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Weekend Fun Read

Weekend Fun Read

On Fridays, we try to offer an offbeat fun read to enjoy over the weekend.
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The Red Sox' Lost July
On the morning of July 1, less than one month ago, the Boston Red Sox were 43-33 and tied with Toronto for the top spot in the American League wild-card…
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Rabbit Hole: "We could have finished last without you."
As a baseball fan, you’ve probably heard some version of this story: In 1952, Pittsburgh’s Ralph Kiner led the league in home runs for the seventh…
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An Independence Day Smorgasbord!
Happy Independence Day! I have two wishes for America on this fourth of July: Something about finding common ground and seeing each other and all that…
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I Know You From... Somewhere
There’s a funny scene near the beginning of the movie “Notting Hill.” Hugh Grant’s character, who owns a travel book shop in London*, brings Julia…
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The Greatest Baseball Spans Ever
OK, so the essential Baseball-Reference has yet another incredibly cool new feature called “Spans,” which allows you to take a look at a player or team…
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FanGraphs Money
Every now and again here — and especially now with a lockout going on — we like to reference FanGraphs money. If you go to the bottom of a FanGraphs…
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Going Deep on a Dozen Great Pitchers
In this edition of Weekend Fun Read, I’m looking at a dozen great pitchers of the last 60 or so years … and the hitters who gave them trouble. This is…
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