azsnakepit.com - 3/8/2009
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Two more teams - and a new stadium - arrived in the Cactus League this season. Between that and the extended training due to the World Baseball Classic, there are 68 more games in Arizona this spring than 2008. But the crowds appear to be staying away. As noted on Sunday, the ...
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razzball.com - 3/7/2009
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We at Razzball realize that exporting our views
across the country has damaging consequences on the blogosphere....
So we're reaching out to local blogs for 'greener' information. The 2009 Diamondbacks preview comes courtesy of AZ Snakepit.
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2009 Diamondbacks Fantasy Baseball Preview
seamheads.com - 3/8/2009
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On October 14, 1906, despite being big underdogs,
the Chicago White Sox won the World Series with...
a victory over the cross-town Chicago Cubs. With excitement still running high, many members of the World Champion White Sox traveled to a small Wisconsin town named Edgerton, to play against their ...
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A Tribute to Billy Sullivan
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The Chicago Cubs Are On The Air! - Cubs vs. Angels at Mesa, Saturday 3/14, 3:05 CT
Bleed Cubbie Blue —
... Last week, our SBN colleagues at AZ Snakepit, the Diamondbacks site, posted this detailed analysis of what appeared to be a decline in Cactus League attendance. I think that it's a bit too early to say definitively that the Cactus League is in "crisis", as the headline put it, or that attendance over the entire spring season is going to be down. First, with the season extended by a week this year, and up to seven more games per team, people in the Phoenix area may have "spread out" their attendance, since there were simply more choices of games. Second, with the ...
Sean Marshall pitch type x batter hand x situation - more here
Beyond the Box Score —
... Federal Baseball A Brief History Of Washington Nationals' Opening Day Starters. by e chigliak on Federal Baseball 4 days ago 125 comments | 0 recs Royals Review Royals Say Farewell to Jimmy Gobble by royalsreview on Royals Review 4 days ago 94 comments | 2 recs South Side Sox White Sox Searching for Leadoff Man by The Cheat on South Side Sox 10 days ago 350 comments | 1 rec AZ Snakepit Crisis in CactusLand? Spring attendance down 14% by Jim McLennan on AZ ...
Tuesday Rockpile: Dexter Fowler inches closer to roster spot at the expense of Matt Murton
Purple Row —
... -Jhouyls Chacin will start the season in AA Tulsa, earning the Opening Day nod for the third year in a row. Jack Etkin cites Colorado Springs weather and Drillers pitching coach Bryan Harvey as reasons for the decison.
-Tracy Ringolsby reports that the Rockies had the highest Spring Training attendance since 1998. Given the economy and drops in attendance in the Cactus League, that accomplishment is notable.
-Brian Cartwright at FanGraphs evaluates the accuracy of the projection models for the past ...
Big Bart
South Side Sox —
... Baseball A Brief History Of Washington Nationals' Opening Day Starters. by e chigliak on Federal Baseball 23 days ago 125 comments | 0 recs Royals Review Royals Say Farewell to Jimmy Gobble by royalsreview on Royals Review 23 days ago 98 comments | 3 recs Beyond the Box Score Optimizing Your Lineup By The Book by Sky Kalkman on Beyond the Box Score 25 days ago 47 comments | 3 recs AZ Snakepit Crisis in CactusLand? Spring attendance down 14% by Jim McLennan on AZ ...
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azsnakepit.com 3/2/2009 —
"Is there a heaven?"
"Oh, yeah. It's the place where dreams come true."
"Maybe this is heaven." Field of Dreams
If the above picture is not an affirmation of all that is good and true about the sport, its players and those who follow the game... It's close. I've little doubt ...
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Caught between the Grapefruit and the Cactus leagues
boston.com 3/4/2009 — The following is the third of an occasional series by Charles Fountain on the history and culture of spring training. ORLANDO, Fla. -- After six days in Florida, covering Grapefruit League games and off-field events, I was supposed to fly...
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