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Guest Post: Outlook ‘07 - San Diego Padres 2007-03-23 03:33:27 Entering their fourth year at Petco Park, the Padres
find themselves in the midst of one of the most successful runs in franchise history. Paradoxically, they also find themselves fighting public perception that the club isn't doing enough to remain competitive. Read more:Guest
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Book Signing Surprise! 2007-03-25 00:18:46 I had my first book signing for Baseball in Fort Wayne at Barnes & Noble today. Overall, it went very well and the folks a B & N were very gracious hosts. I cannot thank them enough. Read more:Surprise
Guest Post: Outlook ‘07 - Cincinnati Reds 2007-03-27 01:44:00 Reds fans have a lot to be optimistic about this year. With a strong 1-2 punch at the front of the rotation, a solid bullpen, and an offense that has the potential to be potent if the cards fall into the right place, don’t be surprised to see a city with a funny name sitting atop the NL Central standings on a frequent basis in 2007. Read more:Cincinnati Reds
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Quote of the day 2007-03-30 02:25:23 The goal now is to go down and help that team win and try to make the Triple-A All-Star team. Maybe I can get invited to the Futures Game or something. I’m still 26.
~ Chicago Cubs Pitcher, Mark Prior, on his assignment to Triple-A Iowa
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Guest Post: Outlook ‘07 - Atlanta Braves 2007-03-30 00:00:38 Like most baseball fans, I couldn’t wait until the pre-season magazines came out so I could see where the Braves
were ranked by the “experts”. Most of them pick the Braves to at the worst finish 3rd in the National League East. The fact that one bad season has snowballed in the eyes of baseball gurus every where makes me chuckle. Read more:Guest
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Outlook ‘07 - Chicago Cubs 2007-03-29 02:00:21 But there is reason for optimism on the south side of Chi-town – and it’s not simply because Neifi Perez no longer resides on the team. Read more:Outlook
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Tune In: The Hits Keep Coming 2007-03-29 00:11:31 Tonight, the show will size up the National League Central and I have been asked to join in the fun to be the token Cubs homer. The show starts at 7PM EST - so click on over and turn up your speakers.
Stories You Might Have Missed 2007-03-31 04:33:45 I've been a little out of the loop in terms of posting lately. Over the last several days, there have been a lot of stories in the world of baseball. Here are a few that I think are worthwhile and wanted to share with you. Read more:Stories
Guest Post: Outlook ‘07 - Philadelphia Phillies 2007-03-31 04:14:12 CGBB NOTE: This post is a guest post from Kevin at Phillies Fan Page, who is providing an additional season outlook for the Philadelphia
Phillies. After reading the post, please leave comments and/or take a moment to visit the blog. If you are interested in providing an outlook as a guest post for your team, [...] Read more:Guest
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My “Mr. Baseball” Ritual 2007-04-01 03:42:19 If you didn’t already know it, I try to watch the movie Mr. Baseball every year during Spring Training. Last year, I neglected to do . . . Read more:ldquo
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My 2007 MLB Predictions 2007-04-02 13:00:01 Here they are. Feel free to comment and tell me how stupid or brilliant I am: Read more:Predictions
Guestpost: Outlook ‘07 - Seattle Mariners 2007-04-01 22:47:01 href="http://rain-delay.com" target="blank">Rain Delay, who is providing a season outlook for the SeattleMariners
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I wish I could sit here and write a cheery and upbeat season outlook for the Seattle Mariners. But you see it’s really not that simple. Things have been a tad bleak since the 116 win season, not that I should really bring that up. Read more:lsquo
New Series Starting Tomorrow: Ethnicity in Baseball 2007-04-05 02:41:24 In the wake of baseball's globalization efforts, the decline of African-American participation, and the influx of international talent to the game, I will begin a series of posts tomorrow. Read more:Ethnicity
Guestpost: Outlook ‘07 - St. Louis Cardinals 2007-04-10 04:06:07 CGBB NOTE: This post is a guest post from Justin at Red October, who is providing a season outlook for the St. LouisCardinals
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Tune In: The Hits Keep Coming - CGBB is Back! 2007-04-11 04:18:51 Tomorrow night, I will make a second stint on “The Hits Keep Coming” - a sports talk show that is hosted on BlogTalkRadio.
The show starts at 7PM EST - so click on over and turn up your speakers.
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Bagwell’s Number to be Retired 2007-04-21 00:49:00 Bagwell will be the ninth player in Astros history to have his number (number 5) retired on August 26th before the Astros' game with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bagwell was a 4th round... Read more:Number
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the PHiL Immortalized on YouTube 2007-04-30 16:41:58 One highlight of going to Opening Day last year was the Reds HOF/Museum. And now, the PHiL’s legacy is immortalized on YouTube
(If you look closely, you can see me in a ballcap off to the right - which is PHiL’s left).
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Josh Hancock, RIP 2007-04-29 21:22:55 Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock
, 29, was killed in a car accident early Sunday morning on Interstate 64 in St. Louis. According to multiple reports, Hancock’s vehicle hit a tow truck at approximately 12:30 a.m. CT and the pitcher died at the scene.
Sunday night’s scheduled Cardinals-Cubs game, scheduled for 7:05 p.m., has been postponed.
Cardinals mourn [...]
TACO BELL® SAYS “I DO” TO ONE LUCKY SPORTS FAN 2007-04-29 15:00:44 Irvine, Calif., April 26, 2007 – Sports is all about the big moment, celebrating the love of the game and sharing some great food between friends. Now, to launch the all-new 7-Layer Crunchwrap®, Taco Bell will bring all three to life by giving one lucky sports fan the opportunity to pop the big question during [...]
LaRussa’s Tirade: Defensive, Offensive or Both? 2007-04-28 17:35:20 I am sure there may be about 1% of Tony LaRussa’s commentary that is based upon coming to the defense of his peers. But the other 99% - that’s all personally and psychologically motivated. Read more:Tirade
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Top Rookies of April 2007-05-03 04:59:07 With the first month of the young baseball season officially in the books, we’re already burying teams that have no chance (Kansas City and Washington), dropping our jaws at the teams who are off to hot starts (Milwaukee, Boston, Cleveland and Atlanta) and of course, allowing the Cubs to give us just enough reason to be optimistic.
But like I said, the season is young. A lot can happen and aside from Kansas City and Washington staying in the cellar, I am guessing the standings will change a lot before October. So, in the interest of discussing the future of the season, let’s take a look at April
’s Rookies of the Month.
I don’t think there is much surprise that the National League Representative is none other than Rule-5 pick and former number one overall, Josh Hamilton, who has pretty much emerged as a must-play position player in a crowded Reds outfield.
In April, Hamilton led all rookies with six home runs and tied for the lead among Major League rookies wit
Oldest Former White Sox Player Dead at Age 94 2007-05-02 02:17:18 Former Chicago White
Sox outfielder Milton F. Bocek is dead at age 94 following a short illness. He was believed to be the oldest living former player from the team.
A Cicero tavern owner talked the then Sox manager Lew Fonseca into letting Bocek into taking batting practice. Combined with his feats in amateur and semipro softball leagues, Fonseca then brought “Beltin’ Bo from Cicero” in for the final weeks of the 1933 season.
Bocek appeared in 30 games, while taking 60 at-bats, and slugging one home run. After his playing career ended, Bocek worked as a draftsman and later for a family printing business. He also served in the Army during World War II.
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The NL 2007 Comeback Player of the Year 2007-05-01 15:00:21 In my Opening Day predictions, I suggested Josh Hamilton will win the NL Comeback Player of the Year award this year. While I still stand by it, there is a contingent of folks who would posit that Hamilton should not be eligible because he was never on a big league roster and thus really is not “coming back” to something like the typical candidate.
Whether you are in my camp or the latter, there is one player who could make it all idle rhetoric if trends continue.
So far on the season, in 81 at bats, he’s scattered 21 hits for seven dingers, four doubles, a triple and amassed 48 total bases and 25 runs batted in while drawing three walks. Not too shabby even for Triple-A.
We’re talking about a guy who was the Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year in 1999 and was a shooting star in the St. Louis Cardinals system before he landed on hard times. I’m talking about none other than the might slugger himself . . . Rick Ankiel.
That’s right. Ric
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