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Babes Love Baseball found this 4/20/2008 on twinsgeek.blogspot.com [flag]
"For a baseball fan to fail to see that strikeout rates are closely tied to career length, I would argue, is very much like a basketball fan failing to notice that basketball players tend to be tall." - Bill James in The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract For the first Dugout Splinters of the year, I named ten Twins players I am excited to watch develop this year. And now, two ... [link]

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Nick Blackburn Has Sideburns Too
Published 4/20/2008 by Sooze at Babes Love Baseball
... his first big league win and lowering his ERA to 2.49 after the 3-0 victory. Okay, so he didn't actually dominate the hill. Blackburn smoked a batter and allowed eight hits, but he didn't walk anyone and no one crossed the plate. That's good enough for this girl. Of course, my Canadian Crusher gave Blackburn a little help with a two-run bomb in the first, his 5th of the season. [Pioneer Press] | [I Dislike Your Favorite Team] | [Twins Geek] | [A Fan's View]

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