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A Sick-Day Checkup

Ugh. Yesterday, pretty much out of nowhere, I started feeling a bit sick. I mean not super-sick; just the usual cold and flu stuff—chills, headache…

Apr 24

The Generational Player

Ah, that Tom Tango loves to send us on wild goose chases, doesn’t he? Today’s features an idea: The generational player. You will, every now and again…

Apr 18

In a nine-day span in June of 1949, the New York Yankees signed two 17-year-old prospects from the Midwest; one a shortstop out of a town called…

Apr 17

Non Dimenticar, John Sterling

“Anyone who doesn’t think the best hamburger place in the world is in his hometown is a sissy… and probably a security risk.” — Calvin Trillin This is…

Apr 16

A Modest Proposal

Pretty much everywhere I go, someone will inevitably ask the question: “If you were commissioner, what would you do to improve baseball?” I’ve been…

Apr 11

No. 2: Atlanta Braves and No. 1: Los Angeles Dodgers

OK, here we are at the end of the baseball previews! And only a couple of weeks into the season! As with every crazy project we try here at JoeBlogs, I…

Apr 10

Hearts, Minds and Arms

Let’s begin with this crazy note from Scott Pianowski. This one is wild when you first think about it… but it gets much, much wilder when you actually…

Apr 9

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