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Chris JaffeBallHype Member since May 2, 2007 |
ballhype.com - 8/27/2007
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When you think great rivalries, certain match-ups come
to mind. Yankees vs. Red Sox. Dodgers vs. Giants.
Mets vs. Humanity. No one ever thinks of Cubs-Brewers, and for some very good reasons. They've only been in the same league for a decade, hardly enough time to build up the great storied rivalries that are part of the game's lore. Even more importantly, since the merger the teams haven't ...
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10 Greatest Cubs-Brewers Games
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Chris Jaffe
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ballhype.com - 8/14/2007
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2007 will mark the end for one of
the least memorable managerial careers of all-time. Buddy Bell
's main claim to fame is that in 35 years of MLB as player and manager has never made the post-season. That's tough to do in the era of multi-tiered playoffs. This year he's been engaged in a dance. He began the season 181 games under .500. Only a handful of men ever ...
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The Dance of Buddy Bell
ballhype.com - 8/3/2007
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I've always liked Michael Barrett . Well, check
that. I've usually liked Michael Barrett. Sure he's been a
dolt in the past, but he's generally come off like a dolt who cared about winning. That was a breath of fresh air in 2004 when his teammates seemed to be more concerned about perceived slightly in the media than their place in the standings. And it ...
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The Kablewy!-fication of Michael Barrett.
ballhype.com - 7/25/2007
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Remember Von Hayes ? No? Well that's OK,
you're hardly alone. And he's hardly worth remembering. How
about Billy Doran or Tim Wallach ? They may as well have been Von Hayes. They played a different position, but same basic guys. All were all-star caliber talents. Wallach spent the 1980s backing up Mike Schmidt in All-Star Games, Von Hayes a terrific ...
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The 2007 Von Hayes All-Stars
