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Greatest Players Never To Win A Championship
OK, so I'm on my greatest players kick but there is just so much history to be told in each sport.  This list is a collection of the greatest players who fell short of just one goal, to win a title. Here's the list of the greatest players never to hoist a championship trophy in order of greatness: http://rawsportsblog.com/?p=1337  
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Padres vs. Reds - Box Score - July 23, 2008
BATTING 2B: K Griffey Jr (20, J Thatcher) HR: J Valentin (1, 5th inning off G Maddux 0 on, 1 Out); E Encarnacion (19, 6th inning off C Meredith 1 on, 1 Out); A Dunn (29, 7th inning off J Thatcher 3 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Valentin (11), A Dunn 5 (68), E ...
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Best Father-Son Combo's Off All-Time
As Ken Griffey Jr. and Barry Bonds play out what appears to be their final years in baseball I'm reminded of the all-time greatest father-son duo's to ever suit up. The obvious one's are the Bond's, Griffey's and the Manning's, but over time there have been many more than just three families to grace the record books. Without further adieu here's the list in order of greatness.  ...
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 Happy Fun All-star Game Voting Fighting!
Happy Fun All-star Game Voting Fighting!
I think most knowledgeable MLB fans have at least minor complaints with fan voting at the All-star game. There’s always at least one completely undeserving player — like Ken Griffey Jr. this year — that gets voted in ...
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 Refuse to Lose, The 1995 Seattle Mariners
Refuse to Lose, The 1995 Seattle Mariners
The story of the most magical baseball season in the city of Seattle, the year 1995.
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 Griffey, Dunn get to keep their spots | Reds.com: News
Griffey, Dunn get to keep their spots | Reds.com: News
CINCINNATI -- Ken Griffey Jr. and Adam Dunn don't have the best batting averages, but Reds manager Dusty Baker doesn't plan on doing anything different with the two sluggers when it comes to filling out a lineup card. Griffey's .236 average and Dunn's ...
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Three Reds on all-time Gold Glove team | Cincinnati Enquirer
"> Three Reds on all-time Gold Glove team Cooperstown Hall of Famers Johnny Bench and Joe Morgan, along with Ken Griffey Jr., were recognized Friday for their selection to the Rawlings Gold Glove All-Time Team. Fans gave the trio a standing ovation.  ...
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Mets vs. Reds - Box Score - July 17, 2008
BATTING 2B: J Bruce (9, J Santana); E Encarnacion (20, A Heilman); J Valentin (7, S Schoeneweis); K Griffey Jr (17, D Sanchez) 3B: J Keppinger (2, J Santana) HR: A Dunn (27, 4th inning off J Santana 0 on, 1 Out); E Encarnacion (16, 4th inning off J ...
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 Doug Glanville laughs at your misfortune...
Doug Glanville laughs at your misfortune...
Check out Doug Glanville's fan mail and the shameless sucker who asked for a donation to help pay his rent!
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 Best Ever Home RUn Derby Moments
Best Ever Home RUn Derby Moments
We give you all the best moments in Derby history, from Josh Hamilton to Mark McGwire to Bobby Abreu to Ken Griffey, Jr.
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 The All-Time MLB All Star MVP
The All-Time MLB All Star MVP
With all of the history being celebrated this week at Yankees Stadium, so I've decided to give you the player I consider to be the All-Time All-Star MVP. The players being considered are Cal Ripken Jr, Ken Griffey Jr, Steve Garvey, Willie Mays and Gary Carter. Who do you think I've selected?
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In Which I Agree With Joe Morgan
Joe Morgan takes more flack than most broadcasters. My opinion is that most of it is well-earned. But I couldn’t agree more with what he said about the All-Star Game.
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 6 Things That Need To Happen
6 Things That Need To Happen
1. Move Sean Henry, Daniel Dorn, and Shaun Cumberland to AAA. If you don't plan on having Dunn next year you need to find out if any of these 3 guys can possibly be a part of the answer. 2. You find a place for Chris Dickerson at the major league level to see what he can offer. Likely involving cutting Corey Patterson loose. 3. Trade every player over the age of 26 on the major league ...
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 Diamond Rundown – Edition Fourteen
Diamond Rundown – Edition Fourteen
Facts, figures and other tidbits from the fourteenth week of the ’08 major league baseball season. According to Elias I : Texas’s Josh Hamilton notched his 80 th RBI in the third inning of the Rangers 2-1 win over the Yankees. Hamilton’s 80 RBI was the most by the end of June since Carlos Delgado plated 89 in 2003, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Notable Quotable I : ...
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Ryan Rowland-Smith
An 'alt' line Ryan Rowland-Smith MLB - Seattle Mariners - Pitcher Read Ryan s Blog Ryan Benjamin Rowland-Smith (born January 26, 1983 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian baseball player who pitches for the Seattle Mariners. He also pitched for ...
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 A Southpaw’s Story
A Southpaw’s Story
Ryan Ludwick’s dim chance at All-Star game history The All-Star rosters will be announced Sunday, and St. Louis OF Ryan Ludwick will probably just miss his first selection. A promising talent taken in the 2nd round by Oakland in 1999, Ludwick fought injury and inconsistency bouncing from team to team until finding a home in St. Louis last season. His story is sometimes lost among ...
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Odds and Ends: Phillips, Chacon, Hewitt, Griffey
Random links for the afternoon.  No chat today - we will probably push it to Thursday. That was quick - the Mets designated Andy Phillips for assignment. Shawn Chacon cleared waivers and was released without pay, but the players' ...
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LaRue: No Griffey in 2008
A while back there was some talk about bringing Ken Griffey Jr. back to Seattle. The logic was that he would slightly improve the offense (even during the worst year of his career) and would help curb Seattle’s slumping attendance. Well, ...
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 Dusty Baker's Son May Be Running the Reds
Dusty Baker's Son May Be Running the Reds
Ken Griffey Jr. arrived to the park last night thinking he was going to play, and when he saw the lineup card without his name on it, he grilled Dusty Baker 's nine-year-old son Darren why his dad wasn't playing him. One kidney shot to the ego later, ...
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 BLS poll: Will Braun catch Fukudome in All-Star voting?
BLS poll: Will Braun catch Fukudome in All-Star voting?
Major League Baseball just released its final update of the National League voting totals and it appears that all but one position is locked up. The uncertainty comes at the third OF spot, where Chicago's Kosuke Fukudome has seen his lead cut to ...
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In Which Dusty Baker's Son Comes Correct
Against all odds, faced with a decision about whom to sit tonight against lefty Paul Maholm, Dusty Baker, in the upset of the year, is sitting Jr. Right decision in every respect. That said, this exchange as reported by C. Trent Rosecrans is all ...
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C. Trent's Blog :: Griffey, Reds walk-off with win
Ken Griffey Jr. wasn't in the lineup for Monday's game against the Pirates and he asked the first Baker he saw why. That Baker was Darren, manager Dusty Baker's son, and Darren Baker answered in a way only a 9-year old could answer a first-ballot Hall ...
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Pirates vs. Reds - Box Score - June 30, 2008
BATTING 2B: J Hairston (15, P Maholm); D Ross (5, M Capps) HR: J Hairston (2, 3rd inning off P Maholm 0 on, 0 Out); K Griffey Jr (10, 9th inning off M Capps 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Hairston (15), J Bruce (15), K Griffey Jr 2 (36) Runners left in scoring ...
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Alas, Junior - It's Not To Be in '08
A year ago, in the feel-good story of the season, the Seattle Mariners and their fans welcomed Ken Griffey Jr. ...
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BakerMetrics Alert: Dusty Is Worse Than I Thought
Just when Dusty was getting his act together, and was starting to figure out how to build a decent line up Dusty takes 5 steps backwards. Let me run down the play by play for anyone who didn't see it. * The inning starts off with Adam Dunn walk * Corey Patterson comes in to pinch run * Brandon Phillips infield singles on a ball to the shortstop Then the weird shit starts. continued...
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 Reds complete series domination with 9-5 win over hapless Indians; trade rumors abound
Reds complete series domination with 9-5 win over hapless Indians; trade rumors abound
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 1 9 14 2 CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 5 11 0 W: Bronson Arroyo (5-7), L: Aaron Laffey (4-5) ...
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 Alberta Griffey: The Walkoff Walk Interview
Alberta Griffey: The Walkoff Walk Interview
Camp Tiger Claw interviewed Ken Griffey's mother Alberta about her son's career and her hectic travel schedule of late. She tells a great anecdote about Ken, former manager Lou Piniella, and a cow.
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 Thursday 10 - Funniest MLB player commercials
Thursday 10 - Funniest MLB player commercials
Today on the Thursday 10, I’m bringing you 10 of the funniest commercials involving current and former Major League Baseball players. The commercials are in no particular order. Sit back and enjoy the show.