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Key Decisions for the Yankees 2009 Season

BrianDaubach7 BrianDaubach7 posted 10 hours ago from www.dugoutcentral.com

I think starting pitching is their greatest weakness right now and if they want to be successful, they a couple more quality veteran arms to allow Hughes and Kennedy time to grow.

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Baseball Names - and How They Got That Way! (Part 5)

BrianDaubach7 BrianDaubach7 posted 10 hours ago from www.dugoutcentral.com

From "Old Reliable" to "Wait Till Next Year," author provides some interesting derivations for baseball names.

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Weekend Baseball Facts

Published 46 hours ago by Bill Chuck at Dugout Central

Here’s a 25-fact roster for you. 1. LOVE THE EAST: In the World Series, the Phils have played the Red Sox in 1915, the Yankees in 1950, the Orioles in 1983 and the Blue Jays in 1993. If they face the Rays this season, they can call “Bingo!” BTW: They’ve lost to all the AL East ...
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Remembering Yankee Stadium – the 50’s

BrianDaubach7 BrianDaubach7 posted 35 hours ago from www.dugoutcentral.com

Author takes some incredible memories from his book. It's amazing what people remember, even from as long ago as the 50s.

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Reviewing the Past, and Previewing the Future: The Arizona Fall League

BrianDaubach7 BrianDaubach7 posted 35 hours ago from www.dugoutcentral.com

Author gives an interesting look into the Arizona Fall League. Like all minor leagues, it functions as a feeder for the majors, thus improving the quality baseball played at the majors.

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Speaking of the Rays and Red Sox…

EricLip@DugoutCentral EricLip@DugoutCentral posted 2 days ago from www.dugoutcentral.com

Great notes as always from Bill Chuck filled with interesting info. The Rays may have a great home record with big crowds at the Trop but I would think in this series there will be plenty of Sox fans in the house as well. I am really interested to see what the Tampa crowd will be like this series.

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Pags: This Manny Criticism Has to Stop!

EricLip@DugoutCentral EricLip@DugoutCentral posted 2 days ago from www.dugoutcentral.com

I am really surprised that as a former player, Pags is quick to defend Manny. I agree with him that Manny certainly won't be the first or the last player not to give 100% every time he steps on the diamond, but the crap he pulled in Boston is went far beyond the typical actions of today's athlete.

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The Matsuzaka Plan: ALCS Game 1 Preview

EricLip@DugoutCentral EricLip@DugoutCentral posted 2 days ago from www.dugoutcentral.com

Interesting perspective on Dice K. I agree there are some advantages to Dice K's approach but he better be careful. You asking for trouble if you become to careful working to batters. He could face problems with walks which could lead to the big inning. Also the Sox bullpen is not a strength.

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How Not to Pick the NLCS Winner

Fred9964 Fred9964 posted 46 hours ago from www.dugoutcentral.com

The Dodgers are a completely different team than they were for most of the regular season. Just adding Manny is huge, but getting back Furcal too makes a huge difference.

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50 Years Ago – Bullet Bob Turley

Fred9964 Fred9964 posted 46 hours ago from www.dugoutcentral.com

Amazing what some people do after baseball. Nowadays, players don't need to work, but in Turley's day, everyone had to get a job and work for a long time before they could retire for good.

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ALDS Predictions

Fred9964 Fred9964 posted 3 days ago from www.dugoutcentral.com

It's going to be a tough series no matter what, but it's hard to discount the Red Sox's Experience even with how well the teams have played this year. The Rays were 8-7 against the Sox this season and these two teams were the two best home-teams in the league.

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The “Strikeouts as Strategy” Rebuttal

BrianDaubach7 BrianDaubach7 posted 2 days ago from www.dugoutcentral.com

Good argument based on the modern line of thinking regarding strikeouts and statistics in general.

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To Help You Make an Educated Choice

Published 3 days ago by Bill Chuck at Dugout Central

OVERALL RECORDS Tampa Bay Rays (97-65) Boston Red Sox (95-67) Philadelphia Phillies (92-70) Los Angeles Dodgers (84-78) HOME RECORDS Tampa Bay Rays (57-24) Boston Red Sox (56-25) Philadelphia Phillies (48-33) Los Angeles Dodgers (48-33) The Dodgers were 23-9 at ...
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Rays’ Maddon Showing Bullpen Management Skills

Published 4 days ago by Jeff Moore at Dugout Central

Don’t look now traditionalists, but the Rays are winning using the dreaded…bullpen by committee! <pause for resuscitation> So perhaps the Rays aren’t completely abandoning the bullpen slotting system that has formed beyond stadium walls over the past two decades, but they are ...
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Scout: Rays Have the Advantage

BrianDaubach7 BrianDaubach7 posted 4 days ago from www.dugoutcentral.com

It's going to be extremely close. Scout gives them a slight edge, but these things are very difficult to predict.

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Last Night at Fenway

BrianDaubach7 BrianDaubach7 posted 4 days ago from www.dugoutcentral.com

A game at Fenway is a unique experience. When it's the playoffs, it's even more spectacular. When you're Bill Chuck of DugoutCentral.com, who knows what will happen?

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Manny Will Have Last Laugh

Published 5 days ago by Mike Silva at Dugout Central

If you missed Bill Simmons column from ESPN Page 2 on Thursday , I recommend you take some time and read his perspective on Manny Ramirez. When Manny was traded from Boston you would think he was the anti-Christ in dreadlocks. Boston writers, as only they can, turned their back on Ramirez ...
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Ron Santo Deserves Hall Induction

Fred9964 Fred9964 posted 5 days ago from www.dugoutcentral.com

Author argues that, "Ron Santo was a better player than half the third basemen already in the Hall of Fame. He was the best third baseman of his era, and he was one of the five best position players."

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LDS = League Dismal Series

Published 6 days ago by Bill Chuck at Dugout Central

LDS = League Dismal Series I will admit it, after the first two games of all four LDS I was rooting for the team down two games to none. And I was, and will be, rooting for the teams down two games to one. I’m sorry Red Sox Nation, I didn’t say I’m not rooting for the Sox to carry on, I am ...
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Breaking Down Beckett

BrianDaubach7 BrianDaubach7 posted 5 days ago from www.dugoutcentral.com

Something's obviously wrong. Here's analysis of the causes based on the ineffectiveness of his curve and slider from a Dugout Scout.

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