Tony Pérez is one of the greatest players to have ever played baseball. Whether you agree or not depends on how you define greatness. As a teenager growing up in Cuba, his choices were a career in baseball or a
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Author: Gavin
A decade of baseball in 101 useless stats
On Sunday 4 April 2010, Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Josh Beckett induced weak contact from New York Yankees Derek Jeter in the first MLB play of the decade. Here are 100 more useless snippets of information for you. Unless
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baseball-THEMED Fantasy dinner party
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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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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ALDS preview: New York Yankees vs. Minnesota Twins
Nothing is certain in this world except death, taxes and plenty of home runs in the ALDS between the New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins. Both teams exceeded the magical mark of 300 homers this season, with the Twins claiming
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NL Wild Card game preview
The Cardinals emphatic victory over arch-rivals Chicago Cubs on Sunday night, clinched the NL Central division title to set up a five-game NLDS against the Atlanta Braves, starting on Thursday 3 October. The result means the win-or-go-home NL Wild Card
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AL Wild Card preview
Entering the final weekend of the regular season, we have three teams vying for the two AL Wild Card playoff spots. We even have the possibility of a Game 163. All three divisions are represented, and one of the Oakland
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