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Nick Swisher Is YOUR Baseball Jesus

In a very ugly loss to Tampa last night, Yankee RF/1B Nick Swisher was called on to pitch the 8th inning.  Despite not having pitched since high school, the crafty lefty managed to retire the side after allowing a walk … Continue reading

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Understatement

This (screenshot from MLB At-Bat on my iPhone) just doesn’t convey the awfulness of the situation.  Click the picture for a more detailed story.

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Unreality in the WBC

Adam Dunn really just seems to loaf it in the field. I’m pretty glad we didn’t go after him in the offseason. What an awful game.

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Keep The Janitor Busy

Wow, that was refreshing – Yankees managed a three-game sweep of the Red Sox, and did so against the heart of their pitching order:  Matsuzaka, Beckett, and Schilling.  Probably the most impressive thing is that Boston was held to 6 … Continue reading

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The Power of Cool

I was just noticing something the other night, that certain things have an inherent amount of cool. Classic baseball caps are pretty cool. The Yankees cap is the single most recognized piece of sports paraphernalia in the world. An old … Continue reading

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Lowe Value

I’ve surely mentioned our interesting vending machine at work.  The one where you can play a little game after a purchase and get a chance to win a prize?  If not, now I have.  Today I managed to luck out … Continue reading

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IM Snippets

Adam: sounds like you got your wish. Matt: wha? Adam: wang starts. Matt: OH. Yea, OK. Matt: Because I was gonna say, there’s an awful lot of people left here alive for me to have gotten any of my normal … Continue reading

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World Series < John The Fisherman

From today’s Truth and Rumors at SI.com: The Tigers are satisfied they won’t see a recurrence of the right wrist and forearm inflammation that sidelined Joel Zumaya for three games of the ALCS. Why? Club president and general manager Dave … Continue reading

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