth expansion drafts in major league history, the 1969 expansion in which the American League and National League expanded to 12 teams each.

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Fri, June 06, 2008

Starting Fresh: The Expansion of 1962

by Brendan Macgranachan

In part two of my six part series on major league expansion drafts, I examine the second expansion draft in major league history, the 1962 expansion draft for the newest members of the National League, the Houston Colt .45s and the New York Mets.

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Sat, May 31, 2008

Starting Fresh: The Expansion of 1961

by Brendan Macgranachan

In part one of my six part series on major league expansion drafts, I examine the first expansion draft in major league history, the 1961 expansion draft for the newest members of the American League, the Los Angeles Angels and the Washington Senators.

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Fri, May 23, 2008

The Youngest Line-up Ever

by Brendan Macgranachan

On September 27^th, 1963, Houston manager Harry Craft filled out his line-up card for the 160^th time that season. However, unlike any other time he had ever filled out his line-up, his starting nine on this day consisted of nine rookies.

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Fri, May 16, 2008

An International Game: First Foreign Players From Each Country

by Brendan Macgranachan

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Fri, May 09, 2008

Marv Foley’s Triple Crown

by Brendan Macgranachan

Marv Foley’s line of .217-6-19 in his final major league season in 1984 with Texas came nowhere close to winning the American League Triple Crown that season. However, Foley’s line of 1989-1993-1997 won him a much rarer triple crown, one that was never duplicated and probably never will.

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Fri, May 02, 2008

Twenty-Seven Up and Twenty-Seven Down: The Two Perfect Games of 1880

by Brendan Macgranachan

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Sat, April 26, 2008

Playing into the Night: Baseball’s Longest Games

by Brendan Macgranachan

Last Thursday, the San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies had a marathon 22-inning game, the longest baseball game in nearly 15 years. In honor of their longevity, here are some of the longest baseball games in professional baseball history.

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Fri, April 18, 2008

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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Fri, April 11, 2008

Jet Lag: Fact or Fiction?

by Brendan Macgranachan

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

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Fri, April 04, 2008

The Greatest World Series of Them All

by Brendan Macgranachan

A look back at the 1991 Fall Classic between the Twins and Braves.

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Fri, March 28, 2008

The Federal League: Part Three

by Brendan Macgranachan

The final chapter of my three part series focuses on the final season of the Federal League. Part one can be viewed here while part two can be read here.

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