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Posted on 09 October 2008 by Tim Bucher

Feeling the need to shake things up, a team trades for a future hall-of-fame pitcher midway through the season and then fires its manager in an attempt to “spark” the struggling team. On the last day of the season, the team clinches a playoff-berth with a huge home run from its budding superstar. [...] Continue Reading

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Unexpected playoff victories lead to unusual teams in line for the World Series

Posted on 09 October 2008 by Paul Nadolski

Postseason baseball is back, and with some new faces. The Tampa Bay Rays have made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. Not only that, this was the first time that the team ever had a winning record. No expert picked the Rays to make the playoffs at the beginning of [...] Continue Reading

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Tags: Brewers, MLB, World Series

Last year’s stars stagnant while new players hit it home for the Milwaukee Brewers

Posted on 30 April 2008 by Tim Bucher

The year is 1982; Michael Jackson sells more than 25 million album copies, John Belushi dies, a man is found not guilty of trying to assassinate the President, gas is at $1.30 a gallon and the Milwaukee Brewers win the pennant. Sounds like a crazy year, huh? Holding the title for longest active playoff drought [...] Continue Reading

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Baseball: An American love affair

Posted on 02 April 2008 by Robert Fafinski

From my earliest memories of being with my parents and listing off the starting lineup for the 1987 World Champion Minnesota Twins, I have been a full-fledged member of America’s love affair with baseball. But how is it that this seemingly boring game captures the imaginations of millions, enthralling them for months at a time? In [...] Continue Reading

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Playoffs? Where the MLB season went so wrong

Posted on 08 November 2007 by Trevor Kapp

In my debut column a few weeks ago, I predicted we were in for a spectacular baseball postseason. Four weeks later, a few days after the final out of the season has been recorded, I can say that I could not have been more wrong. This was the worst first round since baseball added the Wildcard [...] Continue Reading

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Tags: History, MLB

One for the Ages

Posted on 10 October 2007 by Trevor Kapp

The 2007 baseball season will forever be remembered as the year that saw one team become the first franchise in professional sports to lose 10,000 games, arguably the greatest pitcher in history come out of retirement to reinvigorate the most famous franchise in sports and perhaps the most controversial figure in sports history break the [...] Continue Reading

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Tags: free agents, MLB

Time to go shopping: All about the major league baseball free agent market

Posted on 06 December 2006 by Paul Nadolski

Well, it’s wintertime again, and we all know what that means; another Hot Stove off-season for major league baseball. There are plenty of rumors circulating about baseball players, but here are five “buyer bewares” for baseball free agency. Popularity: 5% [?] Continue Reading

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Who benefits from the rain delay?

Posted on 26 October 2006 by Justin Phillips

Last night’s game 4 of the World Series was rained out and the early indications appear that the Cardinals benefit the most from this. Popularity: 6% [?] Continue Reading

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