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22 September 2006

DPD: Blame Rocket for Astros' Crash

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Two years ago, the Houston Astros sat at exactly 52-52 by the end of July, the very picture of mediocrity. They then proceeded to rattle of...
14 September 2006

DPD: Strange Choices in DHL/MLB "Hometown Heroes" Promo, National League Edition

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In my continuing series, which focuses on picking apart the choices given to you in the MLB/DHL Hometown Heroes promotion, we look today at ...
13 September 2006

DPD: Strange Choices in DHL/MLB "Hometown Heroes" Promo, American League Edition

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I know it's just a promotion, and why DHL is associated with is is beyond me, but as I looked over the ballot for the " Hometown He...
08 September 2006

Pending Pinstripes: Phul Hughes Videos from Wednesday's AA Trenton Thunder Playoff Game

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In advance, I'm just going to apologize for the shaky nature and grainy texture of the videos below. I was using a 4-year old Sony hand...

Pending Pinstripes: Hideki Matsui Videos from Wednesday's AA Trenton Thunder Playoff Game

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These are some videos I got of Hideki Matsui during Wednesday night's Game 1 of the AA Eastern League's Northern Divisional Playoffs...

Pending Pinstripes: Phil Hughes Fans 13; Matsui Upstaged in Rehab Start

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Godzilla hadn't been upstaged this badly since Mothra showed him who was boss back in 1964! On a night when a myriad of reporters (90 ...
05 September 2006

Pending Pinstripes: AA Trenton Thunder 2006 Season Summary

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Unlike the Columbus Clippers, the Trenton Thunder actually had a good year in 2006. They won the AA Eastern League's Northern Division ...
03 September 2006

Columbus Clippers 2006 Overview, 9/2/2006

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The Yankees' highest minor league affiliate has had sort of an up and down year. With all the injuries that have decimated the major le...
01 September 2006

Red Sox Deal Wells in Wake of Unforseen Collapse

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Back in January, I suggested that the 2006 Red Sox may not have been the mortal lock to make the playoffs, or even overtake the Yankees in ...
24 August 2006

The Team That Changed Baseball: by Bruce Markusen

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The Team That Changed Baseball: Roberto Clemente and the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates By Bruce Markusen c. 2006 Westholme Publishing Inc. 240 pgs...
11 August 2006

DPD: Stark, Stats, and South-Side Starters' Struggles

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ESPN's Jayson Stark appeared on Mike & Mike in the Morning on Wednesday, his weekly radio appearance in which he frequently makes ...
07 August 2006

DPD: Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Blunders

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Mr. Wrigley [...] announced [...] the College of Coaches. The idea was that eight top coaches would rotate through the organization, from C...
31 July 2006

Pending Pinstripes:Abreu and Lidle for…These are Prospects???

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As dawn broke this morning, a stream of desperate electrons came coursing through the InterWeb, crying out for some understanding, a bit of ...
29 July 2006

DPD: MLB Trading Deadline Stuff, American League

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The MLB Trading Deadline looms large for several teams today, both buyers and sellers. A quick run-down of the greatest needs for each team...
28 July 2006

DPD: How a Love so Wright Can Turn Out To Be So Wrong

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I was watching the Yankee game Wednesday night, but unfortunately for me, I got home a little later than I had planned, and tuned in during ...
25 July 2006

DPD: Hillenbrand-ed a Trouble-Maker

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Shea Hillenbrand played his first game for the San Francisco Giants on Saturday, getting a hit in four at-bats and scoring a run to help the...
24 July 2006

Pending Pinstripes: AA Trenton Thunder Team Report, 7/24/2006

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Thirdbaseman Eric Duncan hit his third home run in two days tonight, so I guess he's finding his stroke. Duncan, the New York Yankees...
17 July 2006

DPD: Sweep Smell of Victory; Yanks Take Three From ChiSox

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The New York Yankees sent a resounding message this weekend as they swept the defending World Champion Chicago White Sox in a three game ser...
14 July 2006

Press Release and Yankees DVD Give-Away!!!

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A&E Home Video has asked me to announce the impending release of a series of vintage World Series DVD sets, and as part of their promoti...

DPD: It’s Official: Dusty’s Getting the Ax!

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On Wednesday, Chicago Cubs' General Manager Jim Hendry was asked about the status of his field manager, Dusty Baker, for the 4,237th tim...
07 July 2006

DPD: All-Star Game's Pleasant Surprises, National League Edition

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Yesterday, after getting briefly off-track, I gave you a few of the more uplifting stories surrounding the 2006 MLB All-Star Game. I had in...
06 July 2006

DPD: All-Star Game’s Pleasant Surprises, American League Edition

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My colleague took an opportunity Tuesday to point out the silliness of the MLB rule that requires the annual "All-Star" rosters to...
30 June 2006

DPD: Golden Age for the Hot Corner

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Certain times throughout the history of baseball have featured a plethora of talent at a particular position. Center Field became the cente...
29 June 2006

DPD: Brett Myers' Absence Punishes Struggling Phils, Not Him

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Three months ago, I predicted that the 2006 Phillies would choke. I know, I know: That's almost as gutsy a pick as when I predicted tha...
23 June 2006

DPD: Roger Clemens First Game of 2006: A Running Blog Commentary

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Roger Clemens returned to Major League Baseball tonight. The Houston Astros, and really, the rest of the baseball-loving world, will once ...
15 June 2006

DPD: Johnson/Torre, Guillen/Tracey Situations Very Different

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Big Unit 's Big Mistake Last night, I checked the box scores and saw that the Yankees had won, and better yet, that Randy Johnson had a...
13 June 2006

Pending Pinstripes: Charleston Riverdogs Team Report, 6/13/2006

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The Yankees' Low-A affiliate currently sports a 34-30 record, in fourth place in the Southern Division of the Sally League, 6.5 games be...
12 June 2006

Book Review: The Only Game in Town, by Fay Vincent

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The Only Game in Town: Baseball Stars of the 1930s and 1940s Talk About the Game They Loved by Fay Vincent In an era in which it seems lik...

Pending Pinstripes: Trenton Thunder Team Report, 6/12/2006

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Since my last report on the AA Trenton team, they have "thundered" from last place into second, but that's not really as good ...
08 June 2006

DPD: I Am Shocked, Shocked to Find That Jason Grimsley Used Steroids!

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No, really. Easily the biggest sports story of 7 June 2006 was the revelation that journeyman relief pitcher Jason Grimsley 's house wa...