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Stan Musial Award – American League MVP
In one of the tougher awards to decide from, I had to choose between Jose Bautista and Jacoby Ellsbury at the top of my American League Stan Musial (MVP) award. Both players deserve the top spot but...
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My American League Gold Glove Winners
ESPN will be televising the Gold Glove Award show tonight at 10pm EST. I think it is a cool way to present an award but only if the award had, you know, good nominees. The problem with the Gold Glove...
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2011 American League Awards
First off, I would like to apologize for my disappearance over the last few weeks. I’ve just been very busy but a break should be coming soon! Here are my American League regular season award winners...
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Best Pure Hitters In Baseball
This is all Jonathan Mitchell’s fault. His fabulous post on the nastiest pitches in baseball has now spawned not just one post from the Fan, but now two. The exercise in question is looking at...
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Can Valentine Enliven A Now-Tame Rivalry?
The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees used to hate each other. There was the famous rivalry and fight between Carlton Fisk and Thurman Munson. There was the brawl we remember mostly for Pedro...
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How to Get the Most Out of the Red Sox Lineup
With a little more than a fifth of the 2012 season having been played, you would be hard-pressed to find someone who didn’t agree with the assertion that the Red Sox stink. In particular, their...
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How the Red Sox Can Build Off a Lost Season
With about two months left in the 2012 season, the record of the Boston Red Sox stands at 54-55, a mere 5 games behind the leaders for the two American League wildcard spots. Although not ideal, many...
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Gonzalez Drastically Improves the Dodgers
As part of a blockbuster trade the Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired former Boston Red Sox All-Star first baseman Adrian Gonzalez to their 13th ranked 87 wRC+ in the National League. The Dodgers’...
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Red Sox Reboot Creates Many Questions
Boston Red Sox fans have agitated for the better part of the 2012 season for the team to facilitate major change as a way to address their disappointing play since the end of last year. News reports...
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Many Met Fans Surprised By Valentine’s Failure in Boston
It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Bobby Valentine is still revered by New York Met fans. How did things go so wrong for Valentine in Boston, while it went so right during his tenure with the Mets?...
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