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Field of Fire

August 13, 2021 by Terry Keshner

The White Sox needed this one. For about 102 years the White Sox have needed this one.The Sox got a two-run home run from All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat the New York Yankees 9-8 in the “Field of Dreams” game in Dyersville, Iowa Thursday night, a contest that was far too dramatic, sensational and yes,... Read more of this article

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An Historic Trading Deadline–Can It Happen Again?

August 2, 2021 by Ted Leavengood

If ever a Major League Baseball team traded eight players from its Major League roster in a single day, I can find no mention of it. And yet that is what the Washington Nationals did on July 30, 2021. The Chicago Cubs dealt nine on the same day, which was documented as the highest number there by pundits in the Windy City. It was quite literally as... Read more of this article

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Hondo

July 21, 2021 by Greg Howell

Frank Howard is a big man. Now in his mid-‘80’s, he was an All-American basketball player at Ohio State University before signing a bonus baseball contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1958. Two years later, he won the National League Rookie of the Year award. At 6’7” and somewhere between 275 and 300 pounds, Frank was the biggest man in... Read more of this article

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Isn’t It Time Congress Seriously Examines the Monopoly Power of Major League Baseball

July 2, 2021 by Ted Leavengood

In December of 2020, with results being certified in the much contested election that saw the defeat of Donald Trump, and with two senate seats still hanging in the balance in Georgia, Major League Baseball, Inc. unilaterally ended its cooperative relationship with Minor League Baseball. For decades, the relationship between Minor League and Major League... Read more of this article

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DC Loves the Long Ball

June 25, 2021 by Ted Leavengood

Gather round children and I will tell you tales of Frank Howard, of how the “Capital Punisher,” could hit a baseball to the moon and back. It was the late 1960’s and the Washington Senators remained perennial cellar dwellers as they had been since the Great Depression. But a giant of a man named Frank Howard came to town and finally... Read more of this article

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The Best Starting Pitching Staffs in the Last 100 Years: Part IV

June 12, 2021 by John Baranowski

From Part I: Pitching, pitching, pitching. You may have heard the saying, “You can never have enough pitching.” Of course, if you are going to have good pitching it begins with your starting pitching staff. Which starting pitching staff was the best ever? I considered and reviewed every team that made it to the World Series and some other notable... Read more of this article

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The Titanic Hits Bottom

May 17, 2021 by Ted Leavengood

We got on Amtrak yesterday, hoping to find out just how bad the Nationals minor league organization actually has become. Our destination: Wilmington, Delaware, home of the High-A Blue Rocks. Almost every outlet that judges minor league talent, deems Washington’s the worst in the game. After our trip to Wilmington, it is fair to say that the Titanic,... Read more of this article

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The Best Starting Pitching Staffs in the Last 100 Years: Part III

May 13, 2021 by John Baranowski

From Part I: Pitching, pitching, pitching. You may have heard the saying, “You can never have enough pitching.” Of course, if you are going to have good pitching it begins with your starting pitching staff. Which starting pitching staff was the best ever? I considered and reviewed every team that made it to the World Series and some other notable... Read more of this article

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Beholding the Beauty of the Not-Quite-Normal 2021 Season

April 18, 2021 by Ted Leavengood

The sun was surprisingly warm as we sat along the left field foul line, a dozen rows up from the emerald green field at Camden Yards. The crowd was sparse, socially distanced, but still keenly focused on the game set to begin on the field. There has been little to draw large crowds to Baltimore’s baseball cathedral since they won the AL East in... Read more of this article

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The Best Starting Pitching Staffs in the Last 100 Years: Part II

April 13, 2021 by John Baranowski

Bob Shawkey, Yankees 1919-1927 From Part I: Pitching, pitching, pitching. You may have heard the saying, “You can never have enough pitching.” Of course, if you are going to have good pitching it begins with your starting pitching staff. Which starting pitching staff was the best ever? I considered and reviewed every team that made it to the World... Read more of this article

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