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About: The transient Cliff Lee and his unlikely journey from the Minors to...
Cliff Lee allowed two earned runs in 16 innings against the Rays in the ALDS, fanning 21 and walking none (Chris O'Meara/AP). Four teams are left standing in 2010, each boasting an unseemly complement...
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My neurotic bitterness: A meditation on why I need the Yanks to win Game 5 of...
A.J. Burnett's angst is iconic -- for a Yankees hater like yours truly (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images). He had never been jealous of me for a second. Now I knew that there never was and never could have...
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Everything In Its Right Place
Jets fever swept the land, but this jilted bride was left at the altar by the conclusion of Sunday night's game. So, the Jets predictably lost in miserable fashion Sunday. That’s their second loss in...
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Reflecting on Griffey, a 16-Bit Console Hero
Note: I published this several months back at a now-defunct blog, so I’ve imported it here for the sake of preserving a decent piece. Throughout my early adolescence, I spent countless summer days...
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Carlos Beltran’s Gait
Carlos Beltran's gracefull stride will soon exist only in our memories and on SNY's Mets Classics (AP). On several occasions during Carlos Beltran’s seven-year tenure with the Mets, I have heard...
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Stephen Strasburg’s Debut
I was working overnights at this time last year, when Stephen Strasburg completed his ascent from laughably dominant college pitcher to perfunctory Minor Leaguer to magnetic force around whom baseball...
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Mariano Rivera’s Saves Title
As you know by now, Mariano Rivera surpassed Trevor Hoffman as MLB’s all-time saves leader earlier this month. It was a notable feat, to be sure, but in a game that values numbers and milestones so...
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At The Summit Of His Art
I came across this French-language column about Gary Carter in my Twitter feed, and, for reasons I can’t explain, I decided to dust off the few vestiges of my high school French in attempt to read it....
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You Will Love Bryce Harper
Bryce Harper debuted for the Nationals tonight. His ascent to the Majors has been swift, but relative to how long we’ve been hearing about him, it’s taken a lifetime. This is the kid whose career has...
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Vikings: “Burial of the Dead”
“My brother doesn’t hold grudges. He’s strange that way.” – Rollo “Burial of the Dead” is a rewarding episode of Vikings, and probably the show’s best to date. The season-long conflict between Ragnar...
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