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Don’t forget the Battle for Grass Creek
Published 9 days ago at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Don’t forget the Battle for Grass Creek Two days ago Page 2 highlighted the Battle for Manning South Carolina , and the fierce Orioles/Mariners rivalry to come. Of course, it was the Battle for Grass Creek, Wyoming , between the Royals and Mariners, which really defines a region. In this, the post-Bissinger environment , I must point out that I essentially did the same thing as venerable old ESPN, a year ago. Step Aside is a humorous parody of the the endless, and endlessly tiring Yankees-Red Sox rivalry and the purple prose that it’s generated. Ha! The ...

PM Roundup: 8th Grader Commits to Kentucky
Published 9 days ago by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... of Rob Dibble and Rodney Peete weren’t renewed, so if you loved them on the Best Damn Sports Show, tough darts. UPDATE ON THE ASU CHEERLEADERS: ASU cheerleading is not being cut (thankfully), but rather “reassigned” to the director of the Marching Band, whatever that means. (USA Today) Read this, and then take a shower to get the slime off. (LA Times) There are plenty of splendid ideas on blogs. (Royals Review) Why would Buck and McCarver need US Marshal protection? (Boston Globe ...

Locally Blogged Baseball Insights - May 4th
Published 7 days ago by Rudy Gamble at Fantasy Baseball Blog at Razzball
... locally blogged advice/insights/humor/etc. that will be fresher, more sustainable, and require less energy consumption (for us anyway). Send tips to info@razzball.com. Enjoy… Cardinals Diaspora and GoatRiders of the Apocalypse - As an East Coaster, I can sometimes fall into the trap that the Yanks-Sawx is an unparalleled rivalry. Check out these Cardinals and Cubs links to get a flavor of one of baseball’s best rivalries… RoyalsReview - This is an awesome reaction piece to the backhanded ...

The Hardball Times:THT Awards Week 5
Published 5 days ago by John Barten at The Hardball Times
... of stealing other people’s ideas. But if I see a new weekly feature where they hand out made-up awards after retired players in an effort to point out some absurdities of the archaic system of scoring we have in baseball, then I’ll be suspicious. And flattered. And maybe a bit hurt. This week’s MVP AL: I’ve got to hand it to ...