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The daily grind 5-21

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Posted Tuesday by John Barten
How do enter a game with a two run lead, get charged with three runs in an inning of work, and still get a hold? Josh Outman demonstrated exactly how you do that.
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The virtual 1969-76 Yankees, Red Sox, and Indians (Part 3:  1970-71)

Posted Tuesday by Steve Treder
The Beatles are going their separate ways. All in the Family and Soul Train are debuting on the tube. Will our ball clubs be having fun in '71?
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Has Daniel Bard been squeezed?

Posted Tuesday by Troy Patterson
After seven starts, it looks like he's not getting the benefit of the doubt.
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AL West: Oh, the storylines

Posted Monday by David Wade
No surprise: Texas' success. Big surprise: Pujols and the Angels in a funk.
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The fall of Mickey Hatcher

Posted Monday by Steven Booth
Now we learn that when Arte Moreno writes big checks, he does want results.
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Monday, May 21, 2012

AL West: Oh, the storylines

by David Wade
No surprise: Texas' success. Big surprise: Pujols and the Angels in a funk.
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The fall of Mickey Hatcher

by Steven Booth
Now we learn that when Arte Moreno writes big checks, he does want results.
2 comment(s)

Default hero

by Chris Jaffe
Thoughts about the recently retired Kerry Wood
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Friday, May 18, 2012

Lopsided batter/pitcher match-ups of the 1990s and 2000s

by Chad Evely
A couple of suspects got their comeuppances from a couple of pitchers.
4 comment(s)

Cooperstown Confidential: The tale of Charley Lau

by Bruce Markusen
Hitting coaches are in the news these days, bringing to mind the king of the hitting gurus.
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Thursday, May 17, 2012

The Oklahoma territorial imperative

by Frank Jackson
Pro baseball before statehood
3 comment(s)

The (baseball) power of the Oval Office

by Richard Barbieri
Franchises, and the presidents who watched them win
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Brett Lawrie, the ump and the human element

by Chris Lund
Lawrie's encounter with Bill Miller reignites the debate regarding umpires.
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BOB: Braun arbitrator gets the sack

by Brian Borawski
The latest in the business of baseball.
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

The virtual 1969-76 Yankees, Red Sox, and Indians (Part 2:  1969-70)

by Steve Treder
In season one, our Yankees got Tommy D., our Red Sox kept The Hawk, and our Indians got The Boomer. What might be in store this time around?
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THT Awards

by John Barten
Two outfielders dominate pitchers while two MVP caliber first basemen stumble.
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Bryan LaHair is Cubs’ silver lining so far

by Troy Patterson
The Cubs are already six games out of first in the NL Central, but LaHair has been a nice surprise.
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Monday, May 14, 2012

The state of the NL Central

by Jason Linden
Some early surprises from baseball's largest division.
13 comment(s)

50 years from the Mets junk drawer

by Chris Jaffe
In honor of the Mets celebrating 50 years, a look back at some of their oddest, and most unusual games.
12 comment(s)

Friday, May 11, 2012

What is the best swing-and-miss pitch in baseball right now?

by Jason Dunbar
Hint: It's thrown by a Braves reliever not named Kimbrel.
14 comment(s)

Lopsided batter/pitcher match-ups of the 1980s

by Chad Evely
Some very good hitters had their nemeses.
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Card Corner: 1972 Topps: Jim “Mudcat” Grant

by Bruce Markusen
The workings of the Baseball Reliquary prompt this week's foray into 1972 Topps.
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Thursday, May 10, 2012

THT review: Great Hitting Pitchers

by David Wade
A look at an updated SABR classic
3 comment(s)

The pre-Angelic Autry

by Frank Jackson
From shortstop to cowboy to owner.
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Did Matt Kemp just have one of the best Aprils ever?

by Dan Lependorf
Already hitting at a great pace, Matt Kemp's month was one for the ages.
3 comment(s)

Wednesday, May 09, 2012

Day for night

by Shane Tourtellotte
Trends and milestones in the transition to night baseball
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BOB:  MLB looks at alliance with NCAA

by Brian Borawski
The latest in the business of baseball.
5 comment(s)

Tuesday, May 08, 2012

THT Awards

by John Barten
John references the Big Lebowski, cites a lot of Coors Field games, and alludes to the dependability of Alex Rios.
6 comment(s)

The virtual 1969-76 Yankees, Red Sox, and Indians (Part 1: 1968-69)

by Steve Treder
It's time for another virtual-franchise triple-header. This time it's the Yankees in the Roy White era, the Red Sox in the Rico Petrocelli era, and the Indians in the, um, Eddie Leon era.
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This annotated week in baseball history: May 17-May 23, 1962

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On May 21, 1962, the Baltimore Orioles signed Robin Roberts. It seemed to be the marriage of a player on his last legs with a franchise in need of any body capable of taking the field. Instead, it would launch a second wind for the long-time Phillie.

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