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Checking In on the MVP Races
There seemed to be a Twitter kerfuffle on Sunday — a kerfuffle being the lowest level of heat on Twitter — about the American League MVP award. Bob…
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Ten Who Missed: No. 2, Jim Palmer
Happy Friday! We’re closing in on the big finish to the “Ten Who Missed” series — a companion to The Baseball 100, Today, we’re all the way up to No. 2…
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Rabbit Hole: The Drysdale Story
OK, so a few days ago I shared a story about Don Drysdale. I read the story in Mike Shannon’s Tales from the Dugout — this is the author Mike Shannon…
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All-State Tournament: The Big Finish!
I may have mentioned this a time or two, but I am currently writing a book called WHY WE LOVE BASEBALL, which, assuming things go as planned — which is…
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Good Contracts, Bad Contracts
Brandon McCarthy comes in with the philosophical question of the day: What even constitutes a good contract in baseball these days? He asked this…
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The Finals Continue! California vs. Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Early Wynn probably has been the pitching star of the entire tournament. He won Alabama’s clinchers against Louisiana and Indiana…
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You Can Depend on Pete Rose
There’s a wonderful line in one of my all-time favorite movies, “My Favorite Year,” when the legendary movie star Alan Swann has skipped out on the…
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The Finals! Alabama vs. California
LOS ANGELES — Well, if the first two games of this best-of-seven championship series between Alabama and California are any indication, this will be the…
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A Few More Words Podcast is back!
Listen now (57 min) | Joe and Molly - and Mike Schur - talk Vin Scully and all sorts of baseball things
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Ten Who Missed: No. 3, Joey Votto
Happy Friday! Today we continue our “Ten Who Missed” series — a companion to The Baseball 100, It features 10 players who just missed The Baseball 100…
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All-State Tournament: Indiana vs. Alabama
“Well,” Satchel Paige said, when asked to try and sum up this extraordinary semifinal series, “there surely weren’t many runs to be had.” No, there were…
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Vin Scully, 1927-2022
The last time I saw Vin Scully, it was a Wednesday in May in the City of Angels, and we were at the ballpark, his ballpark, Dodger Stadium, and one more…
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