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The Man and The Machine
fangraphs.com - 7/16/2009
The Man and The Machine
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Stan Musial ’s legacy has come under discussion with the All-Star festivities taking place in St. Louis. Dave Brown at Yahoo! Sports asks why the guy isn’t more celebrated. Joe Posnanski is easily one of baseball’s most popular writers — widely read by fans of sabermetrics and superb ...
Is Pujols Really Perfect?
mvn.com - 7/15/2009
Is Pujols Really Perfect?
— mvn.com — Normal 0 What makes a smart base runner? I asked myself this question after reading an article... on Albert Pujols, written by Tim Kurkjian, titled The Perfect Player . Kurkjian, the longtime baseball scribe, divided the article into four sections. The one I found most ... (more) Is Pujols Really Perfect?

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mvn.com - 7/15/2009
Prince Pujols's Party Washed Over By The Nostalgia Of Oz
— mvn.com — Eight beautiful Clydesdales powerfully paraded around the field that was supposed to be draped in St. Louis... Cardinals red carpet. It was a grand opening of dignity and honor, reminiscent of the man of the hour that was to take the field before any of the other Major League All Stars Tuesday ... (more) Prince Pujols's Party Washed Over By The Nostalgia Of Oz

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MLB: Halfway There Hardware
joshqpublic.com - 7/15/2009
MLB: Halfway There Hardware
— joshqpublic.com — I.. am.. number one. No matter if you like it, here, take it, sit down and write... it. -Nelly Public Service Announcement : Ok, here we go! The season is at the halfway mark. Like my main man Frank Sinatra always says, “The best is yet to come, and won’t that be fine? The ... (more) MLB: Halfway There Hardware

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Amazin' Avenue:  Baseball's Back Applesauce - Ryan Church is back, Angel Berroa improvements on the Met brand, brave Pedro, Musial

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Baseball's Back Applesauce - Ryan Church is back, Angel Berroa improvements on the Met brand, brave Pedro, Musial
Amazin' Avenue — ... build brand loyalty. Around the NL East Pedro says that he was "too brave" when playing for the Mets. "Brave" is not exactly the word I was thinking of, although he did stand tall against those sprinklers. Around MLB Justin Morneau is ticked about the piped-in recording of Oh Canada a the All Star game.  Here is the most important stat of the week. Albert Pujols is this generation's Stan Musial. Joe Posnanski picks up on Musial's underrated ...

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baltimore.orioles.mlb.com 7/1/2009 — By Matthew Leach / MLB.com 07/01/09 1:30 AM ET ST. LOUIS -- When Albert Pujols does something even he has never done before, you know it's special. Pujols cranked his 29th and 30th home runs of the season on Tuesday night in the Cardinals' 6-3 loss ...
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Pujols Puts His Money Where His Mouth is
slanchreport.com 7/14/2009 — During the home run bonanzas of the steroid days, then-SI writer Rick Reilly challenged Sammy Sosa to take a piss test to prove he didn’t use steroids. Despite being a douche of the umpteenth degree, Reilly has been proven right. Now, while putting up one of the best first-halves in the ...
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seamheads.com 6/30/2009 — Did you hear about this ? Prior to Friday night’s game between the Cardinals and Twins at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, a fan fell almost a story from the upper deck to the lower concourse. Apparently, he had fainted in the 92-degree heat and more than 100-degree heat index. Luckily, he was ...
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Albert Pujols has been suspended from Major League Baseball after testing positive for using the gym, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig announced yesterday. "We have a problem in baseball," said Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg, upon hearing the ...
Ichiro Visits George Sisler's Grave In St. Louis — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/16/2009
Ichiro Suzuki visited the grave of George Sisler on Monday while in St. Louis for the All Star Game. He laid flowers on the grave of Sisler as he honored the player whose single season hits record he had broken in 2004 when he had 262 hits. Ichiro ...
The Brooklyn Dodgers' Vengeance: Bill Terry Had To Eat His Words — Bleacher Report - MLB 7/16/2009
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