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Author: GavGavinGavlaar

Three minutes on the Seattle Mariners

January 18, 2019 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion

In 2001, 27-year-old Ichiro Suzuki made his MLB debut. Later that year, the Seattle Mariners reached the playoffs. It was the last time October baseball was enjoyed in Seattle, although with 89 wins last season, they came so very close.

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Three minutes on the Arizona Diamondbacks

December 13, 2018 GavGavinGavlaar Opinion

When Ronan Keating sang “Life is a rollercoaster”, he probably wasn’t thinking about the ups and downs in the life of a Diamondbacks fan. Despite having finished 11 games behind the Dodger Blue behemoth in the NL West in 2017,

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Three minutes on the Baltimore Orioles

December 8, 2018 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion

In February, PECOTA, the much-maligned projection system from Baseball Prospectus, suggested a 69-win season for the Orioles. Camden Chat’s response was: Where does it all leave the Orioles? PECOTA has given its answer: 69 wins. Orioles fans have to hope

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Ticket fiasco or dream scenario?

December 8, 2018 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, London Series

For as long as I can remember, I have been dreaming of the day when an official MLB game was played in Europe. To be honest, I didn’t think it would occur in my lifetime. In June 2019, this dream

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Six days, five teams, four playoff spots

September 25, 2018 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball

With less than one week left of the regular season, the race for postseason spots in the National League could go down to the wire. The only thing for sure is that one team will be devastated, going home with

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Quick hit: pitcher pop quiz

September 23, 2018 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball

Get your notebook and pen out, it’s back to school time as Gavin a.k.a. Tramps is back with a pitching pop quiz for the second half of the season… I spend more time than is healthy trawling through the stats

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MLB on TV – final week of the regular season

September 21, 2018 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball

I like Matt Shoemaker, and not just because he is on my fantasy baseball dynasty team. In interviews, he seems like a good bloke. And at times, like the second half of 2014 when he posted an ERA of just

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Tommy John surgery – bionic or barbaric?

September 20, 2018 GavGavinGavlaar Baseball, Opinion

In January 2018, the Oxford English Dictionary added 1,100 new entries. Some, like mansplaining, I hear from my daughters in response to sage advice I impart. Others, like hangry, are also directed at me, usually when I arrive home a

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