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CINCINNATI -- The Reds hired Dusty Baker as manager last October in large part because he had a name fans would recognize and a resume players would respect. He was not Jerry Narron or Dave Miley. In the nine months since, the team has birthed a...
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Earlier this week
Good thing Fat Jack Hamilton Berger ain’t on the case...and Howard Megdal is! Perez has been mystifying for nearly five seasons now. In 2004, then with the Pirates, he posted an ERA+ of 145—the 142nd-best mark of any starting pitcher since 1980. But...
The normal stride length for a pitcher is 77% to 87% of his height. Lincecum's stride is 129%, some 7 1/2 feet. As if peering around a corner, the Freak tilts his head slightly to the left as he begins his explosive, homemade pitching delivery....
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Maybe he was just bored. When does Prior just go OJ on Dusty Baker? I would watch Prior's every move just for the off chance of spontaneous human combustion. Anyone else notice the abundance of other Gawker posts showing up since Will said his two...
SAN DIEGO -- He didn't look like it Saturday, but Mark Prior said he will pitch again. Mark Prior has not pitched this season but hopes he can help out the Padres. (Morry Gash/AP) The Padres' right-hander stood in the clubhouse with his...
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to get to overload 2 by the top of the 8th www.PadsAndEnds.blogspot.com "jbox does not drink coffee, as it makes him clean house big time." ~Kev way back before everyone went Dome-crazy. Poo. Capri. Baseball will get me through the Bar. Keg's...
I have a good feeling about today’s game from the lineup alone. The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world. a much stronger lineup than yesterday. makes sense – no CF in the stupid lineup widget. has the...
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