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BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 5/13/2008 on nbcsports.msnbc.com [flag]
Maybe baseball has spoiled us over the past 10 years. It’s given us too many moments, too many heroes — even if they were flawed heroes — doing too many once-in-a-lifetime things. Remember when ESPN used to interrupt whatever it was broadcasting to show Barry Bonds’ latest at-bat? Remember when we logged into MLB.com to track each pitch that Roger Clemens threw? Remember the home run chase? ... [link]

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Celizic: Guys like Pujols, Ortiz are good, but not memorable like Bonds, McGwire
Published 5/13/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Celizic: Guys like Pujols, Ortiz are good, but not memorable like Bonds, McGwire As that old Pedro Felizean proverb goes..."Don’t hang your hat higher than you can BLEEECCH!! But it’s teams we’re watching more than individuals. The individuals are either not compelling personalities or overpowering at what they do. It’s not their fault. I love watching guys like Justin Mourneau and Pujols and Manny and Big Papi hit, but I don’t think most fans plan their evenings around those at-bats. Does anyone want to watch Maddux pitch six cagey innings for the pathetic Padres? Maybe ...

There's Nothing Sadder Then a Guy Who Misses Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens
Published 5/13/2008 by Josh Alper at FanHouse
... Be sure to note that if your grandfather isn't from St. Louis, none of the above applies. Anyway, you expect the nostalgics to reach deep into the memory bank not 12 months. That's what makes Mike Celizic such a trail blazer. If you think the 2008 baseball season is enjoyable, he doesn't, well, then you clearly don't remember the halcyon days of 2007! ...

This Just In: All Current Baseball Players Suck
Published 5/14/2008 by pnoles (noreply@blogger.com) at Fire Jay Mariotti
Hattigan's up to his old tricks again. The Yankees are in 4th place, so we have to hear about how there aren't any interesting players in baseball. ...