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Meaningless Opening Day Predictions
splicetoday.com - 4/6/2009
Meaningless Opening Day Predictions
— splicetoday.com — The week before Opening Day brings out the worst in most sportswriters.... (more) Meaningless Opening Day Predictions

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Interview with Orioles' sportswriter Peter Schmuck
splicetoday.com - 2/16/2009
Interview with Orioles' sportswriter Peter Schmuck
— splicetoday.com — The Orioles are going nowhere, again, and will most likely experience their 12th straight losing season. The... Baltimore Sun's Peter Schmuck, however, is an entertaining writer, a 30-year veteran, who takes it all in stride. A candid interview about a team that was once considered a "class" franchise. (more) Interview with Orioles' sportswriter Peter Schmuck

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Save Your Yankees Disgust
splicetoday.com - 12/29/2008
Save Your Yankees Disgust
— splicetoday.com — The New York Yankees, and its owners, may be obnoxious, but they shouldn't be blamed for trying... to put their best team on the field. The hoopla over their spending spree is silly; there's no law against signing the best players available. (more) Save Your Yankees Disgust

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The New Economics of Baseball: Interview with "ShysterBall"
splicetoday.com - 11/10/2008
The New Economics of Baseball: Interview with "ShysterBall"
— splicetoday.com — Craig Calcaterra, who runs the popular "ShysterBall" blog, talks about whether MLB will see a decline in... attendance next year due to the economy, Selig's blackballing of Mark Cuban, the hot stove and what he'd do as MLB commissioner for a day. (more) The New Economics of Baseball: Interview with "ShysterBall"

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splicetoday.com - 9/30/2008
MLB Predictions Gone Awry
— splicetoday.com — Baseball predictions, like those in politics, often look really silly six months after they were made. Did... anyone outside of L.A. or Tampa Bay know who Joe Maddon was in April? (more) MLB Predictions Gone Awry

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Eulogy for '08 Tigers
splicetoday.com - 9/29/2008
Eulogy for '08 Tigers
— splicetoday.com — The Detroit Tigers, for a longtime fan, regressed to the abyss of 2003. Nothing went right, although... he's not (entirely) blaming injuries. Will the Bengals create their own bailout for 2009? (more) Eulogy for '08 Tigers

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Save the Florida Marlins!
splicetoday.com - 9/22/2008
Save the Florida Marlins!
— splicetoday.com — Despite some movement in the Florida courts, does anyone really believe, especially in this economic market, that... the Marlins will really get a new ballpark in Miami. The franchise is doomed to annual auctions of great players and empty stands unless it moves to another city. (more) Save the Florida Marlins!

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The Yanks Aren't Dead Yet
splicetoday.com - 9/2/2008
The Yanks Aren't Dead Yet
— splicetoday.com — It might look grim for the Yanks, but is there anyone who can't stand the Bronx Bombers... counting them out yet? When they're four back with three left, it'll be time to celebrate their absence from the postseason. (more) The Yanks Aren't Dead Yet

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Spots Heard 'Round the World
splicetoday.com - 8/13/2008
Spots Heard 'Round the World
— splicetoday.com — Advertising has always been an integral part of baseball, but in recent years, the in-game sponsorship of... pitch counts, game summaries and replays have gone to new extremes. It won't be long before baseball players are wearing arm patches for Taco Bell or Bud Light. (more) Spots Heard 'Round the World

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Mr. Shysterball is Interviewed
splicetoday.com - 5/19/2008
Mr. Shysterball is Interviewed
— splicetoday.com — Craig Calcaterra, 34, a lawyer in Ohio by day, is a baseball fanatic/blogger who shares his opinionated... yet civil views about the country's most popular sport. In a wide-ranging interview with splicetoday.com, Calcaterra recalls his first game at Tiger Stadium, says thumbs-down to inter-league play, and speculates about the wisdom of young players signing long contracts. (more) Mr. Shysterball is Interviewed

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Just Watch the Game
splicetoday.com - 5/12/2008
Just Watch the Game
— splicetoday.com — Sanctimonious sportswriters are more concerned with the private lives of ballplayers rather than what goes on during... a game. Athletes are celebrities, and often wealthy, but who cares what they do off the field? (more) Just Watch the Game

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