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MLB Standings vs MLB Payrolls …. How do they measure?

Okay, so we’re maybe 25% through the 2011 Major League Baseball Season.  How is your team doing?  How is your team doing in relation to their total payroll?  In other words, are they getting what they...

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Umpire Changes his Mind….. Who Knew?

Video:   Umpire Changes Call   Take a look at this MLB video.  I wasn’t able to post the video, so posted a link to the video instead.    The Lonely Umpire What’s interesting here is the umpire...

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Garlic Fries and Baseball: The Book

Update:  Now available at Amazon as Book and Kindle. Finally it’s here!  My book’s been in the works since February and  it’s being published today.  It’s available for sale here first, and will be...

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Predicting the Division Winners …… Oops!

And we're off to the races again! Last March I wrote a blog entitled “2011 Postseason Predictions” and I’m here to say with all my opinions and wisdom in the world of baseball , I was able to correctly...

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“Those Classy Cardinals”…. On and Off the Field.

St. Louis Cardinals I’m kinda sorta breaking with my tradition of not writing about post season play until we get to the pennant winners.  But not really, since this concerns a story written after last...

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A British Take on NLDS Game 5.

British Fife and Drum I know, you probably think I’m being a little giddy, perhaps dwelling too much on the last Cardinal/Phillies game.   But I just couldn’t resist the urge to share this post.  For...

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Veterans Day and Every Day ….. Thank You!

Arlington National Cemetery “But the mainstay of the big leagues was the reservoir of 4-Fs – males of draft age who had been rejected on physical grounds by the Armed Forces. Not since harem...

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“TOP BASEBALL PLAYERS OF PAST 60 YEARS!” A Mathematical Study.

This is the third year we’ve published this study by Dr. Don Davis.  It’s one of our most popular blogs and we’re happy to be able to share it again with you.  Be sure to link to his website  for...

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Baseball’s Top Ten News Items in 2011

2011 World Champions St Louis Cardinals The media’s full of articles and videos of the most newsworthy items about baseball this past year.   You might think this would be those articles you and I...

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Best Food at the Ballpark in 2012? ~ You Decide!

"Strasburg: Last year's version with butterflied hotdog on top" I found a great little ditty this morning at the Washington Post.  The Nationals are going to highlight special food from the visiting...

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The “D-Train” Has Left the Station. “We Hardly Knew ye D”

Dontrelle Willis I’m really sad this morning to read about Dontrelle Willis being released from yet another team, this time the Philadelphia Phillies.  I’ve been following this kid since his 2003 debut...

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2012 MLB Team and Player Salaries

2012 All Star Game Photo Here’s the 2012 update to our 2011 listing published August 27, 2011.  This comes to us compliments of USA Today.  If you’ll click the individual teams, you can access the...

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Veterans Day and Every Day ….. Thank You!

Note:  This is a repost of my 2010 Veteran’s Day Blog. Arlington National Cemetery “But the mainstay of the big leagues was the reservoir of 4-Fs – males of draft age who had been rejected on physical...

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Name Origins of all 30 Major League Baseball Teams

Cincinnati Red Stockings. 1st Professional Baseball Team Cincinnati Red Stockings Photo Courtesy “www.todayifoundout.com” Daven Hiskey. I “Stumbled” on this great post that lists the origins of all 30...

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MLB SALARIES ~ DID THEY GET WHAT THEY PAID FOR?

Here’s a list of the 2014 salaries for the Major League Baseball teams.  You can get a look at the individual player salaries from USA Today’s website.  Individual rankings are interesting because you...

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Veterans Day and Every Day ….. Thank You!

Note:  This is a re-post of my 2013 Veteran’s Day Blog. Arlington National Cemetery “But the mainstay of the big leagues was the reservoir of 4-Fs – males of draft age who had been rejected on...

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THE SOUNDS OF BASEBALL

“SOUNDSOFBASEBALL.COM“ There’s a new kid on the block, the result of a terrific website that literally outgrew itself.  Jam-packed with over 400 audio clips and several thousand photo’s its popularity...

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