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The 1994 Rotisserie League Baseball Official Rule Book and Draft-Day Guide
A year ago ago, I came across a curious find in my in-laws' house: The 1994 Rotisserie League Baseball Official Rule Book and Draft-Day Guide. My in-laws are not huge sports fans, so finding this in their possession was an oddity in and of itself. But beside that, this book provides an interesting...
Spring Training: Game 6 Game Thread: The Washington Nationals vs Italy And Mike Piazza.
(ed. note - "SINGLE GAME TICKETS GO ON SALE AT 9:00AM TODAY, 3/3/09!!!!" INCLUDING OPENING DAY IN DC!!") Washington Nationals In The WBC...? The good news about Saul Rivera, Joel Hanrahan and Adam Dunn participating in the World Baseball Classic is that it gives Nationals' fans a reason to...
DC GM Jim Bowden Resigns, What's Next For The Washington Nationals: What 'They're' Saying...
Bowden's Gone! Who Will Be Washington's Next GM? Peter Gammons on Baseball Tonight: "...my guess is that [Asst. GM] Mike Rizzo will probably end up with the job, just cause it's hard for Stan Kasten to go interview 20 guys between now and the beginnining of the season, I mean he has Tony...
ANtics Episode 3.27: A New Hope
By the end of 2007, the A's heroes weren't guys named Crosby, Chavez, Kendall and Kotsay. Instead, a ragtag bunch, including Suzuki, Barton, Cust, and Hannahan, helped the A's to their fair share of dramatic victories amid way too many losses. While injuries took their toll on this year's A's club...
ANtics Episode 3.20: Opposite Day
I never truly saw this coming - the resurgence in offense from Bobby Crosby and Jason Kendall, the quick return to health of Mike Piazza and Rich Harden, and Mike Piazza's race to the Hall of Fame. What an incredible run this team has been on! Have you purchased your postseason tickets yet? Click...
ANtics Episode 3.11: Lineup Shuffle
They say sometimes you can't tell the players without a program. In the case of the A's the last few weeks, I doubt even the program gets it right. Exit Kielty. Enter Putnam. Exit Swisher. Enter Langerhans. Exit Langerhans. Enter Snelling (DOYLE!). Exit Piazza. Enter Cust. Or something like that....
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