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SouthPaw77
I currently write for bugsandcranks.com and the Winona Daily News. I am a baseball fanatic and love to talk about the game whenever I get the chance. I have been fortunate enough to have interviewed Sparky Anderson, Fergie Jenkins, Harmon Killebrew and J.R. Richard since joining Bugs & Cranks. Web Site: bugsandcranks.com Games: 17 Games BallHype Member since June 8, 2007 |
bugsandcranks.com - 13 days 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
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bugsandcranks.com - 16 days ago
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For those who watched Matsui play will always
remember just how critical he was to the success
of these Yankees. But for future fans, it is likely that only a few, the die hards and historians would have recognized Matsui’s name before he penned the final chapter of his New York story last night.
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What a Way to Go
bugsandcranks.com - 17 days ago
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With Tim McCarver out there, maybe it's time
to adopt the Costanza stance. If what we have
now is wrong, the opposite would have to be right. Less is more. Check out the Low Key Baseball Network, for "people who like to watch baseball, but perhaps they don't care for all that noise."
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The Anti-McCarver
bugsandcranks.com - 19 days ago
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This October, the Yankees have finally shown their
hand. Baseball need only enforce a toll to and
from the mound to level the payroll playing field, because Jorge Posada has made more trips to the hill than an insecure freshman worried that a senior is going to steal the cheerleader.
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
bugsandcranks.com - 24 days ago
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Think Indians fans had a hard time sitting
still while they watched former aces C.C. Sabathia and
Cliff Lee square off in Game 1 of the Series last night? You can’t possibly imagine the lengths the players went to in an effort to avoid thinking about it at all...
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Indians Inattention
bugsandcranks.com - 25 days ago
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Derek Jeter has been in the majors for
15 years, and has played into October 13 times.
Jeter has been an All-Star 10 times and has won three Silver Sluggers and Gold Gloves. Never mind the .317 career average or the fact that he's the Yankees' all-time hits leader -- because that's not Derek Jeter.
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Don't Hate, Appreciate
bugsandcranks.com - 10/19/2009
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Joe Torre won an MVP as a player
and has led his teams to 14 consecutive playoff
appearances as a manager, but comparing the likes of Clayton Kershaw, Andre Ethier and James Loney to Sandy Koufax, Paul O'Neill and Bernie Williams is just, well let's call it what it is -- ridiculous.
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Apples to Avocados?
bugsandcranks.com - 10/7/2009
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It was a game worthy of its reward.
Two flawed teams squared off for the right to
call themselves champion of a flawed division, but the result of that match-up, which played itself out over four hours and 37 minutes of equally excruciating and exhilarating baseball, was flawless.
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Epic
bugsandcranks.com - 10/6/2009
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It has become something of a tradition in
Twins Territory, a 163rd game to determine the American
League Central division title. A year ago, Minnesota lost a 1-0 heart-breaker at Comiskey, but his year, The Twins will host the Detroit Tigers in what could be the final game under the Teflon Confines.
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In the End, There Can Be Only One
bugsandcranks.com - 10/5/2009
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The Twins will play a 163rd game for
the second consecutive season, the first team in history
to participate in a one-game playoff for a division title in back-to-back seasons. In honor of Mr. Barreiro, here are 20 memorable moments in the incredible run of the 2009 Minnesota Twins
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Ode to Dan Barreiro
bugsandcranks.com - 10/5/2009
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Sunday afternoon was supposed to represent Minnesota’s goodbye
to the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, but it represented
so much more. It represented that simply does not comprehend the meaning of the word relinquish.
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Not Ready to Say Goodbye
bugsandcranks.com - 9/22/2009
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Blackburn had a 1.88 ERA over his past
three starts in Ozzie’s backyard, but after seven shutout
innings last night, that number was reduced to an anemic 1.37. The win was the just the third since the All-Star break for Blackburn, and the first time he’s won back-to-back starts since early July...
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11 Days to Determine a Season: Game 1 -- Blackburn Right ...
bugsandcranks.com - 9/21/2009
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I was going to wait for the season
to finish before I unleashed this little nugget, but
I am sick and tired of players, managers and opposing fans bitching about the roof at the Metrdome.So I am going to reveal the trick to tracking fly balls under the Teflon Confines. First, some bitching of my own
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Revealed: The Trick to Tracking Fly Balls at the 'Dome
bugsandcranks.com - 9/20/2009
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Trailing 2-1 with one out in bottom of
the eighth with Cy Young contender Justin Verlander on
the mound, the Minnesota Twins needed a spark.Welcome to the Metrodome.
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We're Gonna Miss This Place
bugsandcranks.com - 9/13/2009
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A six-time Grammy nominated musician and life-long baseball
fan, McCutcheon fondly recalls lazy Saturday afternoons watching the
Milwaukee Braves on television with his father. McCutcheon discusses steroids, sportsmanship, who he thinks will win the World Series, and finally forgiving the Braves...
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Passion for the Pastime: A B&C Interview with John ...
