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Thus Spake Henderson
uniwatchblog.com - 8/7/2009
Thus Spake Henderson
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In the beginning, there was Okkonen , and it was Good. Because up until then there had been no record of base ball raiment. And so began the Period of Great Enlight’nment, and there was much rejoicing. And then, after a number of epochs, Okkonen joined forces with the mighty Shieber ...
"Henderson here..."
huggingharoldreynolds.blogspot.com - 8/2/2009
"Henderson here..."
— huggingharoldreynolds.blogspot.com — Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson offers the patron saint some humbling recognition.... (more) "Henderson here..."

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The Small Ball Triple Crown
therookiesblog.com - 8/3/2009
The Small Ball Triple Crown
— therookiesblog.com — Coaching third: Someone about to get spiked. Albert Pujols’ amazing start to the 2009 season has brought... renewed interest in the Triple Crown (leading the league in home runs, RBIs, and batting average) in one season. This achievement, which hasn’t been accomplished in over 40 ... (more) The Small Ball Triple Crown

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WAKE UP AND SMELL THE ROSES
baseballreflections.com - 8/1/2009
WAKE UP AND SMELL THE ROSES
— baseballreflections.com — Pete Rose (aka Charlie Hustle) So once again Cooperstown, New York played host to thousands of baseball... fans that flooded into the small rural town in upstate NY. On Sunday, June the 26th, two more legends of the game took their spots among their peers. Jim Rice finally ... (more) WAKE UP AND SMELL THE ROSES

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Weekend Reading: All-Time Greats and Some Technological Blunders and Wonders
pitchers & poets — In the midst of various PnP relocations, Weekend Reading directs you to an eternal debate, an eternal great, and some technological mishaps and marvels. Rick Soisson offers an alternative vision of the eternal question at The Baseball Chronicle: who is the best hitter of all time? Keith Olbermann explores the form of another baseball great: Christy Mathewson, who pitched in a time before film. Is John Smoltz the latest All-Time Great to fizzle at the end of his career away from the town where he built his legend? The Sporting Blog discusses, and notes some other late-career ...

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firebrandal.com 7/31/2009 — Now that I have your attention, let me get this out of the way: I have nothing factual to back this up other than some oblique quotes from Jose Canseco and good, old-fashioned deduction. "Major League Baseball is going to have a big, big problem on their hands when they find out they have a ...
Rickey Henderson Time!
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