I recently took my 10-year-old son Holden to a couple baseball games at the worst stadium in the Major Leagues, the Metrodome, and we came pretty close to getting a foul ball. By the way, I think I speak for a few million Twins fans when I say that I can’t wait until Target Field [...]
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So there we were this past weekend, my son Holden and I playing catch with a baseball outside the tent next to a lake on his first ever camping trip. After about 10 minutes, I decided to mess with him so I threw him a curveball — and he missed catching it as it broke [...]
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The Major League Baseball season has reached the half-way mark and the All-Star game is on Tuesday. Therefore, it must be time for me to join in with all the other baseball pundits and recognize achievement for the first half. If there were actual awards for such things and I had a vote on the [...]
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As a lifelong baseball fan it has always been a goal/dream of mine to see a games at several of the big-league ballparks, including Wrigley Field in Chicago. Thus, when my wife and I noticed that our Minnesota Twins would be playing a series against the Cubs at the historic venue this season (right around [...]
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The Minnesota Twins filled not just one, but several needs with one signing today. In case you missed it, they agreed to terms with free agent Joe Crede and will introduce him as their new third baseman tomorrow morning. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that the deal will pay Crede $2.5 million in base salary [...]
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Well, the people (fans, players, and coaches) have spoken and the 2008 major league baseball All-Star teams have been announced. In terms of those who deserve to be in New York City for this year’s Midsummer Classic, many of the selections were right on the money. Others, not so much. Still others (Jason Varitek, Kosuke [...]
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Major League Baseball has released the updated balloting figures for the 79th All-Star game, which is to be played July 15th at Yankee Stadium. As a fantasy baseball maven who thinks he knows which players are most deserving of being called “All-Stars,” I have my strong opinions on the matter; and, as always, [...]
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Manny Ramirez became the 24th member of baseball’s 500-home run club on Saturday. In light of him reaching the prestigous milestone, Inside Edge asked me to write an analysis of Manny’s chances of reaching 600 or even 700 home runs for Yahoo!
Here is a snippet from the column I wrote, followed by [...]
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