On-Base Perception
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These guys should be All-Stars
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Each week leading up to the All-Star Game at Citi Field we’ll compile our list of who SHOULD start the game based on current performance (click the player's name to see their full stats). Feel free to leave a comment and tell us what you think:
American League
1B – Chris Davis, Orioles
Davis is no one-week wonder. After a torrid start to the season, he’s kept up the hot hitting,...
Read more »Magic numbers: 793, 42, 36, 16, 0
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793: Consecutive sellouts for the Red Sox, a record the team expects will end after Monday’s Fenway opener pushes it to 794. “We’re proud of it, but we move on,” team president Larry Lucchino said. Surprised the Sox didn’t try to pin this one on Bobby V., too.
42: Players, including Alex Ramirez on Saturday, who have reached the 2,000-hit milestone in Japan, which is considered a similar honor...
Read more »Fair or foul? Showalter hasn't forgotten
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SARASOTA, Fla. -- Another inch or two, and maybe the month of October would have turned out differently for the Orioles.
Instead, Nate McLouth’s potential game-tying home run in the sixth inning of ALDS Game 5 was ruled barely foul – the replay couldn’t prove it nicked the foul poles -- Baltimore lost, and Buck Showalter got to spend the last four months wondering what might have been.
When...
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