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Ryne Sandberg and the terrible secret of Cubs Care
People of Earth-One, I come to you with news of a terrible future—one only you can prevent. In this future I am called C189P235; I am from what we call East West St. Louis, one of five jurisdictions run by what remains of the federal government as burnt-out holding cells for those among us...
The Hart/Hahn/Hale Plan
This is my Mets management plan. There are many like it but this one is mine. President -- John Hart Hart is currently an adviser for the Texas Rangers and a studio analyst for the MLB Network. He enjoyed tremendous success as the Indians GM in the '90s and was also GM of a mediocre Rangers club...
Replacing Mets Bigwigs With Fictional Characters
The title is self-explanatory. My choices: Owner: Tony Stark (Iron Man series) via www.cotygonzales.com Other possibilities: Adrian Veidt (Watchmen), Jay Gatsby (The Great Gatsby), Willy Wonka (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), Scrooge McDuck (Disney character) Stark is wealthy -- his net worth...
Book Review: The Yankee Years – Joe Torre and Tom Verducci
Note: From now on whenever I finish a book on baseball, I plan on sharing what I thought of it with all of you. Hope you find them useful in determining you own reading selection. I have always been interested in measuring how managers affect ballgames, so when I saw Joe Torre wrote a book, I...
Dear AJ: A letter to the new Diamondbacks manager
Dear AJ, Welcome to our world. You're probably still settling in to the managerial chair right now - adjusting the height, putting your own photos on the desk, that kind of thing - but thought we, as Diamondbacks fans, should welcome you to the team. Congratulations on the first win Sunday, and...
Bob Melvin fired as Diamondbacks manager, AJ Hinch to take over
It appears Bob Melvin has gone from National League Manager of the Year to 'Do you want fries with that?' in barely eighteen months. For according to KTAR: Sports 620 KTAR's John Gambadoro reports Bob Melvin will be out as manager and the Diamondbacks will have a replacement before the game...
Sunday Morning Rockpile:
Being sick yesterday and not really paying attention to the game, I didn't know that Matt Holliday injured his left hamstring while running to first in the bottom of the ninth. There's speculation Cory Sullivan did not play for the Sky Sox last night because the Rockies may activate him. Another...
ANtics 2007: The Board Game
Ever want to try your hand at running the 2007 Oakland A's? Want to challenge a friend? Well, the ANtics have made it ever so easy! Simply find two player tokens (buttons and coins will do), a single six sided die, and some serious fandom, and you're on your way. Instructions and Game Boards...
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