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Who Was Buying Miguel Cabrera's Drinks Friday Night?
By now you've heard that Miguel Cabrera got into a three-times-the-legal-limit drunken brawl with his wife early Saturday morning. I had actually read that Cabrera had clearly been in a fight a few hours before gametime on Saturday, and he had obvious bruising showing in his rare TV closeups, so...
A's Manager Geren Says All The Right Things - And Backs It Up
Over the two seasons Bob Geren has served as A's manager, I have actually come to conclude that by and large he really has the right ideas both on the macro ("general philosophies") and micro ("tactitian") levels.Fans, of course, will always remember the blunders. I didn't like the anointing of...
Baseball Strategy: Runner on first. No outs. Tie ballgame.
I just thought I'd carry you through my thinking as to why I would've let Bard try to get on base yesterday instead of sac bunting Hairston in the 7th. You're totally welcome to disagree with me. I ain't no baseball manager, but I love working through strategy. First off, I look at the fact that a...
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