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A Ken Griffey Jr. Story
ast week I was looking forward to my last game at Fenway and looking back over all the memories that I had there. And although part of this story took place at Fenway, this is really a Ken Griffey Jr. story.
"Wait a minute. Are you Ken Griffey Jr.? Sorry. Didn't mean to get your hopes up."
"Wait a minute. Are you Ken Griffey Jr.? Sorry. Didn't mean to get your hopes up."
castrovince.mlblogs.com — The only thing that puzzles me about the Mark DeRosa trade is the fact that it didn't... involve the promotion of Matt LaPorta (.302 average and .898 OPS at Triple-A Columbus). On Sunday, the Indians went with a lineup that... (more) "Wait a minute. Are you Ken Griffey Jr.? Sorry. Didn't ...
Do the Red Sox Get More Hits than Visitors Off the Green Monster?
Do the Red Sox Get More Hits than Visitors Off the Green Monster?
baseballanalysts.com — Two months ago when Sky was looking at predicting home field advantage based on ballpark qualities he... determined that a 'quirky' ballpark generally had a larger home field advantage than a non-quirky one. I thought that was a very interesting result and wanted to try to see it for a specific ... (more) Do the Red Sox Get More Hits than Visitors Off the Green ...
MARINERS: Ken Griffey Jr.'s career not yet finished
MARINERS: Ken Griffey Jr.'s career not yet finished
nextseasonsports.com — More than 70 games have passed but fan spirit has yet to fade away. Sure the team... is only 1 1/2 games behind the first-place Texas Rangers, but this city has always lacked the attendance that teams such as the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox tend to acquire every game.This change can be ... (more) MARINERS: Ken Griffey Jr.'s career not yet finished
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