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inhistoric.com - 104 minutes ago
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On August 16th, the Oakland Athletics celebrated the
80th anniversary of the 1929 Philadelphia Athletics, who won
the World Series, by dressing up in their old uniforms from the '29 season. $18 outfield tickets were dropped to $9.29, $30 box seats were dropped to $19.29, and 10,000 fans ...
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Throwback Uniforms: A's and White Sox (1929)
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nleastchatter.com - 4 hours ago
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Good morning my fellow Mets fans. First off
I would like for us to close our eyes
click our heels three times while saying ” PLEASE LET THIS THREE PLAYER TRADE GO THROUGH !!!” ” PLEASE LET THIS THREE PLAYER TRADE GO THROUGH !!” Its not that I dislike Luis “ Slappy ...
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This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty 10-10-09
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Throwback Uniforms: A's and White Sox (1929)
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Fun With The Elias Rankings
10 hours ago at Lookout Landing
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lookoutlanding.com - 9 hours ago
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"The 2008-09 player rankings, compiled by the Elias
Sports Bureau, are used to compare players and to
determine compensation for free agent signings. The rankings combine stats" something something something last two years something everybody knows ...
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Fun With The Elias Rankings
pinstripealley.com - 11 hours ago
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Elias free agent rankings released Before you say the
Yanks need to sign player X, please check to
see if you would give up a high draft pick for him. FYI, Lackey, Bay and Holliday are all Type-A's. (h/t to BTF )
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Elias free agent rankings released
bugsandcranks.com - 33 hours ago
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Orlando Cabrera was brought to Minnesota to offer
the leadership and passion of a World Series winner,
two-time Gold Glove recipient and veteran of four playoff appearances. Cabrera was added in an attempt to instill life into a team that had performed far below expectations.The OC didn’t disappoint
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Ode to the OC
athleticsnation.com - 2 days ago
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Speaking of umpires, umpires need to enforce the
rules rather than either making them up ("No, that's
only a strike when the count is 3-0") , inventing them ("Ah, that's the 'neighborhood play' as found in section...um, section...well it's ...
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Rules That Need To Be Changed
feedproxy.google.com - 2 days ago
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Every year an underrated prospect has a coming-out-party
at the Arizona Fall League. This year it’s Grant Desme
. Let’s examine whether this kid is the real fantasy deal. Desme suffered a host of injuries (hammy, wrist, shoulder, etc.) over his first two years in the minors. The ...
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Is Grant Desme's (OF, Oakland Athletics) Arizona Fall ...
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com - 2 days ago
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Tonight at 8:15 ET, the MLB Network will
televise the Arizona Fall League Rising Stars game. This
is exactly what I was talking about when I suggested the MLB Network show a rising stars game for high school and college players. This is really great for the game of baseball.
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Preview: Arizona Fall League Rising Stars Game
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 3 days ago
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Links to come ... Update: "Obviously, he enjoys
L.A.," agent Scott Boras told Dylan Hernandez of The
Times. "If he went into the marketplace, the real negative was that he could end up playing in a place he wasn't comfortable...
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Manny Ramirez returns to Dodgers for 2010
fromthedugout.freedomblogging.com - 3 days ago
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For what it’s worth (not much), here are
the odds to make the 2010 World Series, via
www.Bodog.com. New York Yankees 11/4 Boston Red Sox 13/2 Philadelphia Phillies 9/1 Los Angeles Angels 10/1 St. Louis Cardinals 10/1 Los Angeles Dodgers ...
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Early odds for 2010 World Series
halosheaven.com - 3 days ago
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More photos » by Ben Margot - AP
Los Angeles Angels' Bobby Abreu, right, is congratulated in
the dugout after scoring against the Oakland Athletics. Abreu re-signed ...
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Abreu Re-Signs With Angels For Two Years
cantstopthebleeding.com - 4 days ago
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If you’re wondering what could possibly cause women’s
collegiate soccer highlights to receive more airtime on the
overnight “SportsCenter” than the MLS playofs , consider the unique approach of New Mexico defender Elizabeth Lambert, who might well become the female ...
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New Mexico’s Liz Lambert – The New Face Of ...
thesportsgeeks.com - 4 days ago
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Before the 2009 Major League playoffs officially started,
I was listening to ESPN Radio and Bud Selig
was being interviewed on the Mike and Mike in the Morning show about the season and the upcoming post-season action. At one point he was asked about a salary cap as well as an international ...
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The World Series of Wage Supremacy
waitingfornextyear.com - 4 days ago
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While We’re Waiting serves as the early morning
gathering of WFNY-esque information for your viewing pleasure. Have
something you think we should see? Send it to our tips email in the sidebar. Your must-read article of the day: “There are no best practices or guides for dealing with an ...
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While We’re Waiting… Delonte and the Media, Dirty Hines ...
ohiostatebuckeyes.com - 4 days ago
natsfarm.com - 6 days ago
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Just out from the Nationals The Washington Nationals
today named Ron Schueler Special Advisor to the General
Manager. The Nationals also promoted Bill Singer to Director of Professional Scouting. Nationals Senior Vice President and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. A 42-year ...
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More Front Office Hirings
puckthemedia.wordpress.com - 6 days ago
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So here we go for our first try
at this. Please, PLEASE, send us in questions for
this every week so we can pick things up on what I hope will be a regular feature. Contact me at SMLepore@comcast.net or DM me or hit me up on Twitter. Here’s ...
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Puck the Media’s Tuesday Mailbag
athleticsnation.com - 7 days ago
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As the Yankees inch closer to a return
to normalcy, or your whatever your cliché of choice
may be, their fans salivate at the chance to stick it to Red Sox Nation once more, while celebrating the end of nearly a full decade of nothingness. ...
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How Long Before a Championship Wears Off?
mlbnotebook.com - 7 days ago
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I guess I never announced it on the
actual blog, but I will be writing over at
RotoGraphs (FanGraphs' fantasy blog) a couple times a week. For my first post, I start out a series analyzing how a player's free agency could affect his fantasy value for next year. Check it ...
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RotoGraphs: Free Agent Fantasy Impact – Matt Holliday
athleticsnation.com - 7 days ago
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Or maybe it's minor tweaks that you'll barely
notice, I'm not sure. Who has time to read
these memos carefully? Scheduled for Tuesday (though as with the cable guy, it could be anytime between 1:00pm-5:00pm and may not in fact show up on Tuesday), ...
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Big Huge Changes Coming To AN On Tuesday!!!!!!
sfgate.com - 10 days ago
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The veteran second baseman, who spent most of
the year at third for Oakland after coming from
Tampa Bay in a minor-league deal in May, would like to return, and his agent, Paul Cohen , told The Chronicle that talks have been "very positive." Players ...
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Kennedy says he's interested in rejoining A's
examiner.com - 12 days ago
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It’s always fun to track former University of
Alabama players in the pros in all sports. The
World Series begins tonight (6:57pm CT) in Major League Baseball. There’s one Crimson Tide alum that’s still standing in the 2009 season...
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Former Bama pitcher David Robertson in the World Series ...
examiner.com - 12 days ago
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The Alabama Crimson Tide softball team announced its
2010 schedule on Tuesday. UA Athletics Media Relations issued
the release below with quotes from head coach Patrick Murphy and the entire 2010 schedule. Alabama’s softball schedule i...
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Alabama Crimson Tide 2010 softball schedule
rizzosports.com - 13 days ago
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This is the most exciting week of the
year for high school football fans. Final playoff spots
will be filled, and a lot of local rivals will meet. Of course, close to home, we have the great Kittanning vs. Ford City rivalry with a playoff spot on the line. There is a slim chance Kittanning ...
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WPIAL’s Best Football Rivalries
nleastchatter.com - 13 days ago
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<!– @page { margin: 0.79in } P {
margin-bottom: 0.08in } –> Watching last night’s Monday Night
Football game, the ESPN announcing team (which, by the way, is INFINITELY BETTER with Jon Gruden) I wish Gruden could do play-by-play for my life. continuously discussed ...
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The New York Mets: Not as bad as you think…
bizofbaseball.com - 13 days ago
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Jeff Biddle and Shanelle Slaughter have joined the
Minor League Baseball staff as Director of Athletics &
Marketing, Minor League Baseball-Vero Beach LLC and Manager, Special Operations, respectively. Biddle, a native of Dansville, N.Y., joins MiLB after serving as Director of ...
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Minor League Baseball Adds Biddle, Slaughter to Staff
chronicle.com - 14 days ago
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chronicle.com —
A majority of college presidents at the nation's
largest athletics programs favor sweeping change to contain the
escalating costs associated with big-time college sports, but are hard-pressed to identify an entity that can achieve it. Those are among ...
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Presidents Favor Reining In Athletics Costs but Feel ...
rotoprofessor.com - 14 days ago
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Drafted in the second round of the 2007
draft by the Oakland A’s, Grant Desme was a
virtual unknown after collecting just 49 at bats through 2008 (due to injuries to his wrist and shoulder). Splitting time between two levels of Single-A in 2009, he began to make his presence felt...
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Is Grant Desme More Than An AFL Wonder?
beck.mlblogs.com - 14 days ago
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Jason Beck / MLB.com Add the Tigers to
the meeting list for Cuban pitcher Aroldis Chapman as
he talks with Major League teams. Tom Moore, the team's director of international scouting, confirmed a published report that the team has shown interest in ...
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Tigers confirm interest in Cuban defector Chapman
examiner.com - 14 days ago
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examiner.com —
The Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team announced its
2010 schedule this week. Alabama Athletics Media Relations issued
the schedule and some comments from first year head coach Mitch Gaspard in the release below. The Tide returns 5 starters ...
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Alabama Crimson Tide 2010 baseball schedule
cnbc.com - 14 days ago
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Posted By: Darren Rovell In the last 20
years, the average distance between two World Series opponents
has been 1,040 miles. That's equivalent to about a three-hour plane flight. Get a seven-game series and the flights back and forth can not ...
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Yanks-Phillies: Great For Media Travel
424tales.blogspot.com - 14 days ago
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I'm a little late to the party in
posting about Mark McGwire joining Tony LaRussa's coaching staff
in St. Louis as the hitting instructor, so most of the jokes about juicing the offense and injecting life into the lineup have already been used. So, I thought I would take a look around the ...
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McGwire to Not Talk About the Past On Cards' Bench
mlbdailydish.com - 14 days ago
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ESPN.com's Buster Olney speculates about the possibility of
Mark Mulder landing in Milwaukee. It makes a lot
of sense, considering the circumstances. Brewers manager Ken Macha recently brought back his former pitching coach Rick Peterson to help fix ...
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Mark Mulder a fit in Milwaukee?
ajc.com - 15 days ago
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Pitcher, team deal on contract extension, which is
expected to be for "at least" three years.
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Hudson, Braves to resume negotiations
mlbtraderumors.com - 15 days ago
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Pat Lackey informs us that a Cardinals source
confirmed to Fanhouse's Ed Price that Mark McGwire has
been hired to replace Hal McRae as the St. Louis hitting coach. McGwire, 46, played in Saint Louis for four and a half seasons, hitting 220 home ...
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Cards Hire McGwire As Hitting Coach
thegmsperspective.com - 15 days ago
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The student has surpassed the teacher, so to
speak. 35-year-old Jed Hoyer is to be named the
newest general manager for the San Diego Padres replacing Kevin Towers who has held the position for the past 14 seasons. The Padres were not expected to make a formal announcement on the weekend. ...
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The GM’s Perspective Exclusive – Is Jed Hoyer The Answer ...
rightoffrussell.com - 16 days ago
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rightoffrussell.com —
Strong words were uttered this week by John
Turner about University of Maryland Athletic Director Debbie yow.
Turner, former drummer for the band Ratt and father of current Maryland starting QB Chris Turner posted the following on a Inside MD Sports message board:+ “Get rid of Yow. ...
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“Lack of Communication” in College Park
bases.nbcsports.com - 18 days ago
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Injuries, poor performances, and free-agent losses led to
Milwaukee's rotation ranking dead last in baseball with a
5.37 ERA this season, and the Brewers have hired former A's and Mets pitching coach Rick Peterson to fix things. Peterson built up...
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Rick Peterson joins Brewers as pitching coach
mlbtraderumors.com - 19 days ago
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Remember when the Cardinals traded for Scott Rolen
? Or when the Jays gave up Michael Young
for Esteban Loaiza? You probably remember the deal that sent Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis to the Tigers . Those three deals are just a few of the ...
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Trades Of The Decade
nleastchatter.com - 19 days ago
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According to ESPN’s Jorge Arangure Jr.,Cuban defector and
pitching phenom Aroldis Chapman expected to arrive in New
York today to visit with several GMs. Arangure Jr. believes that the flame throwing 21-year-old lefty getting a contract in the $40-60MM range. Arangure believes that the ...
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Aroldis Chapman Visits New York - Omar Salivates
slidingintohome.blogspot.com - 19 days ago
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Ardolis Chapman, the highly coveted Cuban pitcher, will
meet with top MLB teams (payroll and talent-wise) in
NY soon. Teams included are the Boston Red Sox, Mets, LA Dodgers and Angels, the A's and Giants have shown interest, and of course, the Yankees. Here's some other stuff from Jorge ...
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Chapman To Meet With MLB's Top Guns
athleticsnation.com - 20 days ago
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Before the League Championship Series' got underway, I posed a
simple question: "Who do you like?" which I ultimately
changed to "Who do you hate less?" By process of elimination, the Philadelphia Phillies were an easy pick, at ...
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Phillies Have the Look of a Champion
fullcount.weei.com - 20 days ago
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Red Sox hitting coach Dave Magadan has generously
offered to drop by the Virtual Press Box on
Thursday at noon to take questions in the second installment of WEEI.com’s Thursday baseball chat series. In his third season with the Sox, Boston ...
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Chat with Red Sox Hitting Coach Dave Magadan
thegmsperspective.com - 20 days ago
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The Vancouver Canadians, single-A affiliate of the Oakland
Athletics continue to make changes from within. The departure
of former general manager Andrew Seymour, who recently took a position with the Grand Prairie AirHogs of the independent American Association, left an opening at the ...
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Jason Takefman Is The New Vancouver Canadians GM
digitalsportsdaily.com - 20 days ago
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digitalsportsdaily.com —
By Travis Duncan October 20th, 1988 The Los
Angeles Dodgers win the 85th World Series, beating the
Oakland A’s 5-2 in Game 5. The Dodgers beat the A’s 5-2 in Game 5, on the efforts of Orel Hershiser who pitched a complete game, allowing only four hits, two runs, and ...
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This Day in Sports History: Dodgers win it all
sports.yahoo.com - 20 days ago
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MILWAUKEE (AP)—Rick Peterson knew he wanted to join
the Brewers as soon as he left his interview.
Help for Milwaukee’s beleaguered pitching staff can’t come quickly enough. Peterson, 54, was given a two-year contract Tuesday as Milwaukee’s newest ...
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Berwers hire Rick Peterson as pitching coach
jsonline.com - 21 days ago
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The Brewers have selected new pitching coach Rick
Peterson to help turn around a starting rotation that
ranked last in the National League with a 5.37 earned run average in 2009, a performance that ruined the team's chances of returning to the playoffs.
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Brewers pick Peterson to straighten out arms
soxanddawgs.com - 21 days ago
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The top two free agents this offseason that
play left field are going to be St. Louis
Cardinals outfielder Bill Buckner Matt Holliday and Boston Red Sox outfielder Jason Bay. You can bet your last dollar that the Red Sox will definitely be trying to re-sign Bay during the two week period ...
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Matt Holliday Prefers New York
fangraphs.com - 22 days ago
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With large market teams represented fourfold in the
league championship series, some have seen fit to reminiscence
and kick dirt on the dead horse known as Moneyball. A tired topic, to be sure, it is one that deserves more attention to detail and ...
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The Problem with Oakland
tnr.com - 22 days ago
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tnr.com —
Whatever happens in the National League and American
League Championship series unfolding over the next week or
so, one outcome has already been decided--the effective end of the theories of Moneyball as a viable way to build a playoff-caliber ...
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Against 'Moneyball'
