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  The Day that Disco Died

  03.10.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  There have been few promotions in the world of sports which could rival the unplanned and unmitigated disaster of one July night in 1979. The event, dubbed Disco Demolition Night, will forever be hailed as one of the most riotous evenings in the history of American athletics.
  The calamity was created as a result of a [...]

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  One of the Greatest Ballparks: Ebbets Field

  03.09.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  The Brooklyn Dodgers played at Ebbets Field they left the Big Apple for the west coast. The Brooklyn Dodgers (later the Los Angeles Dodgers) called Ebbets Field home for 44 years and played some of baseballs greatest games and players. After new ballparks were built in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, Dodger owner Charles Ebbets decided to [...]

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  Bleary McCleary, the One-Eyed Ump

  03.08.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  In the words of former professional umpire Max McLeary, “Everyone’s got a story about a one-eyed guy that they like to tell when they’re drunk.”
  Well, I’m not drunk, but I do have an interesting story to tell. It’s a tale which revolves around that man himself who, for more than twenty years, umpired baseball games [...]

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  Spring Madness

  02.28.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Do you smell that? Breathe deep, and you can just catch it – a glimpse of leather, dirt, and green grass tickling your nostrils.
  Yes, Spring Training 2010 is upon us, my WannaBe Brethren. Baseball is less than a month and a half away. With the approach of each club’s mandatory workouts, we’re getting closer and [...]

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  Cheaters Prosper: The Hidden Ball Trick

  02.22.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  There are some baseball traditions which have faded forever into obscurity. Relics such as the spitball, the screwball, and the eepheus pitch have all gone the way of the dinosaur.
  But there is one man who, through his shenanigans, is keeping baseball tradition alive. His name is Mike Lowell, and he’s the last, best [...]

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  Sosa vs. McGwire: Cooperstown Edition

  02.16.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  It was a magical season in 1998. “The Race” – we all have our memories of it. It was the year that saved baseball, and it ranks as one of the greatest of all time.
  In hindsight, however, it was a turning point. The dark secret of baseball was reaching critical mass, like a balloon [...]

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  The Camera Makes It Boring

  02.15.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  There are certain things that you just have to do yourself. Such is the motto I’ve lived by, and it’s provided me with some interesting experiences in my lifetime.
  But for those days when you’re cooped up inside, it’s nice to see other people having a good time with a little friendly (or sometimes not [...]

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  The Worst Teams in Pro Sports #1: The Chicago Cubs

  02.06.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Baseball season is rapidly approaching, and my blood has begun to boil. The anticipation of the coming struggle is almost too much to take. I check my favorite club’s news blog five times a day, minimum, scouring the news wire for any and all info involving my club. I’m one of those fans who upon [...]

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  Streakers: The Greatest Runs the Modern History of Pro Sports

  01.30.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  As I was assembling one of my requisite Brett Favre columns, I got to thinking about his consecutive games streak. It’s a legendary feat, to be sure. But where does it stack up in the pantheon of all time iron-man greatness?
  And so, as is my customary practice when faced with such a conundrum, I’ve decided [...]

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  Jose Canseco gets juiced, then tells on others

  01.18.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  We all knew something was going on in the mid 1980s when almost every ballplayer looked like the Incredible Hulk. The super-sized muscles can be summed up in one word: Steroids. I’m not saying that players of other generations and other sports didn’t use performance enhancers, because they did. How else can you explain a [...]

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