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Last year, I argued that the Pirates should be buyers at the trade deadline. General Manager Neal Huntington did exactly what I thought he should’ve done; he added pieces to the team without giving up any major pieces for the future. After all those losing seasons, he owed it to the fans to do something … Continue reading
Cleveland Indians closer Chris Perez has created a bit of controversy by blaming the fans for the team’s poor attendance. After making his initial comments on Saturday, it appeared that he was about to apologize on Sunday before expressing even more frustration. The tribe is last in attendance in Major League Baseball by a healthy margin, … Continue reading
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t slow down and look around you might miss it.” -Ferris Bueller That would be the last few weeks of my life in a nutshell. I’ve had work, weddings, and been sick. The only writing I have been doing has been my bi-weekly pieces for Aston Villa Life. Regrettably … Continue reading
What the hell has happened to the MLB trade deadline? It used to be one of the most exciting times of the year but this year the excitement is clearly lacking. There appear to be no top of the rotation starters available and the only two impact position players are Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran. … Continue reading
Today the Marlins shocked the baseball world by naming 80 year-old Jack McKeon as interim manager. He is replacing the departing Edwin Rodriguez who has resigned after a promising start to the campaign has careened off of a cliff. While McKeon’s resume is beyond repute, it is exceedingly difficult to see this appointment ending in … Continue reading
Let’s wipe the slate clean and speak in abstract terms. The goal of any American sports league when they design their competition format should be to balance maintaining the significance of s long regular season while maintaining suspense, and ensuring the best teams make the post season, and more often than not reach the pinnacle. … Continue reading
Yahoo Sports Jeff Hassan stole the thesis for my planned column on Bryce Harper. He more or less made most of the points I had planned on making. At least I found his article before I started mine. Before I read Hassan’s article I was brainstorming. I realized that it had been a while since … Continue reading
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