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Jonathan Papelbon Slams Door On Red Sox
At least Jonathan Papelbon didn’t flee to the New York Yankees. It was bad enough when the star reliever departed from the Boston Red Sox in free agency and signed with the Philadelphia Phillies,…Read More
Kerry Wood Knew Retirement Was Near
Kerry Wood almost did not come back to play in the 2012 season and Friday he announced his mid-season retirement after a career that was dotted with some highlights, but pockmarked by incredible frustration. When…Read More
Brett Lawrie Awaits Word of Suspension After Confrontation with Umpire
Home plate umpire Bill Miller probably didn’t expect to get this type of reaction when he rung Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie up on a called strike three, but he certainly had to expect some…Read More
Lucas Giolito Injury Could Make Him a Diamond in the Rough, Could Detroit Take Advantage?
While the Major Leagues get most of the attention, as they should, we’re now less than a month away from the Rule IV Draft, which will begin on June 4, and amateur players at both the high school and…Read More
Old Man Baseball Writer Irritates, Saddens
As the token member of the Call to the Pen staff who leans way too much on snark and humor to overcompensate for a lack of intelligence and creativity, I feel like it’s my duty by way of mediocrity…Read More
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Red Sox Nation In Pain
BOSTON–This is the difference between Red Sox Nation in the 2000s and Red Sox Nation in the 1960s.…Read More
Another Owners Meeting with No Resolution for A’s Stadium Issue
It’s been three years and two months since commissioner Bud Selig offered to settle the dispute…Read More
Being Andy Pettitte
Being Andy Pettitte was pretty cool on Sunday, even if he couldn’t win the game in his return to…Read More
Henry Chadwick, Abner Doubleday And Baseball Myth
COOPERSTOWN–Here I am walking in the footsteps of Abner Doubleday, credited founder of baseball,…Read More
Hall Of Fame Always Special For The Fan
COOPERSTOWN–Baseball intoxication. That’s what it is when you walk through the door of 25…Read More
Shutting Down Stephen Strasburg
With the best pitching staff in all of baseball, the Nationals are riding a wave of success to their current first place position in the National League East. While the season is just 19% completed,…Read More
Send Bobby Valentine, Buck Showalter To Corner
What the heck were they doing? Both Bobby Valentine and Buck Showalter running out of pitchers in their recent 17-inning Boston Red Sox-Baltimore Orioles game was flat-out ridiculous. In the 2012 major…Read More
Josh Hamilton Is A Hitting Machine
Call it Home Run Derby Part II for Josh Hamilton, but Tuesday night, the Texas Bambino blasted the ever-loving cover off the ball so often Major League Baseball might have to hire a new stitching company.…Read More
Two Billy Hamiltons–Then And Now
The Billy Hamilton who is scorching the base-paths in the Cincinnati Reds minor league system is only in Class A, but he is putting up throwback numbers as a base stealer. And it’s hard to throwback…Read More
Buying What Bryce Harper is Selling
I’ll come right out and say it, I am buying what Bryce Harper is selling, you guys. Let’s say I was walking down the sidewalk and came upon Bryce Harper standing behind a rickety old fold-out…Read More
Aroldis Chapman Mr. Untouchable
When he jogs in from the mound at the Great American Ball Park there is a low-grade buzz of anticipation. There is something magical about a pitcher throwing 100 mph and Cincinnati Reds fans love it when…Read More
Cole Hamels Definitely Old School
When Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels drilled Washington Nationals rookie Bryce Harper in the back with a fastball the other day he forgot what decade he was living in. Once upon a time veterans…Read More
Albert Pujols Watch Getting Nasty
Don’t know how many baseball fans out there noticed the throwaway line that Doug O’Neill, the winning trainer in last Saturday’s Kentucky Derby made. Soon after his horse, I’ll…Read More
Unlike Pujols, McCutchen Produces Through Power Outage
Last night, Albert Pujols finally ended his long power drought on a home run to left in his 111th at-bat of the season. Pujols’ drought was scrutinized intensely, because of his new contract, his legendary…Read More
Cole Hamels Hits Bryce Harper, But it’s Hamels Who Looks Immature
Last night in Washington, the Philadelphia Philles avoided a sweep at the hands of the Nationals. One of the themes being pushed by Nats brass during this past weekend was that of “Natitude”…Read More
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