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Let's Go to the Videotape: Baseball Sells!
A while ago, we took a look at Mike Piazza's forays into the world of commercials. Of course, he is not the only MLB star to lend his face to a corporate endorsement. Baseball and commerce are both as American as apple pie, and as long as we've had professional players, we've seen them in...
Baseball's Back Already?
I have been busy lately, as I might have mentioned a couple times. I'm really bored with being busy at this point, so I've decided to cut it out. It helps that those pesky applications have finally been sent in, because, as you've no doubt heard, the life of a college student at a small liberal...
Graph of the Day: Sandberg, Grich, Morgan and Kent
baseballprojection.com Joe Morgan had a long career and a very high peak run of about 5 years. Bobby Grich put together a strong run of his own early in his career while Ryne Sandberg started fast and played less baseball than the other three. Jeff Kent, the most recently retired, got off to a...
Could Rick Sutcliffe be replacing Joe Morgan?
Rumors are going around that Rick Sutcliffe might be replacing Joe Morgan for the Sunday Night Baseball gig. We're obviously big fans of Rick Sutcliffe, and pairing the Red Baron with Jon Miller would make for good times Sunday Night. At the same time though, I personally enjoy Joe Morgan rambling...
Morneau wins Derby, Hamilton makes history
via d.yimg.com Justin Morneau won the 2008 Home Run Derby, making me a genius or a wizard, but no one will remember that. The man he out-donged in the final round, Josh Hamilton, was the story. If you missed it, find his first round performance on the internet ASAP. Just amazing stuff. 28 home...
Tuesday Morning Stuff That Doesn't Fit Anywhere Else
Miscellaneous thoughts and facts while we await tonight's game: In both a post buried in the comments yesterday, and in email, I was told that the White Sox individual tossing a ball around while it was raining Sunday before the game, and making obscene gestures to the bleacherites, wasn't...
Series Preview: [Location] Angels @ Seattle Mariners
Seattle: 4-6 California: 6-4 GAMES Game 1: Felix Hernandez vs Jered Weaver Game 2: Carlos Silva vs Jon Garland Game 3: Erik Bedard* vs Joe Saunders* Not quite how we imagined the top of our rotation to slot up, but hey, we'll take it. Let's be perfectly blunt here, the Mariners own a clear...
What Makes A Great Sportscaster/Analyst?
Thank you to everyone who shared your ideas in yesterday's post, including the late night visit by Susan Slusser. Our spoken media is obviously vastly different from what we expect in our print media, but I would venture to say that it more profoundly affects our experience of the game. While print...
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