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UPDATE: 2024 OFFSEASON PLAYLIST TOURNEY: VOTING NOW OPEN
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From Radbird:
It's been a while since we had an offseason tournament. And we need one to argue and debate something other than player's WAR or...
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THE CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND IS TIED PEOPLE!!!! GO VOTE!!! BREAK THE TIE AND CHOOSE THE WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!
#ALLCAPSSOYOUKNOWHOWEFFINGSERIOUSTHISIS
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March 15 24, 2:43 pm
ESPN's Steve Phillips in foul affair with wildebeest
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fanforever »
October 21 09, 8:45 am
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EXCLUSIVE: ESPN's Steve Phillips in foul affair with production assisant
By JEANE MacINTOSH in Wilton, Conn., and DAN MANGAN in NY
Last Updated:...
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I'm locking this thread for now, as it seems to have gone off the rails anyway. And I think haltz's instinct is correct. If anyone wants to discuss...
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October 24 09, 11:34 am
Padres fire Kevin Towers
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Dillagii »
October 2 09, 8:31 pm
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Per Rotoworld
According to MLB.com's Corey Brock, Padres general manager Kevin Towers will not return for the 2010 season.
As Brock notes on his...
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Towers came and spoke to a sports and the law class I took as a blowoff in my third year of law school. I think his agent/friend was an alum. He came...
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October 24 09, 7:26 am
Cubs hire Rudy Jaramillo
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InvincibleCakeEater »
October 21 09, 1:05 am
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pretty good move for them
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i think the cubs made a wise choice going with him because the cubs couldnt produce runs pretty much all year. And he could teach them a few things...
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October 24 09, 5:53 am
MS Paint a moment in Cardinals history
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JL21 »
October 16 09, 12:38 pm
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This post from HJ made me laugh.
LOL. So Matt Holliday joins Don Denkinger, a man-eating tarp, and the Metrodome in the annals of Cardinal...
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Why does it look like there's a small, wet spot on the front of his pants?
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October 24 09, 12:00 am
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October 23 09, 2:42 pm
Blown calls trigger ump switch for WS
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PujolJunkie »
October 22 09, 6:40 pm
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NEW YORK -- Stung by a rash of blown calls in the playoffs, Major League Baseball is breaking tradition and sticking with only experienced umpires...
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Here's what I don't understand about the 3rd base call. McClelland says he was blocked by Posada. Okay, I get that. But there were 2 other umpires -...
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Last post by jim
October 23 09, 1:24 pm
Frank McCourt fires his wife
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fanforever »
October 22 09, 9:42 pm
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Dodgers fire CEO, a lawsuit likely
Eliminated from the National League championship series a night earlier the Los Angeles Dodgers began their...
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Frank McCourt made his fortune developing parking lots in Boston. Sweet.
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October 23 09, 11:05 am
GDT 10/22/09-ALCS Game 5-Yankees at Angels 6:57pm CDT
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fanforever »
October 22 09, 5:13 am
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New York at L.A. Angels of Anahiem
McCARVER : He may be straddling the bag, but he's straddled the bag all night. So I think Mike Scoscia's...
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It would've been very interesting if the Yanks had tied it up and the game had gone to extra innings with ARod and Godzilla sitting on the bench....
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Last post by Radbird
October 23 09, 9:46 am
Holliday or Halladay?
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Knot Hole Gang Vet »
October 22 09, 4:22 pm
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I confess that I do not follow every team closely. It's enough to devote the time to our guys. So, I have limited knowledge about them.
Having...
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Halladay. Without a moment's doubt.
With a rotation of Carpenter, Halladay, Wainwright, whothehellcares, and whothehellcares, and we could have two...
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October 23 09, 7:58 am
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Last post by Jocephus
October 22 09, 12:53 pm
Let's Go For Hanley
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Kasko »
October 19 09, 12:00 am
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Item: Brendan Ryan, despite a breakthrough season, still manages to get into TLR's doghouse on a regular basis. That's the way it's always going to...
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I'm sorry I used an example that has led to this bitter rift between friends. I don't even drink soda.
No worries, i've always secretly hated...
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October 22 09, 12:14 pm
Rosenthal reports Albert to have surgery tomorrow
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Spider John »
October 20 09, 4:44 pm
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St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols will undergo surgery on Wednesday to have five bone spurs removed from his right elbow, according to...
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hopefully he just gets the TJ surgery and puts an end to this
I would prefer to let the Yankees worry about the TJ surgery in a couple years.
I...
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Last post by jim
October 22 09, 8:19 am
GDT 10/20/09-ALCS Game 4-Yankees at Angels 6:57pm CDT
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fanforever »
October 20 09, 5:25 am
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New York at L.A. Angels of Anahiem
October 20, 2009
7:57 PM ET, 6:57 PM CT, 5:57 PM MT, 4:57 PM PT
Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim,...
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It is perhaps time to re-examine the whole ARod is a choker etc etc position that some folks love so dearly.
Sabathia also had a reputation (amongst...
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Last post by Bo Hart
October 21 09, 11:29 am
Retooling for 2010, comment from Verducci
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jack76 »
October 12 09, 6:24 pm
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This comment by Tom Verducci caught my eye. It sums up what everyone knows -- we need more protection for Albert:
3. Yankees third baseman Alex...
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Aye, and Holliday won't go 2 'fer 12 every playoff.
Of course he will. 12 at-bats is an adequate sample size. It's not like we're talking about,...
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October 21 09, 2:50 am
Chat today with Cardinals team President Bill DeWitt III
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number9 »
October 20 09, 7:16 am
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Looking to get the inside story on St. Louis Cardinals offseason plans and the future of the team? Join Cardinals team President Bill DeWitt III...
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low hanging servers
The fans make up for the lack of bandwidth we have compared to larger markets
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October 20 09, 3:09 pm
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October 20 09, 3:02 pm
GDT 10/19/09-NLCS Game 4-Dodgers at Phillies 7:07pm CDT
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fanforever »
October 19 09, 5:52 am
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Los Angeles at Philadelphia
October 19, 2009
8:07 PM ET, 7:07 PM CT, 5:07 PM MT, 4:07 PM PT
Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
TV:...
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Aren't the commercial breaks longer right now? I seem to recall reading something from one of the SPs in the playoffs (Cliff Lee, IIRC) saying he had...
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Last post by BW23
October 20 09, 11:38 am
Dewitt Letter
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jeffbgoofy »
October 19 09, 9:47 am
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anybody else get this, kind of cool, but nothing excitin...
Forward to a friend »
October 19, 2009
To Our Great Fans,
Thank you for...
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Maybe you'll get another one saying he's upping payroll 20 million? :wink:
And Holliday has re-upped! :cool:
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Last post by Captain Redbird
October 20 09, 11:20 am
One More Thing To Worry About...
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Jmodene »
October 10 09, 8:07 pm
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... the Holliday disaster may make management a little more skittish about making these kinds of deals in the future.
Really. We were gonna win the...
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I think this thread should be renamed The Lingering Playoff Bile Thread
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Last post by heyzeus
October 20 09, 10:19 am
Mariners' Johjima opts out of contract, will return to Japan
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Mary1966 »
October 19 09, 3:17 pm
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The Mariners’ Kenji Johjima opted out of the final two years of his contract, allowing him to sign with a Japanese team.
In April 2008, Seattle had...
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Oh well, another Japanese player out of the MLB, now only hundreds to go.
Have a problem with Japanese players?
Hey. Some of us remember Pearl...
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Last post by InvincibleCakeEater
October 19 09, 6:08 pm
Baseball Chat Question of the Day
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TheoSqua »
September 30 09, 1:53 pm
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NY Card Fan: Mighty Joe,
It looks like LaRue, Lugo (most days), Thurston, and Ankiel will comprise 80% of the bench for the playoffs, but who gets...
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I didn't think it was that bad of an idea. Who the is Joe Strauss anyway?
Yanks and Angels carrying 3 catchers. So I hear.
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October 19 09, 6:02 pm
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October 19 09, 2:40 pm
Bob Gibson on Fresh Air
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G. Keenan »
October 17 09, 1:46 pm
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Bob Gibson and Reggie Jackson have a book coming out called Sixty Feet, Six Inches and they were interviewed on Fresh Air together this week. It's a...
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I love Bob Gibson's comments on Barry Bonds in an interview with Bob Costas that aired on HBO a few years ago - I'm going to paraphrase b/c I'm too...
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Last post by brats&beer
October 19 09, 7:19 am
General Post Season Preferece
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docellis »
October 17 09, 12:18 am
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I would prefer to see the Phillies beat the Yankees.
No predictions, just preference.
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If it's the Phillies vs. Yankees I actually think I would root for the Yankees. If you knew how much I hate the Yankees, you would know that a...
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Last post by jim
October 18 09, 8:32 pm
Pujols...TJ surgery?
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BW23 »
October 16 09, 9:53 pm
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Meeting with James Andrews next week for MRI on elbow. Would likely be out until July or so...give or take a few weeks.
Has this not been discussed...
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Yeah, do it now. In the meantime, stick Craig/Hamilton/Ludwick/Mather at first base.
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Last post by Eephus Speed
October 18 09, 5:31 pm
Where is fanforever (AL NLCS game thread)
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jim »
October 16 09, 6:22 pm
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Bummer ... you have to give an error on that play to someone, and since the SS should take charge I'd give it to him. I don't care that nobody caught...
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Hahaha. Harold Reynolds just spent an entire segment on MLB network about Chase Utley's defense calling him Cole Hamels. Not once, twice, but three...
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Last post by G. Keenan
October 18 09, 5:22 pm
ALCS Game 2
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cardsfansince82 »
October 17 09, 6:52 pm
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Yankees with a 2-0 lead after a Jeter HR. Bottom of the 3rd.
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If figgins would have fielded the overthrow cleanly, the dude wouldve been out by a mile at home.
Ok, last comment. Izturis ... jeez how bad was...
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Last post by Schlich
October 18 09, 5:09 pm
Oh-Oh
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MDCardsFan »
October 15 09, 8:51 am
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The St. Louis Cardinals were reportedly going to try and get Albert Pujols(notes) to sign a contract extension this off-season but it appears that...
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what's with the whole not talking to the media thing? am i the only
one that's bothered by that? i'm talking about after the games and
even now.. i...
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Last post by Richie Allen
October 17 09, 12:21 am
NLCS Game 2
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cardsfansince82 »
October 16 09, 2:23 pm
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Apparently there's a game going on? Nice start time.
No score top of 2.
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Good grief. B7. 1-0 Phillies.
When did Vicente Padilla morph into Curt Schilling?
Makes me feel a little better that he shut down the Cards, too.
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Last post by Gashouse
October 16 09, 5:58 pm
How do we keep from Bondsizing Albert?
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Knot Hole Gang Vet »
October 15 09, 7:38 pm
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Now that Joe Torre has gone all out by circumventing Albert all the time, instead of the occasional by pass most teams have done- the Cards are faced...
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Keeping Matt Holliday in town would be an excellent start.
It would also help if Rasmus developed to the point where he's good for .280 with 30+...
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Last post by The Third Man
October 16 09, 5:55 pm
Questions about offseason calendar
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Mary1966 »
October 16 09, 10:29 am
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When do players become free agents? And when do trades become possible again?
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He has to pass through waivers first.
So when do non-waiver trades become possible again?
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Last post by Mary1966
October 16 09, 1:30 pm
Billy Wagner leaning on retirement
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pujols005 »
October 13 09, 2:43 pm
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Billy Wagner is planning on retiring according to the comments made to the New York Post.
Any thoughts on this decision?
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I don't plan on talking to nobody, he said.
You're a sly one, Billy.
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October 16 09, 10:07 am
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October 16 09, 8:49 am
Injuries limiting the quality of umpiring in playoffs
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Spider John »
October 15 09, 4:21 pm
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While federal laws prohibit Major League Baseball from discussing injuries of employees, FOXsports.com has learned that the sidelined umpires include...
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Seeing that, I'm glad that I'm a more or less neutral bystander.
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October 16 09, 6:32 am
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October 15 09, 7:48 pm
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October 15 09, 2:13 pm
Colby - Year In Review
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Fan_In_NY »
October 13 09, 4:10 pm
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From Hardball Times...
Player Profile: Colby Rasmus
Posted by Mike Silver at 6:20am
As the winner of the first THT Player Profile Fan Poll,...
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They give career MiLB totals but no seasonal breakdown. The .268/272 line was almost impossible for me to comprehend, so I should have known better....
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Last post by Bo Hart
October 15 09, 1:33 pm
10 best Hitters EVER
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robbotis »
October 14 09, 12:01 pm
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This is writen by Posanski, not some bum.
It's a nice list.
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The list was restricted to players with 6,000 career PAs, so neither Mendoza nor Maxvill was eligible.
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Last post by Kincaid
October 14 09, 11:03 pm
The way to win in the playoffs.
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Knot Hole Gang Vet »
October 12 09, 11:55 pm
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Sorry to lead you on- I don't have the answer. But, neither does anyone else. Just like noses- we all have one.
One thing comes to mind as I...
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Your pixie dust needs to be more refined than your opponent's. Simple as that. Duh.
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Last post by Eephus Speed
October 14 09, 7:10 pm
I think we need a payroll tracker
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Faceman »
October 13 09, 5:21 pm
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somebody has to have one already - can we get it and top the thread?
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Fat Strat did an excellent one last year.
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October 14 09, 9:18 am
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