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Cooperstown calling champion players
by Chris Jaffe February 13, 2012 In 1986, the late Ernie Lombardi gained entrance into the baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. This was not only a nice achievement for him, but it was also a remarkable achievement for his best team, the 1940 Reds. That from The Hardball Times Read more »
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Pressing Questions: The Boston Red Sox
The collapse of the 2011 Red Sox is a well-documented story, so I won't waste a lot of words with the intro. The season started with one vision and it ended with fried chicken, along with a 6-18 nightmare in September. The Olde Towne Team somehow found a from Yahoo! News Blogs Read more »
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Middletown grad Aviles thrilled to be with Red Sox
Infielder may play outfield in Beantown Published: 2:00 AM - 02/10/12 Red Sox fans likely will never forget their team's epic collapse in 2011. It was bad enough that Boston blew a nine-game lead on the Rays for the wild card in September, missing the pl from Times Herald-Record Read more »
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Boston Red Sox: Do the Sox Have Enough Pitching to Compete in the AL East?
There are two adages about pitching: "You can never have enough," and "It wins championships." Taken together, they go a long way in explaining why woeful starting pitching saw the Red Sox collapse and miss the playoffs in 2011. The rotation was simply w from Bleacher Report Read more »
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Tex should focus on pitch recognition from the left side, not bunting
Tex swinging over what I can only imagine is a curveball. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty) About a year ago I took a look at Mark Teixeira’s curveball problem. While anyone who watched Tex hit in 2010 didn’t need an elaborate post telling them he struggle from River Avenue Blues Read more »
