In her book about growing up as a Brooklyn Dodger fan, Doris Kearns Goodwin laments an often-used cliché about the Dodgers, one which even made its way onto an official Dodger Calendar, and became the title of her memoir: “Wait until next year.” As her coming of age story progresses, she learns the phrase is not just about hoping her beloved Dodgers win a World Series after a season of disappointment (which they eventually did), but also about moving forward, finding solace, and using time to heal emotional wounds.
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10 April 2016
4 April 2012
Detroit Tigers fans are justifiably too excited for words about the Tigers' prospects for the 2012 season.
The Tigers added Prince Fielder to an already-strong core comprised of superstars Justin Verlander and Miguel Cabrera. RF Brennan Boesch is back, and will play right field every day. Up and down the lineup are dangerous, powerful hitters like the aforementioned Boesch, as well as SS Jhonny Peralta, C Alex Avila, LF Delmon Young and even 2B Ryan Raburn- hitters who should do well to complement the explosiveness of Cabrera and Fielder.
Continue reading "This Year's Detroit TIgers Will Not Repeat 2008"
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3 April 2012
Second baseman Brandon Inge has been placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 30th. That means he'll be eligible to play on April 14th against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago.
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1 July 2009
On Tuesday it was announced that all star third basemen, Mike Lowell would be placed on the Disabled List. With this being they have sent Jeff Bailey to Baltimore to finish out the rest of the series at 3rd. Mike Lowell is batting .282 with 75 hits this year and always makes great plays at the hot corner. The third baseman was treated for his right hip strain and a large amount of CeeCee's of fluid were taking out of his aling hip.
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8 June 2009
These days, going to a baseball game isn't what it used to be. Seldom will a pitcher throw into the 7th inning; the score is usually 7-6 or 10-9; and your favorite slugger is likely to hit one, if not two balls, out of the park. The game is shamelessly jacked up on HGH, and its obvious. The best hitter (Bonds) and pitcher (Clemens) of our generation used it, and more players are getting busted by the day (A-Rod, Manny). However, most fans don't care. They still go to the ballpark. That's because baseball, and pro sports in general, is merely another form of entertainment.
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14 October 2008
Baseball has been around now for what seems like forever. It has been through "The Great Depression" "World War I" "World War II" "Martin Luther King Junior's era" virtually everything.
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10 October 2008
I don’t know why, but it occurred to me the other day that clothing really changed sports. In ancient Rome, sports were played in the nude. Seriously. That’s probably why there were no
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14 September 2008
Memo to all ESPN studio analysts:
Please keep disrespecting the Patriots. This morning, as per usual, everyone but Keyshawn Johnson trashed the Pats and predicted an easy Jets victory. Leads one to wonder what it takes exactly to become an ESPN "expert" anyway. Any panel on which Keyshawn Johnson is the voice of reason needs some signficant retooling.
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30 August 2008
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29 August 2008
To compete, a baseball team needs pitching and defense. An old adage maybe, but it exists for a reason. A team that continuously gives up runs ends up yanking their starters early in games and taxes their bullpen, lessening their effectiveness over time and thereby compounding the problem over the season. Ironically, trying to keep games close hurts the team in the long run. But with one of the best fielding percentages and team ERA’s in the league, the Toronto Blue Jays are competing.
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21 August 2008
Just picture it: it’s the top of the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays are holding a slim 2-1 lead over the New York Yankees. Up to bat is Derek Jeter with Bobby Abreu and Alex Rodriguez on deck. Cito Gaston, in order to shut the door on the game and the series gets on the phone and brings in the big gun, Pedro Luis Lazo, winner of two Olympic Gold medals with Cuba and current closer of the Blue Jays. And even if he gives up a run its okay, because leading off the bottom of the ninth for the Jays is Alexei Bell, who hit 30 HR with 100 RBI with Santiago del Cuba last year.
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10 August 2008
According to the beauiful Heidi Watney, Youkilis tweaked his shoulder lifting weights. Francona wanted to give Youkilis the day off so that he can be back in the line up tomorrow.
However, that's not it. Apparently Lowrie is out of the lineup after he fouled a ball off his foot last Friday night. It looks like these are bot really small injuries, but with the addition of the Wakefield news, this is all a bit overwhelming to me. A win today will sure make this stress go away (at least for the time being)
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28 May 2008
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22 May 2008
You fat sonofabitch, welcome home!
Really, I'm very excited to see this man in a Sox uniform. He is clearly the spiritual offspring of Pedro Martinez and Rich Garces, and I declare him the harbinger of a brilliant summer for the Sox. May he be dubbed "El Guapo Segundo".
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10 May 2008
This year has the added bonus of being able to watch either the home or away feed for a game, so I can tailor my watching to the team I like, or switch between the two to get a different perspective on a game. This somewhat ameliorates some of the problems DirecTV has been having this year with feeds--I'm one of the many, many people who woke up at 3AM on Opening Day in Japan . . . only to find that DirecTV's satellite problems were blacking out the broadcast. A handful of games later on in the season experienced this same problem, but these problems have been by and large small ones.
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7 May 2008
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6 April 2008
Somebody answer these two mind-boggling questions for me. How does Julio Lugo get 36 million dollars over four years from the Boston Red Sox? And why was Theo always drooling over him? If he continues to get paid for the current brutal baseball clinic he’s been putting on, then that drool is going to turn into spit.
Continue reading "Lugo: One Shortstop Who Has Been Here Way Too Long"
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25 March 2008
If your going to wait nearly 5 months for opening day, and have to get up at 6am to watch Dice K turn into Nuke LaLoosh, you better win the game. Well, thanks to the Manny/Moss combo, the Boston Red sox eked out a 6-5 win over the Oakland Athletics.
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24 February 2008
I'm not one to get carried away with facts and figures. But believe it or not, Manny arrived at camp on time (fact) and he showed up looking to be in great shape (figure). I love Manny Ramirez for many reasons, aside from that dreadlock tangled mane thing that he somehow stuffs under his hat. But other than that, there's nothing else about Manny Ramirez that bothers me or ever has.
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20 February 2008
Like the rest of Red Sox Nation, I really like what I saw in Jacoby Ellsbury's play last season and think he's the one to roam Fenway's center stage in 2008. But was it enough to turn Coco Crisp into Coco Crust? I'm not sure about that yet. Jacoby's a speedster with pretty good defensive skills, a so so arm, and an exciting bat, but did we see enough to anoint him to your everyday center fielder?
Continue reading "Coco vs Ellsbury: The Center Fielders of Attention"
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19 February 2008
If there's one thing I know about Curt Schilling, it's the fact that he's consistent. No, I'm not talking about the fact that he's won at least 15 games 8 times in his career. Or the fact that he's walked 50 or fewer batters in 19 of his 21 seasons. What I'm talking about is the fact that since he's been a member of the Red Sox, he's rolled into spring training with more than a few extra Schillings...and we're not talking about British pounds here!
Continue reading "Spring Training is Spring Gaining for Schilling"
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12 February 2008
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5 February 2008
If you're using the fact that Spring Training begins less than two weeks from now as a way to get over that catastrophe of a football game last Sunday, I'm with you.
Pitchers and catchers voluntary report date is Valentine's day (awww), and it is a day that will hopefully help to mend the many broken hearts that the Giants walked all over. No, Johan Santana will not be in the Sox rotation. No, A-rod didn't defect. Thank God.
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31 January 2008
Then, of course, there's Hideki Okajima, who was awarded Major League Baseball's "Set-Up Man of the Year" award, over the Yankee's Joba Chamberlain and Rafael Betancourt of the Indians. Originally hired to be little more than a 'pal' and cultural adjustment tool for Dice-K, he turned out to be a very important building block in the edifice of last year's championship.
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