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… I really cannot stand bad comparisons. They drive me nuts in a way that is hard for me to explain. For instance, the other day I noticed that brilliant reader Aaron wrote a comment about Jackie Robinson. It had a few things in there I might have disagreed with — mainly the oft-made point that if not for Jackie, someone else would would have broken the color barrier (sure, ... [link]

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This Week's Links (6/30-7/4)
Published 7/3/2008 by Vegas Watch (noreply@blogger.com) at Vegas Watch
A day early this week, since I can't imagine this site will be getting a whole lot of traffic tomorrow. How good are the Angels? Sean Smith knows. The streak lives! (See here for reference.) The Schilling/Jack Morris comparisons are awesome. Buster Olney, reporter? Fine. Buster Olney, analyst? No. Something about some team that's doing well, or something. A logo conspiracy? I think so. A proposal (#17) to add a new wing to the Hall of Fame titled, "What The Hell, ...

Schilling for the Hall of Fame
Published 7/7/2008 by Daryl (noreply@blogger.com) at Singapore Sox Fan
Schilling for the Hall of Fame Joe Posnanski writes about Curt Schilling's chances for the Hall of Fame, or rather rants about comparisons between Schilling and Jack Morris . I did like the results of the poll that asked "in his prime, who do you have to start Game 7?" - 37% said Pedro, 23% said Koufax, and 21% said Bob Gibson. Which I think reflects accurately who were the best pitchers in their prime - rather than any hoo-ha about "big game" pitchers. Side question: why does Kansas City produce so many good baseball writers? ...

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