Walk This Way…Eight Times

rickg15 posted 4/14/2008 from www.waitingfornextyear.com [flag]

As much as I’d like to blame the weather for the recent play of the Indians, the fact that they have not been playing well in Oakland as well as Anaheim leads me to believe that there’s a bit more to the story than some rain and a few wind gusts. In his first appearance... [link]

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