Pete Rose
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Rose, Arod & Big Hurt
Pete Rose got 4,256 hits in the Major Leagues, the most all time. Frank Thomas , a first ballot Hall of Famer, began his career with seven straight inner-circle Hall of Fame seasons. Alex Rodriguez hit 696 home runs in…
The Robinson Cano Dilemma
A debate among New York Yankees fans has been heating up over the past few days: the debate to trade Robinson Canó , or extend his contract, to a nine-figure deal, keeping him in the Bronx for the next several years.…
Random Thoughts, Early November
Theo Epstein and Ben Cherington discussed potential new managers for the Red Sox before Theo left for Chicago. So, they're working off similar lists of candidates. For sure, I'm biased, but why in the world would…
Top 5 Hitters of the Past 30 Years
Last month, when Manny Ramirez shamefully made it back into the news, our Already Missing Manny blog post received a bunch of page views. It was mostly a quick tour of humorous photographic moments of Manny being Manny.…
Already Missing Manny
It was only three days ago. Manny Ramirez just retired this past Friday, and we already miss him. Manny, you may have been a selfish jerk, a cheater, and a first-class weirdo, but you were always interesting and one of…
Seven Stories with Branches
"Did you ever hear of the Seattle Seven? That was me... and six other guys." - The Dude, The Big Lebowski , 1998 There are seven active Major League managers with less than four years of experience. They're a tight…
The Best Teams to Miss the World Series
Last week, we took on the challenge of finding the best team to miss out on playing in the World Series . When looking at teams of the past 100 years, the discussion begins and ends with the 2001 Seattle Mariners.…
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