You know the idea. You are throwing a dinner party and can invite six fantasy guests. The only stipulation is that they must still be living and with a connection to baseball. Current players are excluded. Here goes … Guest
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DFA – Pooetry in motion
Dross From Amateurs, we feature posts that don’t quite fit anywhere on the internet. At all. I’ve already proven I can’t write poetry, but when has evidence and criticism stopped me before? Here’s a poetic review of the 2019 season.
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10 things you need to know about the St Louis Cardinals
With fewer than 180 days until the London Series 2020 between the St Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, we continue our build-up to this historic clash. Hopefully, you have already read our article on the Cubs, if not you
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Wave goodbye to the Rays in pinstripes
Hot on the heels of Stephen Strasburg committing his future to Washington, the New York Yankees flexed their financial biceps to secure the services of the former Pirates and Astros workhorse, Gerrit Cole. The deal will earn the 29-year-old an
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The love me tender, don’t love me non-tender team
The non-tender deadline provided a few shocks as teams finally ran out of patience waiting for breakouts, or they just decided to cut ties with significant arbitration figures looming. You could build a half-decent team from the non-tendered players.
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10 things you need to know about the Chicago Cubs
Legacy. It’s a strange word. In the build-up to the 2012 Olympics, it became a byword for legitimising £9 billion of expenditure. But what is the legacy of London 2012? Do we have more kids participating in athletics? I doubt
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Wade Miley Rumours
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Max Kepler On Baseball in Europe: Past and Future
This is one big dude. That’s the first thought I have as 26-year old Minnesota Twins star Max Kepler walks into the room and shakes hands. It’s not a very original thought. He’s a 6’4 professional athlete. Those guys tend
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Do MLB Writers & Broadcasters hate your team?
Like most of you I follow many baseball writers on Twitter so I can get their views on the latest news and read their new articles. Their aren’t many sites I check every day to see what new content is
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Baseball in New York – The Casey Stengel Tour Part 1
There is an absence of any breeze and the sky is cloudless, through the trees steeples and towers can be seen from the nearby Cloisters and a brace of churches of unknown denomination. The tarmac is almost sticky as the
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